Independent testing laboratories directory.Independent testing laboratories directory The following lists independent testing laboratories, along with address, contact person and areas of expertise. Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. 300 Kenmore Blvd. Akron, OH 44301 (216) 434-6664 fax (216) 434-8668 Contact: Dave Russell, Vice President, Marketing and Sales; Tom Knowles, Vice President, Chemical Analysis; Mac Wilborn, Vice President, Compounding; and Mark Trevorrow Mark Trevorrow (b. 1959, Melbourne, Victoria), is an Australian comedian, television host and media personality. Unequivocally gay since age 13,[1] Trevorrow has developed the flamboyant alter ego "Bob Downe" - a cheesy, safari-suit-wearing lounge singer, from , Manager, Physical Testing Technical Service: Physical and chemical testing; certification; compound development of dry rubber and latex; compound analysis; process development; litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. services and market services Alloy Extrusion Company 215 W. Lake St. P.O. Box 408 Ravenna, OH 44266 (216) 296-4149 Contact: James G. Anthony, President Technical Service: Complete developmental and pilot facilities for CV curing American Standards Testing Bureau, Inc. 40 Water St. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10004 (212) 943-3160 fax (212) 825-2250 Contact: Charles Coleman For the American murderer, see . Charles Coleman (circa 1807, Pontefract–circa 1874, Rome) was an English painter. In 1835, Coleman went to Rome to study the paintings of Michelangelo and Raphael. , Services Manager Technical Service: Complete analytical, formulation, laboratory, engineering and R&D services to the rubber industry Applied Research Labs 5371 N.W. 161 St. Miami, FL 33014 (305) 624-4800 Contact: Cory S. Sykert, Director of Marketing Technical Service: Analytical chemistry analytical chemistry: see under chemistry. , environmental testing, physical testing, emission, spectrography spec·tro·graph n. 1. A spectroscope equipped to photograph or otherwise record spectra. 2. A spectrogram. spec , nuclear magnetic spectrometry B&J Consultants Inc. P.O. Box 342 Yardley, PA 19067 (215) 943-7910 Contact: J.F. Corr, President Technical Service: Rubber testing to MIL-AMS-ASTM-customer specifications; custom mixing high spec compounds; molding Buffalo Testing Laboratories, Inc. 902 Kenmore Ave. Buffalo, NY 14216 (617) 873-2302 Contact: E.J. Kris, Technical Director Technical Service: Rubber testing, physical and chemical Canadian Technical Services 29 Shaft Rd. Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W 4M3 (416) 242-5829 Contact: Paul Nessim, President Technical Service: Formulation and developing rubber compounds, project study, feasibility reports, plant layout, QC and process control procedures development Clark Laboratory Services 821 E. Front St. Buchanan, MI 49107 (616) 697-4250 Contact: Kathleen W. Smith, Supervisor, Materials Science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. Group Technical Services: Physical testing of rubber including stress/strain tests, time-dependent tests, destructive tests, durability, as well as acoustical, vibration, hydraulic seal A hydraulic seal is a relatively soft, non-metallic ring captured in a groove or fixed in a combination of rings, forming a seal assembly, to block or separate fluid in reciprocating motion applications. Hydraulic seals are vital in machinery. and hose testing, chemical analysis of rubber Custom Scientific Instruments, Inc. 13 Wing Drive Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927 (201) 538-8500 Contact: Hank Piekarski, Vice President Technical Service: Equipment design Delsen Testing Labs, Inc. 1024 Grand Central Ave. Glendale, CA 91201 (213) 245-8517 Contact: John Moylan, Marketing Manager Technical Service: Mechanical testing, physical testing, environmental testing, electrical testing, flammability testing, polymer analysis Detroit Testing Laboratory, Inc. 7111 E. Eleven Mile P.O. Box 869 Warren, MI 48090-0869 (313) 754-9000 Technical Service: Physical testing; rubber/plastic/composite; thermal analysis Thermal analysis is a branch of materials science where the properties of materials are studied as they change with temperature. Techniques include:
Fox Research & Library Service 309 Yale Ave. Swarthmore, PA 19081 (215) 543-2801 Contact: Karl M. Fox, Consultant Technical Service: Chemical consulting; technical literature writing and editing; market development, purchasing, library searches Hauser Laboratories, Inc. 5680 Central Ave. P.O. Box G Boulder, CO 80306 (303) 443-4662 fax (303) 443-6788 1-800-241-2322 Contact: Ray L. Hauser, Research Director Technical Service: Materials testing Articles on Materials testing include:
EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. 