United offers testing machines and accessories for virtually every tension, compression or hardness testing requirement. Contact United with your requirements and we will custom tailor a system for you. Find out more about selecting a universal testing machine for your application from the Industrial Heating magazine article:"Make Sure the UTM Fits the Application"(PDF download)
JANNAF-GRIPS UNITED JANNAF Fixture
- JANNAF-Class, B & C Grips
STD-164-WSB4 UNITED 4 Point Wood Flex Fixture
STD-100-W UNITED Shear Fixture for ASTM-D-143
- Sample Size: 2-1/2"T x 2"W x 1/8" offset
- Step: 3/4"
- Parallel to Grain Test Wood
- Requires 6" Compression Plates
STD-110-W UNITED Tension Fixture for ASTM-D-143
- Sample Size: 18"L x 2-1/2" neck down area x 3/8"T x 3/16"T
- 5/8"-18 Female Threads
- Parallel to Grain Test Wood
STD-131-W UNITED Nail Withdrawal Test Fixture
STD-250-STT UNITED Shear Test Tension Fixture
- Shear test in flat wise plane of flat sandwich constructions or sandwich core
- ASTM-C-297
- 1 pair of clevises
- 1 pair of loading plates (2 x 2)
- 1"-14" female threads
STD-310-CF UNITED Sandwich Specimen Fixture

- Clevis Pair
- ASTM-C-297
- Test of Flat Sandwich Construction
- Pin diameter: 1/4"
- 1"-14" Female Threads
STD-22-SF UNITED Shear Test Fixture

- Guided fixture for testing in-plane shear properties of composite laminates
- ASTM-D-4255
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