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About Instron Corp

Founded in 1946, Instron® is a recognized worldwide market leader in the materials testing industry. Our goal is to provide our customers the best ownership experience by delivering the highest quality products, expert support and world-class service.

  • We offer one of the largest product ranges in the industry, supplying systems and accessories from screw-driven electromechanical machines to servohydraulic fatigue, impact, rheology, through to structural testing rigs and crash simulation sleds
  • Our customers are in involved in nearly every market and industry around the world, as diverse as regenerative medicine, to aerospace, energy and power generation, heavy industries, electronics, through to automotive
  • We are committed to exceptional quality standards, throughout our products, services, research and development, operations and into sales and marketing
  • We invest heavily in innovation to develop technologies and solutions that ensure our customers can overcome their testing challenges and stay at the forefront of their industry
  • Through a global infrastructure, we are local to our customers with nearly 1700 employees around the world
  • We have an extensive service and support network that aims to ensure our customers are testing when they need to be
  • We don’t just sell products – we create partnerships to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and an open door for feedback 

Supplier Documents

Instron 5900 Series Brochure.pdf Instron 5900 Series Brochure 3 MB
Instron 3300 Series Brochure.pdf Instron 3300 Series Brochure 2 MB
Instron Bluehill Universal Brochure.pdf Instron Bluehill Universal Brochure 1 MB
Instron ElectroPuls Brochure.pdf Instron ElectroPuls Brochure 3 MB

Community Reviews Summary

72 Community Reviews 4.34/5 Overall Rating

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Manufacturing , Medical Device
04/28/2014

Speed 5 / Price 3 / Quality 5

For testing our mechanical equipment, these mechanical testing device is what I use in my department. very useful for calibrating and measuring our medical machines. Expensive product but I highly recommend this to anyone instead of buying any cheap testing equipment with low quality.

Strengths: Very durable and reliable mechanical testing devices, high on quality, strong product

Needs to improve: Another expensive brand but high on quality.

Great equipments


Manufacturing , Apparel Manufacturing
05/09/2014

Speed 5 / Price 4 / Quality 5

Instron corp provides my work with tensile strength testers to measure forces applied to our calibration equipments. Their load cells are very efficient as well on our medical devices. Quality of their equipments are precision technology and conforms to our manufacturing specification standards. Highly used on our production line. Definitely recommend instron to any other manufacturers. Great reliable service.

Strengths: Great equipments

Needs to improve: None

Great Testing Equipment


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
09/16/2013

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

We have used Instron Testing Machines at everyone company I have worked at. Their machines are high quality, highly accurate and durable. Their customer service is tremendous.

Strengths: Instron has many types of Testing Frames, load cells, and grips for all types of compression, tension and fatigue type materials testing.

Needs to improve: Some of their machines are costly when compared to some of their competitors.

Quality Testing Equipment


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/15/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 4

Instron Testers have been the main stay at many companies. Recently their price/value have not matched their competitors. Their software is a la carte, so you must pay extra to get all the features their competitors include. It's also not as easy to use. Their quality is high.

Strengths: Long History of making test equipment

Needs to improve: Price and Hard to use software

Load Cells


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
04/16/2014

Speed 2 / Price 1 / Quality 4

Fair

Strengths: Quality Machines

Needs to improve: There website. Pricing

Quality tensile tester


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
08/21/2014

Speed 3 / Price 2 / Quality 3

We order one tensile tester to replace an older one. It is easy to learn and use. Customer service is very supportive when we have difficulties with their operating system. We are happy with Instron tester, the only thing is the price.

Strengths: Quality tensile tester. Easy to use.

Needs to improve: Expensive

Measuring and controlling devices


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/03/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

I have nothing but great things to say about the service provided by Instron . I have worked on a number of projects and products at my company and they have consistently provided excellent service and quality of results as well as highly competitive pricing.

Strengths: Very helpful test control, measurement. Easy program to use.

Needs to improve: none

Solid material testers with good software


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/10/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

Their material test stands are very reliable and the software works well. Other than that, I haven't tried many of their other offerings, but their mechanical testers work very well.

Strengths: Great instruments and easy to use software.

