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.

Connor De Phillippi began the 2011 Star Mazda Championship just as he finished the 2010 season, by capturing round one at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Although the back-to-back wins were 6 months apart, he was more than happy to take the win!

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