9090, expert testimony Testimony about a scientific, technical, or professional issue given by a person qualified to testify because of familiarity with the subject or special training in the field. Hill Top Research, Inc. P.O. Box 429501 Cincinnati, OH 45242 (513) 831-3114 Contact: Joel Ivers, Vice President of Marketing Technical Service: Safety and efficiency testing of products - dermatological, microbiological, toxicological, clinical pharmacology Clinical pharmacology is the science of drugs and their clinical use. It is underpinned by the basic science of pharmacology, with added focus on the application of pharmacological principles and methods in the real world. , sensory evaluation Hodges Transportation, Inc. P.O. Box 234 Carson City Carson City, city (1990 pop. 40,443), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and agricultural area. State government is the major employer, and tourism is economically important. , NV 89702 (702) 882-3261 Contact: Henry C. Hodges, Jr., Vice President Technical Service: Research and development of carcass and compound materials; performance evaluations for wear and abrasion resistance; dynamic analysis; flash x-ray, real time force and also moment measurement Institute for Research, Inc. 8330 Westglen Dr. Houston, TX 77063 (713) 783-8400 Contact: Dr. Ben Mosier, Director Technical Service: Contract R&D, autoclave autoclave Vessel, usually of steel, able to withstand high temperatures and pressures. The chemical industry uses various types of autoclaves in manufacturing dyes and in other chemical reactions requiring high pressures. testing of elastomers, formulating and blending rubber and elastomers; physical and chemical testing of rubber, dissipation factor In physics, the dissipation factor (DF) is a measure of loss-rate of power of a mechanical mode, such as an oscillation, in a dissipative system. For example, electric power is lost in all dielectric materials, usually in the form of heat. measurements International Testing Laboratories 580 Market St. Newark, NJ 07105 (201) 589-4772 Contact: Dr. M.M. Sackoff, Executive Director of Laboratories Technical Service: Physical testing, chemical testing, instrumental IT Corporation 17605 Fabrica Way Cerritos, CA 90701 (714) 523-9200 Contact: Eric Howarth, Customer Service Technical Service: Hazardous waste/environmental analysis, general analytical chemistry, water parameters, gas analysis, industrial hygiene Kimball Lane Research Facility P.O. Box 268 Kennebunk, ME 04043 (207) 985-2442 Contact: Laurie Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Manager Special Projects Technical Service: Prototypes, small batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. ; market research; compound feasibility studies Laucks Testing Labs, Inc. 940 S. Harney Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 767-5060 Contact: J.M. Owens, Laboratory Director Technical Service: Chemistry, microbiology and technical services Matrecon, Inc. 815 Atlantic Ave. Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 521-1762 Contact: Dr. Henry Haxo, President, Director of Research Technical Service: Compound design and testing; assessment of fillers; evaluation of roofing; compounding; testing of pond liners; research and consulting on polymers Microfibres, Inc. 1 Moshassuck St. P.O. Box 517 Pawtucket, RI 02860 (401) 725-4883 Contact: John Maxson, Technical Director Technical Service: Dye lab, quality control, research product development, technical service, compounding (for company products only) Natural Rubber Inspection Service 200 Perrine Road, Suite 210 Old Bridge, NJ 08857 (201) 727-4900 Contact: Clifford Raisch, President Technical Service: Inspection and weighing of crude rubber Nebraska Testing Corp. 4453 S. 67th St. Omaha, NE 68117 (402) 331-4453 Contact: George Phelps, Manager Technical Service: General physical testing of rubber products ORTECH International 2395 Speakman Drive Mississauga, Ontario For the First Nation, see . Mississauga (pronounced: [ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə] listen , Canada L5K 1B3 (416) 822-4111 Contact: J. Leidner, Manager Technical Service: Testing of mechanical properties, chemical analysis, compounding, evaluation of environmental aging, process development, failure analysis Peak Technical Services, Inc. 219 Peekstock Rd. Kalamazoo, MI 49001 (616) 345-0882 Contact: Scott Peak Scott Peak A mountain, 3,474.9 m (11,393 ft) high, in the Bitterroot Range of eastern Idaho. It is the highest elevation in the range. , President Technical Service: Conformance testing Conformance testing or type testing is testing to determine whether a system meets some specified standard. To aid in this, many test procedures and test setups have been developed, either by the standard's maintainers or external organizations, specifically for SAE J-200/ASTM D-2000; immersion testing; compression tests; accelerated aging Accelerated aging is a testing method used to estimate the useful lifespan of a product when actual lifespan data is unavailable. This occurs with products that have not existed long enough to have gone through their useful lifespan: for example, a new type of car engine or a new ; rheology; compound development; lab batches and process expertise; ozone aging; low temp. testing; chemical testing; molding of rubber goods; GM approved lab Pelmor Labs, Inc. P.O. Box 309 401 Lafayette St. Newtown, PA 18940 (215) 968-3334 Contact: John Legare, Lab Director Technical Service: ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials testing, formula development; research and application for polymers; consultation Princeton Polymer Labs 501 Plainsboro Rd. Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (609) 799-2060 Contact: Dr. E. Allan Blair Allan Walker Blair (1900 – 1947) was a professor at the University of Alabama's medical school who is best known for allowing himself to be bitten by a black widow spider in order to investigate the toxicity of its venom in humans. , Executive Vice President Technical Service: Compounding and testing Rexham Analytical Services P.O. Box 1377 Matthews, NC 28106 (704) 847-9171 Technical Service: Qualitative and quantitative analysis Quantitative Analysis A security analysis that uses financial information derived from company annual reports and income statements to evaluate an investment decision. Notes: of elastomers, adhesives, paints, pigments dispersions, coatings, solvents and plasticizers plasticizers mostly triaryl phosphates, such as tricresyl, triphenyl phosphates, which are poisonous. See also triorthocresyl phosphate. Rutherford Research Drawer 249 Rutherford, NJ 07070 (201) 933-2091 Contact: Dr. A.R. Blanck, President and Technical Director Technical Service: Research and development; design, testing and analysis; consulting Schenck Pegasus Corporation 2890 John R Rd. Troy, MI 48083 (313) 689-9000 Contact: Kim Bloxsom, Product Line Manager Technical Service: Fatigue, life cycle, durability testing of elastomers Scientific Process & Research 67 Veronica Ave. Somerset, NJ 08873 (201) 846-3477 Contact: Ron J. Klein, Marketing Manager Technical Service: Computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". of extruder screws and dies for process optimization Process optimization is the practice of making changes or adjustments to a process, to get results. Optimization is the use of specific techniques to determine the most cost effective and efficient solution to a problem or design for a process. ; manufacturers of these pieces; testing and development laboratory Scientific Tire Systems, Inc. 4410 La-Burnum Dr. Akron, OH 44319 Mail: P.O. Box 217 Greensburg, OH 44232 (216) 896-4100 Contact: Donald F. Avila, President Technical Service: Appraisals; computer, legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. ; forensic analysis; consulting; management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects ; microscopy Skeist Incorporated 375 Route 10 Whippany, NJ 07981 (201) 515-2020 Contact: Arnold Brief, Vice President Technical Service: Consultants to the polymer industries; multi-client, techno-economic and custom marketing studies: polymers, monomers, plastics, elastomers, coatings, adhesives, sealants, films Smithers Smithers is a surname, and may refer to: People People with the surname Smithers
South Florida Test Service (Division of Atlas Electric) 17301 Okeechobee Rd. Miami, FL 33015 (305) 824-3900 Contact: Stephen G. Lane, President Technical Service: Environmental testing of weathering (natural and accelerated); some physical testing; ozone chamber Standards Testing Labs P.O. Box 592 1845 Harsh Ave. S.E. Massillon, OH 44648 (216) 833-8548 Contact: Douglas M. Garven, Marketing Technical Director Technical Service: Complete tire testing, including resiliometer, endurance, tread separation, steer/camber angle, cleated wheel, cut-growth, rolling resistance Rolling resistance, sometimes called rolling friction or rolling drag, is the resistance that occurs when an object such as a ball or tire rolls. It is caused by the deformation of the wheel or tire or the deformation of the ground. and high speed; also tire strength, bead unseating, load/deflection, footprints, profiles, hydrostatic hy·dro·stat·ic or hy·dro·stat·i·cal adj. Of or relating to fluids at rest or under pressure. hydrostatic pertaining to a liquid in a state of equilibrium or the pressure exerted by a stationary fluid. bursts, sections and cord pulls; complete photographic/video capabilities in-house; forensic testing, accident reconstruction, failure analysis and consultation; designing and manufacturing of tire and wheel testing machinery and computerized controls; also, test other rubber parts such as air springs, marshmallows, engine mounts, tire valves, tire repair materials, sealants and filling materials, complete closed circle track testing facility for tires, vehicles and components Truesdail Laboratories, Inc. 14201 Franklin Ave. Tustin, CA 92680 (714) 730-6239 Contact: Philip J. Charley, President Technical Service: Provide a wide variety of materials testing properties, including chemical analysis, mechanical properties, fungus resistance, ozone exposure, weathering, salt spray, immersion Twin City Testing Corp. 662 Cromwell Ave. St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , MN 55114 (612) 645-3601 Contact: Arnie Kurmis, Dept. Manager Technical Service: Physical properties testing; chemical analysis United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Testing Co. 291 Fairfield Ave. Fairfield, NJ 07006 (201) 575-5252 Contact: Robert B. Manno, Manager Engineering Sales Technical Service: Full ASTM, federal and MIL specifications Wells Laboratories, Inc. 25-27 Lewis Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 653-6036 Contact: Saul Frances, Executive Director Technical Service: Fungus resistance tests, biodegradability Western Technologies, Inc. 3737 E. Broadway P.O. Box 21387 Phoenix, AZ 85036 (603) 437-3737 Contact: Earl Larsen, P.E. Technical Service: Chemical analysis; testing for hardness, abrasion and adhesion X-R-I Testing 1961 Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. Troy, MI 48084 (313) 362-2242 Contact: Richard W. Thams, President Technical Service: Non-destructive testing lab; metallurgical testing Instrumentation and test equipment suppliers The following directory lists the suppliers of instrumentation and test equipment to the rubber industry, with address, contact person, type of instrumentation and test equipment and services offered. Akron Standard Div. of Eagle-Picher L.A. Stang General Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → 1624 Englewood Ave. Akron, OH 44309 (216) 784-1251 Instrumentation: Tire uniformity Tire Uniformity refers to the dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires as strictly defined by a set of measurement standards and test conditions accepted by global tire and car makers. equipment, noncontact runout run·out n. 1. The act or an instance of fleeing so as to evade undesirable consequences. 