How to properly maintain your hardness tester

You often hear of Shore A and D hardness scales… but are these the only ones? Unfortunately, no. In fact, they are much more than you imagine, here they are: A, B, C, D, DO, E, AO, O, OO, OOO, OOO -S, M and AM. There’s a reason for all this variety, though. You should know, in fact, that Shore hardness test scales refer to a specific hardness range: usually D scale is ...

To find it out, we brought our Shore D to the highest hut in Europe: the “Capanna Regina Margherita” on “Monte Rosa”, in Italy. Its 4556 meters of altitude and the - 15ºC make it a rigid environment with unusual physical and atmospheric conditions. That’s perfect, actually, for testing the reproducibility and reliability of Shore results. That’s why we’ve decided t...

Hardness test blocks (also known as hardness reference plates) are frequently used to verify the accuracy of the values measured by the hardness tester. However, a little negligence may compromise the successful end result, like the label's position on the hardness test block. Do you know why? Find it out clicking bellow!