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Custom durometers.


This company is said to specialize in custom built durometers to fit specific customer applications. If a customer can furnish a sample of the material, this company can furnish the customer with a durometer to check the hardness of almost any non-metallic material. For testing in hard-to-reach or irregular areas, the company offers slim probe attachments for most of its durometer models and types. The company also offers special durometer types that conform to a specified standard, such as ASTM ASTM
abbr.
American Society for Testing and Materials
, ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
, DIN, JIS JIS Japanese Industrial Standard
JIS Jamaica Information Service
JIS Juggling Information Service
JIS Just in Sequence (automotive industry)
JIS Jakarta International School
JIS Joint Information System
 or Asker. All of the company's custom durometers are said to offer the same extreme accuracy and precision construction as its standard product line, and are usually available in both analog and digital models. The Model SG-5000 durometer was custom built for NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA
 in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Independent U.S.
 astronauts to use during space flight. A durometer works by measuring the penetration of the gauge indentor under specific conditions.

Rex Guage

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Title Annotation:Instruments
Publication:Rubber World
Date:Dec 22, 2006
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