2. The area where one curved surface merges with another: a snowy runout at the bottom of the ski slope. and bulge/depression measuring devices This is an incomplete list of measuring devices. word Measures accelerometer acceleration actinometer heating power of sunlight alcoholometer alcoholic strength of liquids altimeter altitude ammeter electric current, amperage , SPC 1. (business) SPC - Statistical Process Control. Something to do with quality management. 2. (body) SPC - Software Productivity Centre. 3. (company) SPC - Software Publishing Corporation. 4. systems, tire endurance testing, tire dynamic balance machines Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs B.C. Ames Co. Robert E. Kingsland Sales Manager 131 Lexington St. Waltham, MA 02254 (617) 893-0095 Instrumentation: Dial comparators, dial indicators for thickness measure, in process gauging with electronics Services offered: Technical service Ametek Controls Division R. Thomas Guinn Sales Manager 820 Penna pen·na n. pl. pen·nae A contour feather of a bird, as distinguished from a down feather or a plume. [Latin, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots. . Blvd. Feasterville, PA 19047 (215) 355-6900 Fax (215) 355-2937 Instrumentation: Pneumatic controllers, electronic process transmitters, calibration equipment Services offered: Technical service, training Applied Test Systems, Inc. Norm Carroll Sales Manager P.O. Box 1529 Butler, PA 16003 (412) 283-1212 Instrumentation: Creep/stress rupture testing machines, universal testing machines, pressure test systems, laboratory ovens and furnaces, special test equipment Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs, calibration service Atlas Electric Devices Co. Ray Metzinger VP, Sales 4114 N. Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60613 (312) 327-4520 Instrumentation: Environmental test equipment, physical test equipment, natural and accelerated weathering Services offered: Technical service, training Automated Control Systems Ned Smith Sales Engineer 627 Hartzell Road New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , IN 46774 (219) 493-6606 Instrumentation: PVT (pressure-vibration-thermal) coolant coolant (kōō´l  nt),n hose durability stand Services: Design and build test equipment for component durability, audit and functional tests. Leak and burst testing equipment with data acquisition capability. Automation Products Applications Dept. 3030 Max Roy St. Houston TX 77008 (713) 869-0361 Instrumentation: Equipment which measures density, specific gravity specific gravity, ratio of the weight of a given volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of some reference substance, or, equivalently, the ratio of the masses of equal volumes of the two substances. , percent solids and viscosity, level and percent concentration Ball Industries Systems Div. J. Michael Anderson Michael Anderson is the name of:
Bayco Industries of CA Kent Whelan Vice President 4350 Pell Dr. Sacramento, CA 95838 (415) 562-6700 Instrumentation: Heat processing equipment, industrial ovens Services offered: Technical service, training Benz Testing Instruments Ted Benz General Manager Edwin H. Benz President 73 Maplehurst Ave. Providence, Rl 02908 (401) 331-5650 Instrumentation: Rheometers, viscometers, tensile testers, test dies, test molds, laboratory ovens, hardness, flexing, fatigue, aging, abrasion, impact, lab presses, cutting presses, brittleness testers and plastometers Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs, repair and rebuilding testing instruments, and lab information management systems Blue M Electric, A Unit of Gen. Signal Fred Volkman Product Marketing Manager 2218 W. 138th St. Blue Island, IL 60406 (708) 385-9000 Instrumentation: Ovens, environmental chambers C.W. Brabender Instruments John S. Herrmann 50 E. Wesley St. South Hackensack, NJ 07606 (201) 343-8425 Instrumentation: Laboratory testing equipment for rubber testing, including processability studies, dispersion, mixing, cure and density for R&D and Q.C. Services offered: Testing laboratory Bristol Babcock, Inc. A.J. Molusis Product Marketing Manager 1100 Buckingham St. Watertown, CT 06795 (203) 575-3186 Instrumentation: Electronic and pneumatic recorders, controllers, transmitters, telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. , microprocessor-based distributed control systems Services offered: Technical service, training and engineering support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services Brockton Tool Co. Charles F. Barnes President 7 Central St. S. Easton, MA 02375 (617) 238-2062 Instrumentation: ASTM tensile test equipment, molds for making tensile test specimens Service offered: Technical service Canrad Hanovia, Inc. Robert Obusek Product Manager Photochemical photochemical in laser treatment, the laser light is absorbed and converted into chemical energy. Division 100 Chestnut St. Newark, NJ 07105 (201) 589-4300 Instrumentation: Ultraviolet photochemical systems used in processing Services offered: Technical service, training Cober Electronics, Inc. Bruce Freed Vice President 102 Hamilton Ave. Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 327-0003 Instrumentation: Microwave receptivity testing, microwave curing ovens Services offered: Technical service for microwave technology Custom Scientific Instruments Henry Piekarski Vice President 13 Wing Drive Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927 (201) 538-8500 Instrumentation: Testers to determine physical characteristics of materials, rheometers, brittleness, impact thickness testing and melt elasticity index Despatch Industries, Inc. Bud Hauser Manager Applications Engineering P.O. Box 1320 Minneapolis, MN 55440 (612) 469-5424 Instrumentation: Environmental test chambers  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. , curing and testing ovens Services offered: Technical service, training W.C. Dillon & Co., Inc. JeanAnn Fenrich Advertising Manager 1000 Armstrong Dr. Fairmont, MN 56031 (507) 238-4461 Instrumentation: Scales, tension and measuring devices Services offered: Technical service Du Pont Instruments Robert Hassel Market Development Manager Concord Plaza, Quillen Bldg. Wilmington, DE 19898 (302) 695-5488 Instrumentation: Thermal analysis instruments, dynamic mechanical analysis, dielectric analysis Services offered: Technical service Eastern Process Instruments B.J. Cullmane President 601 Summer St. Lynn, MA 01905 (617) 599-3030 Instrumentation: Temperature recorders, pyrometers, controllers, thermocouples, chart paper, vacuum pumps, Banbury recorders Services offered: Technical service Electronic Development Labs Don Neil Sales Manager 385 Oser Ave. Hauppauge, NY 11788 (516) 435-2808 Fax (516) 435-2836 1-800-342-5335 Instrumentation: Temperature measuring devices and thermocouple sensors Services offered: Technical service, standard and custom designs Emerson Apparatus, Inc. Bill Holmes, Jr. Controller P.O. Box 47 Portland, ME 04112 (207) 774-5254 Instrumentation: Rubber buffing machines, foam endurance tester, ASTM 1055 load deflection tester Services offered: Technical service, training Epic Inc. Peter Letica Vice President, Sales 150 Nassau St. New York, NY 10038 (212) 349-2470 Instrumentation: Hardness testers, temperature measuring devices Federal Products Corp. Alex Tabenkin Product Manager 1144 Eddy St. Providence, RI 02940 (401) 781-9300 Instrumentation: Dispersion analyzer for determining carbon particle dispersion in rubber products and tires, dimensional gauging equipment, roundness gauging equipment, surface finish gauging equipment Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Ferry Industries, Inc. Ann Rowland Assistant to President P.O. Box 249 1050 W. Main St. Kent, OH 44240-0249 (216) 673-3429 Telex: 323797 Telefax: (216) 673-2393 Instrumentation: Rubber testing machines, hysteresis hysteresis (hĭs'tərē`sĭs), phenomenon in which the response of a physical system to an external influence depends not only on the present magnitude of that influence but also on the previous history of the system. , abrasion/adhesion tester, cord tester Services offered: Technical service Fife Corporation Charles Mutter V.P., Marketing P.O. Box 26508 Oklahoma City, OK 73126 (405) 755-1600 Instrumentation: Automatic web guiding equipment for unwind, intermediate and rewind guiding Services offered: Technical service, training, maintenance contracts Forte Technology, Inc. Robert A. Mastico Vice President 201 Carnegie Row Norwood, MA 02062 (617) 769-9150 Fax (617) 769-5308 TWX (TeletypeWriter eXchange Service) A U.S. and Canadian dial-up communications service that became part of Telex. In 1971, the Bell System sold TWX to Western Union. TWX transmitted 5-bit Murray code or 7-bit ASCII code at up to 150 bps. See Telex. : 710-348-0827 Instrumentation: Electronic moisture measurement system for an entire bale of synthetic rubber Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs, synthetic rubber testing equipment Glenro, Inc. Jim Alimena Marketing Manager 39 McBride Ave. Ext. Paterson, NJ 07501 (201) 279-5900 1-800-922-0106 Fax (201) 279-9103 Instrumentation: Temperature and power controls, SCR (Sequence Control Register) See program counter. power controllers, current monitoring devices Services offered: Technical service Grecon Electronics, Inc. James Dutton National Sales Marketing Manager 7747 S.W. Cirrus Dr. Beaverton, OR 97005-5968 (503) 641-7731 Instrumentation: Spark detection/extinguishment system, thickness measurement system Gruenberg Oven Co. Jim Polk Vice President for Sales P.O. Box 3246 2121 Reach Rd. Williamsport, PA 17701 (717) 326-1755 Instrumentation: Industrial ovens Services offered: Technical service, training Haake/Fisons Bill Langley Product Manager 53 W. Century Rd. Paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 265-7865 1-800-631-1369 Instrumentation: Torque rheometer rhe·om·e·ter n. An instrument for measuring the flow of viscous liquids, such as blood. for polymer flow measurements using miniaturized production equipment; all units microprocessor controlled Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Harris Instrument Gary E. Saum Vice President 6665-I Huntley Road Columbus, Ohio 43229 (614) 847-0600 Instrumentation: Non-contact width measurement, centering, edgeguide Hotpack Corp. Nancy Martin Marketing Manager 10940 Dutton Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19154 (215) 824-1700 Instrumentation: Process ovens, environmental test chambers Services offered: Technical service, training Imass, Inc. R.A. Heinrich President P.O. Box 134 Accord, MA 02018-0134 (617) 982-8096 Fax (617) 982-9647 Instrumentation: Dynamic mechanical testing instruments Services offered: Technical service and training Instron Corp. Darcy Hunter 1570 Akron-Peninsula Rd. Akron, OH 44313 (216) 920-1463 Instrumentation: Capillary rheometer, tension and compression testing machines, servohydraulic machines for determining the dynamic properties of elastomers, grips, extensometers and environmental chambers Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs, load and extensometer ex·ten·som·e·ter n. An instrument used to measure minute deformations in a test specimen of a material. [extens(ion) + -meter. verification traceable to NBS (National Bureau of Standards) See