Plastic Hardness Testing Equipment – Bench Top, Portable & Automated Solutions

Shore hardness is the routine check on plastic and rubber parts and foams, and it is quick only when the durometer, the stand and the dwell time are controlled. NextGen supplies hardness systems for plastics and rubber, working to ASTM D2240 and DIN EN ISO 868, and to ASTM D531 for plastometer tests on rubber rollers.

The range covers portable and analogue durometers on manual or automatic stands, automatic Shore and IRHD systems, an automated hardness and density station, and a plastometer. Specialty instruments measure the hardness of capsules and soft gels and the firmness of fruit. Systems are installed and calibrated on site, your team is trained on them, and support continues for the life of the instrument.