At Tinius Olsen we design and manufacture testing equipment to meet the needs of materials engineers, Quality managers and those engaged in research and education looking to determine the mechanical and physical strength of raw materials and finished components.

We have specialist engineers and technologists actively involved in the development of new test methods at ISO and ASTM standards organizations. We seek to work closely with our customers to provide solutions to their testing needs whether that is the tensile strength of rebar or the texture of ice cream, the puncture strength of a hypodermic needle or the melt flow rate of a polymer.

We have proven performance of successfully supplying materials testing equipment to perform tests in strict accordance with relevant international standards. If you are looking for credible testing equipment to quantify the strength and performance of Metals, Plastics, Rubber, Composites, Textiles, Packaging or Paper, Adhesives, Food products, or Components, then learn more about our capabilities by visiting out main website- www.TiniusOlsen.com

Tinius Olsen has introduced a single camera video extensometer. It delivers point-to-point real-time video processing capable of achieving and exceeding ASTM E83 Class B1 and ISO 9513 Class 0.5 with continuous measurement through tensile break or compressive rupture, performance leading competitors cannot match. The video extensometer’s camera (Model LESC) is available for low extension materials. The New Tinius Olsen video extensometry solutions include nearly every type of application for metals (including thin wire), elastomers, textiles, plastics, and composites. This includes use with temperature chambers (from -70°C to +600°C), chemical, radioactive, and other harsh environments, very small samples, high strain, cyclic testing, and component testing.

The LESC is supplied with a 25 mm FOV lens. It offers a better than 1/100,000th field of view. The algorithms in Tinius Olsen’s new system, through sub-pixel interpolation, deliver an extremely high accuracy of 0.5%. Other key features include inclusion of compact, cool lighting, automatic gauge search and find, a letterbox test specimen for memory conservation, multiple longitudinal and traverse gauge lengths, and portable options for use across multiple materials testing machines (including those made by other manufacturers).