Testing

Testing Products

Bench and Portable Hardness Testers

Europe's largest range of hardness testers, portable or bench, Vickers, Micro Vickers, Rockwell, Superficial Rockwell, Brinell, Leeb and Shore Hardness.

The following can be found in the testing section of the New 10/11 Bowers Metrology Catalogue including prices for most models (see link below)

Bench Hardness Testers
Rockwell Analogue Hardness Tester - CV 600A / 600MA 
Rockwell Basic Digital Hardness Tester - CV 600BD / MBD
Rockwell Digital Hardness Tester - CV 600D
Eseway Premium Rockwell Hardness Tester EW650
Eseway Premium Twin Scale Rockwell Hardness Tester
Eseway Premium Closed Loop Rockwell Hardness Tester EW6000
'King' Brinell Portable Hardness Tester
Brinell Digital Hardness Tester - CV 3000LDB
Micro-Vickers Hardness Testers - CV 400 series 4 models
Vickers Hardness Testers Analogue from CV Instruments, 4 models 
Vickers Hardness Testers Digital from CV Instruments, 4 models
Vickers/Micro Vickers 'Video Filar' System CV-CCD
Universal Hardness Tester from CV Instruments 700

Hardness Test Blocks

Portable Herdness Testers
CV Instrumatic Portable Analogue Hardness Testers
CV Instrumatic Portable Digital Hardness Testers
Portable Hardness Tester - CV TH130 series
Portable Hardness Tester  - CV TH170
Portable Hardness Tester - CV TH160
Vickers Portable Hardness Tester CV HV400
Shore Durometers Analogue and Digital from CV Instruments

Download Hardness Testing pages pdf 

Alternatively use the email link to request the full catalogue    catalogue@bowers.co.uk

To contact a Hardness Testing Specialist for Bowers Metrology / CV Instruments email:     testing@bowers.co.uk with your enquiry.

CV Rockwell Analogue Hardness Tester 600A / 600MA

Basic regular Rockwell bench tester range offering accuracy, reliability and durability at an extremely affordable price

• Direct analogue display of HRC, B, A, F
• Rugged construction, will withstand toughest environments
• All regular Rockwell scales
• Standard delivery includes range of test anvils, indenters and test blocks
• Accuracy conforms to EN-ISO 6508 (also ASTM-E18 CV-600A)
• Large capacity to accomodate even large test specimen
• Calibration and UKAS Certification service available

  Standard Delivery

• Main unit
• Diamond Rockwell indenter
• Rockwell ball indenter 1/16"
• Spare lamps 6V - 12W (2 pcs) (600MA)
• Hardness test block ±60HRC
• Hardness test block ±25HRC
• Hardness test block ±85HRB
• Flat anvil ø 60mm
• Flat anvil ø 150mm
• V-anvil ø 40mm
• Power cable (600MA)
• Fuse 0.5A (2 pcs)
• Adjustable feet (4 pcs)
• Spindle protection cover
• Solid accessories case
• CV Instruments certificate
• Installation & user manual

  Optional Accessories

• UKAS Certified indenters and test blocks
• Test Anvils

CV Rockwell Basic Digital Hardness Tester 600BD / 600MBD

 

• Basic regular Rockwell bench tester range offering accuracy, reliability and durabilityat an extremely affordable price
• Direct digital display of HRC, B, A, F
• Rugged construction, will withstand toughest environments
• All regular Rockwell scales
• Standard delivery includes range of test anvils, indenters and test blocks
• Accuracy conforms to EN-ISO 6508 (also ASTM-E18 CV-600A)
• Large capacity to accomodate even large test specimen
• Calibration and UKAS Certification service available
• Large back-lit LCD display with load progress bar gives visiual control over the load application process
• Automatic conversion to all common Rockwell scales

  Standard Delivery

• Main unit
• Diamond Rockwell indenter
• Rockwell ball indenter 1/16"
• Hardness test block ±60HRC
• Hardness test block ±25HRC
• Hardness test block ±85HRB
• Flat anvil ø 60mm
• Flat anvil ø 150mm
• V-anvil ø 40mm
• Power cable
• Fuse 0.5A (2 pcs)
• Adjustable feet (4 pcs)
• Spindle protection cover
• Solid accessories case
• CV Instruments certificate
• Installation & user manual

  Optional Accessories

• UKAS Certified indenters and test blocks
• Test Anvils

CV Brinell Digital Hardness Tester 3000 LDB

Ready-to-test digital Brinell tester with closed loop controlled load application.

