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Spectroscopy Explained

Spectroscopy is the branch of science dedicated to the investigation of electromagnetic spectra produced from the interaction between a sample and an energy source.

Justin Cucchiara Jessica Ingalsbe

October 29, 2020

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In the quality assurance/quality control industry, optical emission spectroscopy (OES) plays a key role in material testing. The uses of OES cover a large scope of applications, but it is generally used for material identification and composition certification to industry specifications.

Why Identifying Carbon is Crucial for Site and Inspector Safety

Each material has its own set of characteristics, which include tensile strength, malleability and thermal conductivity.

Brian Dalton

October 6, 2020

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Today there are over 3,500 different grades of steel. In fact, steel is one of the world’s most innovative and essential materials for manufacturing, building and construction.

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Shimadzu Partners with Oklahoma State to Launch Mechanical and Physical Properties Testing Lab

Equipped with a collection of Shimadzu’s materials testing instruments, this lab space will reportedly allow students to characterize materials with an array of scientific techniques.

February 20, 2019

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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Oklahoma State University (OSU) have joined forces to help establish The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s (CEAT) Mechanical and Physical Properties Testing Lab.

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The Vickers Hardness Test

Over the past 90 years, the Vickers test has proved to be an all-around respectable performer in a wide variety of applications, some of which the inventors never dreamed possible.

Walter Wardzala

November 1, 2013

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The Vickers hardness test, an offshoot of the venerable Brinell test, has been used since the early 1920s.

Vision-guided robotics (VGR) utilizing both 2D and 3D imaging solutions remains one of the hottest technologies and applications within the industrial automation space. In this webinar, we will look into the recent evolution of VGR as it tackles new and emerging applications.

The ASSEMBLY Show South

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