The Universal Grip Company (UGC) announced today that it will begin offering a complete line of Universal Testing Machines to US-based customers from Italian manufacturer Galdabini SpA. The exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement will encompass compression and tensile testing machines as well as impact testers used for quality control and materials research and development.

Qualitest presents the Q-Impact 50 Izod and Charpy impact tester for plastic specimens. With a capacity of up to 50J this tester covers most impact testing needs for plastic samples. The Q-Impact 50 fully conforms to ASTM D256, ISO 179 and ISO 180