Proper preparation of the specimen is a critical process for accurate material characterization. An appropriate preparation of the specimen as well as adequate notching will affect the final test results by generating reliable outcomes in the finish product performances. This can be accomplished by several specimen preparation techniques which abide by the main ISO and ASTM international standards. Instron offers an extensive range of notching, milling, and punching machines designed to prepare specimens from thick to thin as well as from soft to hard. These machines have an application range which includes plastics, rubbers, elastomers, reinforced plastic materials, film and thin sheets of various materials.
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The CEAST notching machines are designed to notch specimens for impact resilience according to Izod, Charpy and Tensile impact methods. Some features of these machines include:
- Compact design of instrument for an easy and fast preparation
- Manual and automatic models obtain specimens of different size and geometries for a wide range of plastics testing applications
- High level of results repeatability and time saving test procedures
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The CEAST punching machines are developed to obtain specimens by punching, using hollow dies of different sizes and contours. Some features of these machines include:
- Compact design of instrument for an easy and fast preparation
- Manual and automatic models obtain specimens of different size and geometries for a wide range of plastics testing applications
- High level of results repeatability and time saving test procedures
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The CEAST milling machine is a computer numerical controlled tri-axial milling machine used to prepare specimens from hard plastics. Some features of this machine include:
- Compact design of instrument for an easy and fast preparation
- Manual and automatic models obtain specimens of different size and geometries for a wide range of plastics testing applications
- High level of results repeatability and time saving test procedures
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