New Class of Hardness Testers for Quality Control

By combining the industry’s most intuitive user interface, custom designed optics, USB data communication, LED illumination, six turret positions and integrated digital camera, the MicroMet 6000 Series from Buehler (Lake Bluff, IL) establishes a new class of dead-weight micro-indentation Vickers/Knoop hardness testers. The company has produced many generations of MicroMet-brand hardness testers for more than 35 years.

The MicroMet 6000 hybrid user interface combines a touch screen LCD for set-up and data entry with rugged hard-switch buttons for daily operation. A tabbed menu structure enables users to access any setting with three clicks or less, which defines a new class in usability and  ease-of-use. From the USB data port that is ergonomically located on the front of the tester, users can export data to a flash memory drive in common formats.

A USB on the back of the MicroMet 6000 enables integration with OmniMet MHT software from Buehler for automated testing solutions. Custom-design optics, coupled with LED illumination (monochromatic light, parallel beam), deliver the sharpest and clearest image of the test surface in the industry. They deliver optimal measurement performance for excellent, easily repeatable results, whether using the traditional ocular eyepiece with digital filars or digital imaging with OmniMet MHT software. Used for quality control and metallurgical research with dead-weight loads from 0.01 to 1.0 kg, the MicroMet 6000 also features a 2 kg option. Calibration certificates for the tester, test-blocks (provided) and indenter conform to all internationally recognized micro-hardness testing standards.

The MicroMet 6010 and 6020 feature 10X and 50X objectives (delivering 100X and 500X total magnification), one indenter (choose Vickers or Knoop) and two objective positions on the turret as standard. Both also feature a USB port for data transfer, while the MicroMet 6020 may be automated using OmniMet MHT software.

The MicroMet 6030 and 6040 are delivered with 5X, 10X and 50X objectives (delivering 50X, 100X and 500X total magnification). The tester turret can accommodate three or four objective positions and one or two indenter positions for the 6030 and 6040 models, respectively. Indenters can be chosen for the 6030 while the 6040 features dual Vickers and Knoop indenters as standard. Long work distance (LWD) optics on the 6040 model minimizes the risk of unintentional damage due to collisions between objectives and specimens. Options include manual or motorized XY stage and manual or motorized z-axis movement, with all motors, controls and cabling fully integrated inside the tester.

Buehler, 41 Waukegan Road, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, 847-295-6500, [email protected], www.buehler.com.