Features

• Sturdy, 3000kgf capacity Brinell tester
• Rugged construction to withstand the harshest environments
• Accurate reliable and durable tester at a very affordable price
• High rigidity and closed loop load technology to ensure accurate and safe load application
• External microscope with analogue scale for indentation measurement
• Optional Video Microscope Systems ‘Kingscan III’
• Simple set-up and tester operation
• Conforms to EN-ISO-6506
• Calibration and UKAS Certification service available

Standard Delivery

• CV-3000LDB main unit
• Measuring microscope 20x
• Ball indenters
• ø 2.5mm, ø 5mm and ø 10mm
• V-anvil
• Large flat anvil
• Small flat anvil
• Fuse 2A (3 pcs)
• 3 Spare balls for each indenter
• Test table ø 80mm
• CV Instruments certificate
• Installation and user manual

Optional Accessories

• Test block 150-250 HBW 10/3000
• Test block 75-125 HBW 10/1000
• Test block 150-250 HBW 2.5/187.5
• UKAS certified balls

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CV-400 Series Micro  Vickers Hardness Testers

Micro-Vickers hardness testers are particulary suited for high precision testing of small or thin specimen. These state-of-the art digital and analogue Micro-hardness testers offer a choice to suit most applications, test load requirements and budget.

Features

• Choice of four models available offering high quality and functionalilty at unbeatable value.
• CCD Video measurement option available on all models (manual to full automation)

Model CV-400DAT Digital measurement head, Motorised turret

• High quality optical system
• Digital measurement microscope
• Dual optical paths for optional video measurement system
• Built-in high speed thermal printer, RS232 Output
• XY stage 100x100mm
• Dual indenter option (Vickers and Knoop)
• Calibration and UKAS Certification service available

Standard Delivery

• Main unit
• Motorised turret
• Diamond indenter Vickers
• Objectives 10x, 40x
• Eyepiece 15x
• XY-stage with micrometers
• Adjustable feet (3pcs)
• Clamping devices (3pcs)
• Extension tube for CCD-camera
• Digital eyepiece incl. protection cover
• Spirit level
• Micro-Vickers test plates (2pcs)
• Spare light bulb 12V-30W
• Spare fuses (2pcs)
• Installation and user manual
• CV Instruments certificate

Optional Accessories

• 2kg test load / scales
• Knoop indenter
• Precision vice
• Video filar system
• Certified indenters and test blocks

Optional System
CV-CCD system for (semi-) and automatic traverses, pattern testing through pc support and motorised XY stage

With analogue micrometer reading and easy-to-use integrated hardness calculator!

Features

• High precision, high accuracy Vickers hardness tester
• High quality microscope with analogue scale
• Standard conforms to EN-ISO 6507
• Integrated hardness calculator
• Robust and reliable
• Four models with different weight ranges available
• Two way optical path
• Superior Optical system and illumination

Typical applications

• Cemented carbide, ceramics, steels, nonferrous metals
• Thin plates, metallic foils, plating, miniature objects
• Material strength, effect of heat treatment, depth of carburised or decarburised layer and flame hardened layer, effect of hardening, hardness resulting from welding or deposition
• Routine testing of precision components
• Research and development

Standard Delivery

• Main unit
• Diamond indenter Vickers
• Objectives 10x, 20x or 5x, 10x
• Digital eyepiece 15x
• Flat anvil Ø 60mm
• Small V-type anvil
• Large V-type anvil
• 4 adjustable feet
• Level gauge
• Integrated hardness calculator on display
• Vickers test plate
• Spare halogen lamp
• Installation & users manual
• CV Instruments certificate

Optional Accessories

• Precision vice
• XY-stage with micrometers
• Video filar system
• Certified indenters
• Certified test blocks
• See pages indenters and testblocks

Optional Systems
CV-CCD system for (semi-) automatic traverses and pattern testing by pc support and motorised XY stage

Fast and easy determination of Vickers/Micro-Vickers hardness on PC, featuring hardness depth graphics.

Features

• Unique, user friendly system combines the power, speed and flexibility of a personal computerwith the precision of our Vickers/Micro-Vickers hardness testers series, to accommodate a full spectrum of micro hardness testing requirements.

   

• Simple test procedure, user defines simple or complex pattern for automatic positioning and indentation. The software automatically measures and records indentation size and hardness measurement. Results display includes depth versus hardness XY plotting as well as statistics and individual indent results.

   

• Ideal for industrial, production, and research applications. Measurements are made through the high-resolution video camera system. Productivity is dramatically increased due to the elimination of time consuming, stage and eyepiece manual intervention, typically associated with high quantity pattern testing.

   

• Different configurations available depending on specific requirements. Please contact our sales department for advice.