For over half a century Foundrax have been specialists in Brinell Hardness Testing. We offer a unique full range of Brinell Hardness Testing products, including market-leading automation of both indention and measurement. Our machines carry out the authentic Brinell test, guaranteeing users conformity with all national and international standards including ISO6506 and ASTM E10. Our machines are robustly built to provide laboratory accuracy in the harshest industrial environments and are used all over the world.

The Foundrax range of Brinell hardness testers and accessories extends from Brinell reference blocks, manual Brinell microscopes, and portable Brinell hardness testers, up to fully automatic heavy duty in line Brinell hardness testers capable of performing up to one million authentic Brinell tests per annum whilst conforming to the international standards and Brinell Calibration machines fully compliant with ISO 6506-3. The range includes both intermediate Brinell hardness testers with varying degrees of automation, radial arm Brinell hardness testers, and special Brinell hardness testers designed to your own requirements.

Foundrax were the first company in the World to fully automate the authentic Brinell hardness test and have more experience in this area than any other company. Foundrax BRINtronic fully automatic Brinell microscopes are the most versatile automatic Brinell microscopes available. Choose from stand alone automatic Brinell microscopes (available as fully portable, PC based, and kit systems), or systems incorporated into both manual and automatic Brinell hardness testers.

Company Background Established in 1948, Foundrax are recognized as world leaders in Brinell Hardness Testing and a trustworthy partner. Foundrax is a UKAS accredited calibration laboratory (No. 0231) and takes pride in ensuring its customers receive the very highest quality of service. The Chairman has for many years been influential in the development of hardness testing standards in ISO and BSI as well as ECISS, and is the current Chariman of the Indentation Hardness Testing Committee of the British Standards Institution. He has also served as a technical committee hardness testing expert for BCS (now UKAS), and was for many years an officer on the Council of the British Measurement and Testing Association. Foundrax has, through continuous investment in R&D, remained at the forefront of developments in Brinell hardness testing. This has been demonstrated by a number of notable firsts:

	First in the world to develop a fully automatic Brinell microscope, incorporating it into a Brinell hardness testing machine to produce the first fully-automatic Brinell hardness tester (1982)
	First in the world to produce Brinell reference indentation reading blocks, reducing subjectivity in interpretation of test results
	First in the UK to supply portable testers, enabling large awkwardly shaped components to be properly tested for the first time
	First in the UK to achieve national recognition for the calibration of Brinell test blocks and testing machines

Worldwide Reputation The quality of Foundrax equipment and services is endorsed by an impressive list of industry users, many acknowledged leaders in their field. Their products demand the ultimate in reliable hardness testing.

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