NIST. NBS - National Bureau of Standards: part of the US Department of Commerce, now NIST. Irtronics Instruments, Inc. John J. Jenkofsky President 132 Forest Blvd. Ardsley, NY 10502 (914) 693-6291 Instrumentation: Non-contact infrared temperature sensing and profiling instruments Services offered: Custom designing of non-contact systems Kahn Instruments, Inc. Donna Shaw Product Manager 885 Wells Rd. Wethersfield, CT 06109 (203) 529-8643 Instrumentation: Moisture measurement and control-hygrometers Services offered: Technical service, training Kernco Instrument Co. John Kelly General Manager 420 Kenazo Ave. El Paso, TX 79927 (915) 852-3375 Instrumentation: Contact angle meter, surface tension analyzer, hardness testers for rubber-type materials, infrared thermometers Services offered: Technical service LaserMike Inc. Don Strum Sales and Marketing Manager Steve Cox President 6060 Executive Blvd. Dayton, OH 45424 (513) 233-9935 fax (513) 233-7284 Instrumentation: Non-contact dimenstional gauging and diameter control systems using laser scanning micrometers. Statistical quality control gauges for both off-line sample inspection and on-line closed loop process control. ID/OD/WALL measurements to 0.00001" resolution. LFE LFE Low Frequency Effects LFE Lean Front End (software) LFE Laminar Flow Element LFE Learning From Experience LFE Large Final Emitter (environment) LFE Leicester, Forest, East Corp., Process Control Division Stephen Eakman Product Manager 55 Green St. Clinton, MA 01510 (617) 835-1000 Instrumentation: Sheet thickness control systems, calenders, extruders and coaters Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs C.A. Litzler Co., Inc. James H. Rogers Sales 4800 W. 160th St. Cleveland, OH 44135 (216) 267-8020 Instrumentation: Computreater 2000 single end cord treating laboratory machine Services offered: Field service Lloyd Instruments, Inc. 290B Hansen Access Rd. King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA 19406 (215) 337-8100 Fax: (215) 337-8131 Instrumentation: Tensile testing equipment Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Mast Division, Mast/Keystone, Inc. Ken Diercks Marketing Director 4673 Aircenter Circle Reno, NV 89502 (702) 827-8110 Instrumentation: Ozone test chambers and ozone meters Services offered: Technical service, training MEECO Inc. Beverly White V.P., Marketing & International Sales P.O. Box 70 250 Titus Ave. Warrington, PA 18976 (215) 343-6600 Instrumentation: Electrolytic e·lec·tro·lyt·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to electrolysis. 2. Produced by electrolysis. 3. Of or relating to electrolytes. e·lec moisture analyzers, electronic measuring instruments to detect trace moisture in gases and solids Services offered: Technical service, training Micro-Poise Christopher A. Herbert General Manager, Tire Systems P.O. Box 88512 3939 W. 56th St. Indianapolis, IN 46208 (317) 298-5800 Instrumentation: Electronic reworks, balancing and gauging machines Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Monsanto Chemical Co. Michael J. Thompson Sales Manager 2689 Wingate Ave. Akron, OH 44314 (800) 356-9886 Instrumentation: Rheometers, MDR MDR, n See multidrug resistance. MDR, n the abbreviation for minimum daily requirement, specifically the Minimum Daily Requirements for Specific Nutrients compiled by the United States Food and Drug Administration. 2000, ODR ODR Online Dispute Resolution ODR On-Demand Routing ODR One-Definition Rule (C++) ODR Octal Data Rate (high speed memory interface transfers 8 bits of data per clock cycle) ODR Office of Dispute Resolution 2000, Mooney viscometers, MV 2000, Tensometer, tensile testers, fatigue testers, specific gravity, hardness, processability testers, data acquisition systems, SPC, networking Services offered: Technical service, training, installation, demand service, calibration service, shop repair MS Instrument Co. Henry Maag, President P.O. Box 98 Stony Creek, NY 12878 (518) 696-2801 Instrumentation: Projection microscopes for inspection and measurement, cutting presses, dies for preparing test samples Services offered: Technical service, training MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) Instruments Division 968 Albany-Shaker Rd. Latham, NY 12110 (518) 785-2121 Instrumentation: Quality control inspection products Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs MTS (1) See Microsoft Transaction Server. (2) (Modular TV System) The stereo channel added to the NTSC standard, which includes the SAP audio channel for special use. 1. MTS - Message Transport System. 2. Systems Corp. Kirk Biegler Manager, Elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. Test Systems 14000 Technology Dr. Eden Prairie, MN 55344 P.O. Box 24012 Minneapolis, MN 55424 (612) 937-4000 Instrumentation: Test systems to measure the dynamic properties of elastomers Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs New Age Industries, Inc. Richard Miller 2300 Maryland Rd. Willow Grove, PA 19090 (215) 657-6040 Instrumentation: Hardness testers with regular and micro IRHD IRHD International Rubber Hardness Degree and Shore scales, built in SPC, RS232 output and reduced operator influence Nikon, Inc. Stephen Page Manager, Technology Dept. 623 Stewart Ave. Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 222-0200 Instrumentation: Profile projectors for optical comparatives, microscopes Services offered: Technical service through dealer, training, software programs Omega Controls Corp. Clyde Davis Sales 1150 E. Stanford Ct. Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 385-1348 Instrumentation: Moisture monitoring equipment Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Ozone Research & Equipment Marshall Mallack 3840 N. 40th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85019 (602) 272-2681 Instrumentation: Quality control ozone test chambers Services offered: Technical service, training, ozone testing Pacific Transducer transducer, device that accepts an input of energy in one form and produces an output of energy in some other form, with a known, fixed relationship between the input and output. Corp. Tom Lopez, Sales 2301 Federal Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90064 (213) 479-2119 Fax (213) 312-0826 Instrumentation: Durometers to measure the hardness of rubber Services offered: Technical service, calibration to NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. , certified testing, design custom durometers Perkin-Elmer Corp. Domestic Customer Service Dept. 761 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06859-0010 (203) 762-4811 Instrumentation: Analytical instruments used in laboratory analysis Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Precision Scientific Lou Russo Product Manager 3737 W. Cortland St. Chicago, IL 60647 (312) 227-2660, ext. 353 Instrumentation: Accelerated aging ovens Services offered: Technical service Princo Instruments, Inc. G.G. Pfaff Sales and Marketing P.O. Box 247 1020 Industrial Hwy. Southhampton, PA 18966 (215) 355-1500 Instrumentation: Level controls and level transmitters, thermometers and thermostats Services offered: Technical service, training Pulnix America, Inc. Rick Schloss Sales Manager 770 Lucerne Lucerne (l  sûrn`), Ger. Luzern (ltsĕrn`), canton (1993 pop. Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 733-1560 Instrumentation: Light positioning projectors, laser projectors, linear array cameras, matrix array cameras and photoelectric sensors Services offered: Technical service The Pyrometer Instrument Co. J.R. Reilly Northvale, NJ 07647 (201) 768-2000 Instrumentation: Temperature measuring devices, thermal line scanners, temperature controllers, recorders and transmitters, NLW-laser pyrometer to measure emissivity Emissivity The ratio of the radiation intensity of a nonblack body to the radiation intensity of a blackbody. This ratio, which is usually designated by the Greek letter ε, is always less than or just equal to one. Services offered: Technical service, training, calibration Q-Panel Company Patrick Brennan Technical Service Manager 26200 First Street Cleveland, OH 44145 (216) 835-8700 Instrumentation: Q-U-V accelerated weathering testers, QGR QGR Quarries General Regulations gravelometer adhesion testers Services offered: Contract testing laboratory Frank E. Randall Co., Inc. Henry Gardner General Manager 248 Ash St. Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 894-2030 Instrumentation: Dial thickness gauges Rheometrics, Inc. Ed Sapp Director, Sales and Marketing 1 Possumtown Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 (201) 560-8550 Instrumentation: Laboratory rheometers, one of which measures flow properties of rubber products as they are being extruded Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Rustrak Instruments Sandra Ahlburn Marketing Communication Manager Rt. 2 & Middle Rd. E. Greenwich, RI 02818 (401) 884-6800 Fax (401) 884-4872 Instrumentation: Recorders, data loggers, circular chart recorders Services offered: Technical service, training Schenck Pegasus Corp. David Sallberg Vice President, Sales 2890 John R. Road Troy, MI 48083 (313) 689-9000 Instrumentation: Test machines for dynamic spring rate, damping and durability Services: Contract testing services for dynamic spring rate, damping and durability Selcom/Selective Electronic David Wiese Director of Sales & Marketing P.O. Box 250 Valdese, NC 28690 (704) 874-4102 Instrumentation: Non-contacting, laser-based dimensional gauging systems, production and laboratory devices for calender CALENDER. An almanac. Julius Caesar ordained that the Roman year should consist of 365 days, except every fourth year, which should contain 366, the additional day to be reckoned by counting the twenty-fourth day of February (which was the 6th of the calends of March) twice. lines, extruded pieces and final inspection of tires Services offered: Technical service, training Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Len Poirier Product Manager 7102 Riverwood Dr. Columbia, MD 21046 (301) 997-1227 Instrumentation: Flow testers, Mooney viscometers, capillary rheometer, thermal analyzers Shore Instrument & Mfg. Co. Helene Wohlman Customer Service 80 Commercial St. Freeport, NY 11520 (516) 379-3400 Instrumentation: Durometers, resiliometers, micro o-ring tester, ozone test chambers Services offered: Technical service Spectro Products Joan Friborg Marketing Manager 385 State Street New Haven, CT 06473-3173 (203) 281-0122 Instrumentation: Rheomate Computer System Services offered: Software for instrument automation & process control Target Systems Inc. Todd Gibbs Manager, Marketing and Sales 3565 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (801) 262-0651 Instrumentation: Electro-optical measurement systems to perform continuous, on-line gaging of continuous linear products, such as hose, tubing and rubber sheets Services offered: Technical service Tavdi Company, Inc. P.O. Box 298 Barrington, RI 02806 (401) 245-2932 Instrumentation: Oscillographs for information on resilience, impact energy, hysteresis, dynamic modulus, point modulus, static modulus, and information for compression and shear mode testing Tech Pro, Inc. John B. Putman Vice President 289 B. Remington Road Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44224 (216) 923-3546 Instrumentation: Oscillating os·cil·late intr.v. os·cil·lat·ed, os·cil·lat·ing, os·cil·lates 1. