Hardness Tester "METALTEST" Simple Rockwell Hardness Tester

Dakota Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Saitama City, CEO: Yoshitomo Fukazawa), which specializes in the sale of various testing equipment such as ultrasonic testing devices and hardness testers, will begin selling its new portable Rockwell hardness tester, 'TKX LIGHT', starting June 25. The 'TKX LIGHT' is a portable hardness tester that allows for easy and high-precision measurement of the hardness of metallic materials. It adopts the principle of the Rockwell hardness test and boasts excellent reproducibility of ±0.4 HRC, achieving stable hardness measurements. It is suitable for high-precision hardness measurements in both field and laboratory settings. The testing subjects range from non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, brass, and bronze to a wide variety of metallic materials and surface treatments, including hard and soft steel, hardened steel, nitrided products, carburized products, and chrome-plated surfaces. Measurement data can be stored up to 3,500 entries, and it supports tolerance setting, statistical data management such as maximum, minimum, and average values, as well as external output of measurement values via RS-232. Additionally, the minimum measurement thickness is 0.08mm (for 65 HRC), making it suitable for hardness measurement of thin plates and surface treatment layers.

Dakota Japan Co., Ltd. will begin selling its new product, the UCI hardness tester 'Lab UCI Pro,' starting March 25. ◆ Second Generation UCI Hardness Tester 'Lab UCI Pro' The 'Lab UCI Pro' is a second-generation UCI hardness tester that significantly improves the repeatability of measurements, addressing the challenges faced by traditional UCI hardness testers and enhancing measurement accuracy. The UCI method has been known to require skill for measurements compared to the rebound (Leeb) method, leading to variability in measurement values among inspectors. The 'Lab UCI Pro' utilizes unique technology to greatly reduce this variability, allowing anyone to achieve stable measurements similar to the rebound method, making high-precision hardness measurement more accessible. It is capable of measuring the hardness of thin plates, small parts, components with complex shapes, heat-affected zones (HAZ), and surface hardening layers due to heat treatment, and is also used for product inspection due to its small indentation size. Additionally, with a very wide hardness measurement range of 20 to 2000 HV, it accommodates a broad spectrum of metal materials, from soft metals like pure aluminum and copper to carbon steel, tool steel, hardened steel, and even cemented carbide.