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Proud of the British Heritage in the vickers hardness test

Posted on December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 by Louise Scott

This year the UK should be celebrating a very special milestone in the field of mechanical testing. It is 100 years since the development of the Vickers hardness tester by Robert L. Smith and George E. Sandland at the Vickers laboratory in Erith Kent.   Vickers Ltd was founded in 1828 and had a long…

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MSL acquired equipment from Norway.

Posted on September 13, 2018December 30, 2021 by michael waddell

MSL recently purchased new equipment from Norway. This equipment included; tensile machines, impact tester, a cooling bath, an automatic impact V-notch as well as various items of testing equipment.

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