Imatek installs impact tester at Firestone

ERJ staff report (RD)

London, UK - Imatek, a UK-based manufacturer of materials testing equipment, has installed an IM100 Impact Tester to test the impact properties of air springs at Firestone Industrial Products, the company said 6 May.

Imatek's IM100 provides impact speeds up to six meters/second and uses a variable mass system of up to 200kg to provide impact energies from 1000 Joules to 5000 Joules.

Firestone will use the Impact Tester to investigate the transition of components to brittle failure due to temperature change, the statement said.

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Press release from Imatek