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Magnetic Hardness Testers: What They Are & How They Work
Qualitest Team
Testing the hardness of a giant steel component shouldn't be a logistical nightmare. For years, quality control has often meant choosing between hauling massive parts to a stationary lab tester...
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Hardness Testing: Blocks and Indenters Guide
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Inaccurate material hardness readings from a faulty hardness testing machine can lead to serious operational failures. We've been in this industry long enough to see the consequences, and they are...
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Hardness vs Strength: Don't Make This Mistake
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There's a persistent point of confusion in the industry surrounding hardness vs strength, and it's a costly one. The terms are often used as if they're interchangeable, but that assumption...
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Guide to Micro and Macro Hardness Testing
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Selecting an inappropriate hardness test for your materials can seriously undermine your quality program, leading to flawed data that can cause field failures or unnecessary production halts. It represents the...
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Choose the Right Hardness Tester: Benchtop vs Portable
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From a practical standpoint in manufacturing and quality assurance, material integrity is fundamental. You must have confidence that your materials will perform as expected. This confidence comes from accurate hardness...
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Choosing a Color Tool: Densitometer vs Spectrophotometer
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Getting your color right is a critical business function. A failure in color consistency can damage brand perception and lead to costly rejections. From our experience, we know that ensuring...
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Calibrate a Spectrophotometer: The Complete Guide
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Understanding how to calibrate a spectrophotometer is fundamental to your operation's success, and overlooking this critical procedure can introduce significant business risk. In our extensive experience, we've seen that an...
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What is a Spectrophotometer & How Does One Work?
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In the world of manufacturing, consistency is king. We all know that getting a product to look and perform the exact same way every single time is the goal. But...
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Colorimeter vs Spectrophotometer: Which is Best?
Qualitest Team
Getting your product's color wrong is a serious hit to your reputation and your bottom line. The choice often comes down to colorimeter vs spectrophotometer, and making the wrong call...
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Colorimeter Definition & Practical Business Uses
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Relying on the human eye to judge color consistency in a manufacturing environment is a significant business risk. From our experience in the field, we've seen that this is often...
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Optical vs Stylus Profilometer: Which Do You Need?
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Selecting the correct surface analysis instrument is a critical decision for your product's final quality. While it's easy to get distracted by impressive-looking new technologies, our position is that the...
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The Guide to Calibrating a Surface Roughness Tester
Qualitest Team
Achieving the right surface finish is fundamental to quality. For professionals in manufacturing, confirming this requires objective data from a surface roughness tester. Whether it's a portable unit like our...
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