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ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES •
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Instron, Norwood, Mass., announces the MPX Series of
motorized pendulum impact testers
for metals impact
testing to Charpy and Izod standards. The series offers a
range of testing capabilities from 300-900 J and comes
standard with Fracta software, which al-
lows for reliable data acquisition and reporting
of absorbed energy. Upgrading to Impulse
data acquisition software and instrumenta-
tion allows direct measurement of impact
force and striker velocity. MPX is designed
with an automatic test start as soon as the
door closes, allowing for rapid testing. Inter-
changeable hammer weights allow easy ad-
justment of impact energy, eliminating the
need to change hammer shafts. An integrated
guard and safety control system is also in-
cluded.
www.instron.com.
Arkema, France, launched its first range of
liquid thermo-
plastic resins
under the brand Elium. The resins are trans-
formed using the same processes as composite
thermosets with results that are lightweight, cost-effec-
tive, and recyclable. They polymerize quickly and can be
used to design structural parts and aesthetic elements.
Composite parts made of Elium are 30-50% lighter than
the same parts made of steel and have the same resist-
ance. Because of their thermoplastic properties, the resins
can be used to design composite parts that are easily
thermoformed and recyclable with comparable mechani-
cal performance to epoxy parts.
www.arkemagroup.com.
Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC, Thornwood, N.Y., announces
a special promotion on the ZEISS ELYRA P.1, a highly so-
phisticated
3D superresolution light microscope.
Using
PALM or dSTORM techniques, ELYRA P.1 can localize flu-
orescently-labeled struc-
tures in 3D, yielding
achievable resolutions
down to 20 nm laterally
and 50 nm axially. Detec-
tion with an effective reso-
lution down to 20 nm
reveals substructure and
patterns where conventional light microscopy simply
shows co-localization. Users can correlate superresolu-
tion data with electron microscopy images for in-depth
analyses. Special pricing is available for orders received
by Sept. 30.
www.zeiss.com/superrespromo.