Needs to improve: Can be pricey, but for the most part, most top-tier material testers are roughly the same price.

Instron Testing


Manufacturing , Medical Device
03/19/2014

Speed 5 / Price 3 / Quality 5

I have use the instron machine for tensile and compression test on the bond joint and tensile strength on the material such as tubing, pouch peel test. It's great machine and easy to use for testing.

Strengths: Great machine for tensile and compression test on materials

Needs to improve: Price of the machine and load cell are expensive

The best in mechanical testing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/03/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

In strong provides high quality equipment with an easy to use interface. Bluehill software provides a high level of control over the equipment and great data logging while maintaining an easy to use and configure GUI

Strengths: High quality mechanical testing equipment.

Needs to improve: Intron isn't cheap but that's the coat of quality.

Instron good company


Manufacturing , Medical Device
04/24/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We been using their equipments to our production floor for quite long now highly efficient equipments easy to use
They provide you with a good tech service that can help you and also customer service will answer all your questions and issues.

Strengths: Good product
Reliabe service
Good customer servicr

Needs to improve: None

Best Customer Experience! Reliable Measuring Devices!


IT , Information Technology
10/05/2014

Speed 4 / Price 5 / Quality 5

Instron Corp products are very reliable and we used their products without any problem. Their customer service was excellent. And their website gives us the best experience browsing it! They have a wide selection of their products.

Strengths: -Product Functionality and Capability
-Quality
-Excellent Customer Service
-Great Deals
-Reliable website

Needs to improve: None

Testing equipment


Purchasing , Medical Device
05/17/2014

Speed 3 / Price 3 / Quality 3

They are a very high quality company. They get get it done and it's easy. you can use linear motion to make a trackability test and get creative. the software is really is to use to customize.

Strengths: great software and medical tester

Needs to improve: price.

Reliable Mechanical Tester


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/25/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 4

I have used a number of Instron testers. They have all worked well, and the load cells appeared to be accurate and consistent. The software is generally fine, but can get a bit unruly when programming complicated test methods.

Strengths: Tensile/Compression Load Cells and Frames

Needs to improve: Programmign software can get complicated

Must have for medical devices


Manufacturing , Medical Device
03/17/2014

Speed 5 / Price 3 / Quality 5

We utilize our Instron every single day, primarily for tensile testing. We validate our parts and training units with it. I can't imagine operating without it. Honestly, a must-have in medical device arena

Strengths: Super accurate, relative ease of use

Needs to improve: a bit clunky and software could use a refresh

best tensile testers


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/19/2014

Speed 4 / Price 1 / Quality 5

Have used an hour instron tensile tester at every company I have worked at. They're machines are easy to use and accurate. I really prefer theyr blue hill software over others available. It is simple to customize and program.

Strengths: Accurate and reliable equipment. Easy to use.

Needs to improve: Very expensive.

They are the ones to call for many types of load testers.


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
02/20/2014

Speed 3 / Price 3 / Quality 5

I have used them or several different pieces of equipment. They are expensive but this type of equipment tends to be and for medical devices you need the best.

Strengths: Vast knowledge and experience with both off the shelf testers and custom setups

Needs to improve: Big company can be slow moving

Manufacturer of great and sophisticated test equipment


Manufacturing , Medical Device
12/11/2013

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

Instron is the only recommended supplier of test equipment.

Strengths: The market leader in manufacturer of tensile test equipment. I have been working with this equipment for my entire career of about 12 years, and I have not seen even once when the equipment malfunctioned or broke.

Needs to improve: None

Excellent tensile tester


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
04/16/2014

Speed 5 / Price 3 / Quality 5

We bought a tensile tester form Instron. It is very quality and easy to operate. We had a couple of days training with them. The trainer is very knowledge what he is training.

Strengths: Easy to use quality tensile tester. Good training lessons.

Needs to improve: Expensive

Backbone to in house testing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/07/2014

Speed 4 / Price 3 / Quality 5

Instron provides the backbone to the majority of our design testing. Great for tensile test of components. Software can be clunk sometimes, but once you get your methods setup, it is smooth sailing.

Strengths: Trusted company, great customer service

Needs to improve: updating required software