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm. 2. disk rheometer, Rheometer and Mooney data acquisition and SPC analysis system, automatic density tester, shearing disk viscometer viscometer Instrument for measuring the viscosity (resistance to internal flow) of a fluid. In one type, the time taken for a given volume of fluid to flow through an opening is recorded. , laboratory data management software Services offered: Field and shop service for rheometer and Mooneys, complete rebuilding of rheometers and Mooneys Tenney Engineering, Inc. David W. Hanright Sales Manager 1090 Springfield Rd. Union, NJ 07083 (201) 686-7870 Instrumentation: Environmental test chambers Services offered: Technical service, training Testing Machines, Inc. Rosalie Strod Advertising Manager 400 Bayview Ave. Amityville, NY 11701 (516) 842-5400 Instrumentation: Physical testers Services offered: Technical service, training Testoterm, Inc. Berthold Ketterer Vice President P.O. Box 468 Mt. Freedom, NJ 07869 (201) 989-8869 Instrumentation: Temperature-based instrumentation Services offered: Technical service, training Thwing-Albert Instrument Co. Robert A. Solomon Vice President Sales and Marketing 10960 Dutton Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19154 (215) 637-0100 Instrumentation: Universal testing machines, tear testers and sample cutter Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Joseph M. Sherlock Sales Manager P.O. Box 429 Easton Rd. Willow Grove, PA 19090-0429 (215) 675-7100 Instrumentation: Tension and compression testing machines Services offered: Technical service, software programs Trienco, Inc. Jack Price Vice President, Marketing 205 Apollo Road P.O. Box 1876 Montrose, CO 81402 (303) 249-8494 Instrumentation: Instruments for online detection of internal lack of bond defects in laminated stocks and sheet stocks; on-line measurement of thickness and shape profile; on-line mass measurement of certain materials integrated with thickness measurement, producing true density; and measurement of concentricity in tires Ultrasonic Arrays John Billings President 18612 142nd Ave., N.E. Woodinville, WA 98072 (206) 481-6611 Instrumentation: Ultrasonic noncontact thickness and distance measuring systems, optional SPC software packaging, computer systems Services offered: Technical services, installation service United Calibration Corporation David H. Cromer Operations Director 5802 Engineer Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (714) 895-6396 Instrumentation: Materials testing systems Services offered: Calibration of test systems and assorted force equipment United Testing Systems 5171 Exchange Dr. Flint, MI 48507 (313) 732-2800 Fax (313) 732-2872 Instrumentation: E-Series multiple-station horizontal testing machine, SFM SFM Sustainable Forest Management SFM Science Fiction Museum (Seattle) SFM Switch Fabric Module (Cisco Systems) SFM Scanning Force Microscope SFM Société Française de Microbiologie test system, table and floor model machines, environmental chambers, hardness testers VWR VWR Van Waters and Rogers VWR Viewer File Scientific P.O. Box 13645 Philadelphia, PA 19101-3645 (215) 891-2700 Instrumentation: Electro analytical lab equipment, ovens, furnaces, PH meters, spectrophotometers, lab furniture, chemical reagents, general lab supplies, electronic balances Services offered: Technical service, training West Instrument/Mark IV Industries, Inc. W.J. Bell, Jr. Sales and Marketing Vice President 2101 Oxford Rd. Des Plaines, IL 60018-1919 (708) 390-7234 Instrumentation: Temperature controllers and programmer/controllers Services offered: Technical service, training Wild Leitz USA Inc. John Ryan Manager, Marketing Services 24 Link Dr. Rockleigh, NJ 07647 (201) 767-1100 Instrumentation: Microscopes, measuring equipment, microphotographic equipment, microtomes Services offered: Technical service, training Williamson Corp. W.R. Barron Marketing Manager 70 Domino Dr. Concord, MA 01742 (508) 369-9607 Instrumentation: Non-contact temperature measuring sensors Wilson Instruments Tom Farrell Sales Manager 6 Emma St. Binghamton, NY 13905 (607) 770-4500 Fax (607) 770-0109 Instrumentation: Hardness testers, testing machines for tensile strength testing Services offered: Technical service, training Carl Zeiss, Inc. Rudy Rottenfusser Product Manager 1 Zeiss Dr. Thornwood, NY 10594 (914) 747-1800 Instrumentation: Microscopes to examine surface characteristics, image analysis and for spectrophotometry spectrophotometry Branch of spectroscopy dealing with measurement of radiant energy transmitted or reflected by a body as a function of wavelength. The measurement is usually compared to that transmitted or reflected by a system that serves as a standard. equipment Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Zumbach Electronics Corp. Susanne Julian Manager Sales Administration 140 Kisco Avenue Mount Kisco, NY 10549-1407 (914) 241-7080 Fax (914) 241-7096 Instrumentation: Laser scanning and monitoring devices Services offered: Non-contact diameter and width measuring instruments for on-line and bench use; ultrasonic wall thickness/eccentricity monitors for hose, cable jackets, tubes and pipes, OD/DD/WALL monitoring and control systems with color screen display; optical lump and neckdown detectors (contact) precision length measuring instruments; spark testers; process control systems and SPC data acquisition systems; recorders and data loggers |
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