History of Newage Testing Instruments, Inc.
Newage Testing Instruments was founded in 1954, originally named NewAge Industries, Inc. During the company’s early years, NewAge Industries produced metal hardness testers. Among the first hardness testers was the portable “Press-and-Read” testers marked under the models SR and MR Series. These handheld testers included an integral Rockwell scale, an indenter and sophisticated spring mechanism that displayed a Rockwell hardness result when the instrument was “pressed” onto a metal surface.

Through 2000, Newage Industries continued to develop and introduce hardness testing instrumentation for metals for various testing methods: Rockwell, Brinell, Vickers, Knoop etc. The company also introduced durometers used for testing the hardness of rubberized materials. During these formidable years, the company expanded its manufacturing capability and built a strong reputation for quality, reliability and service.

In 2000, Newage Testing Instruments, Inc. was formed and the company became an independent entity- no longer part of the original NewAge Industries company.

In 2008, AMETEK acquired the Newage Testing Instrument company. The company became part of AMETEK’s Measurement and Calibration Technologies division, along with industry-leading brands including Chatillon and Lloyd Instruments. The division’s material testing business unit offers an impressive array of products and systems designed for material testing and characterization.

When it comes to hardness testing, Newage Testing Instruments has pioneered the development of an array of innovations, technologies and solutions.

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The first hand-held press & read portable tester
The first direct reading Vickers microhardness tester
The first direct reading Knoop microhardness tester
The first Rockwell testing system using Test Surface Referencing technology
The first interchangeable test heads for Regular and Superficial Rockwell testing
The first clamping design for bench Rockwell systems
The first built-in calibration bench Rockwell testing system
The first to offer FREE loaner test heads that eliminated downtime
The first to offer high uniformity standard test blocks that exceed ASTM standards
The first microprocessor-controlled hardness tester
The first personal computer controlled automated microhardness testing system
The first to include standard built-in Statistical Process Control software with their hardness testing products
The first digital readout replacement for dial indicator type Rockwell systems
The first handheld, portable hardness tester with integrated SPC software
The first mobile hardness testing exhibition
The first fully automated, cantilevered indenter Rockwell test system
The first testers with built-in accuracy and repeatability tracking on test blocks
The first 500 gf load, depth of penetration, direct reading Microhardness Rockwell system
The first to install a commercially available master hardness testing system for standardizing test blocks and indenters
The first National Physical Lab (NPL) traceable hardness indenters and test blocks
The first handheld portable Brinell scanning system
The first to offer a full load press and read portable Rockwell system
The first Computer Assisted Measurement System (C.A.M.S.) with significant improvements in productivity, accuracy and repeatability
The first Brinell scope with built-in LED illumination
The first portable, Mini-Tablet-style Brinell scanner
The first A2LA accredited Proficiency Testing provider for hardness testing methods

When it comes to hardness testing, you Know Newage Testing Instruments.

Newage is a part of the AMETEK Sensors, Test & Calibration (STC) Division, which is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and developers of hardness testers and microhardness testers for a wide range of industries and applications.

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