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The PLX-Benchtop is a compact testing system that delivers fast, reliable metal stress-strain curves from an automated indentation test.

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"Plastometrex’s unique technology platform enable us to assess, improve, and deploy additive parts far more efficiently than previously possible."

David Wragg

Professor of Materials and Solid Mechanics

Senior Metallic Materials Engineer 

Leonardo Helicopters UK

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Lewis Corbett

Design Engineer

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Babcock

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Dr Robert Deffley

Principal Engineer

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The Henry Royce Institute, University of Sheffield

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Brent T Maples

Senior NDE Specialist

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Structural Integrity Associates

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Ian Brooks

Technical Director

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Additure

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Prof. Roger Reed FREng FIMMM

Professor of Materials and Solid Mechanics

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Oxford University

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Dr Rob Thompson

Teaching Associate

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University of Cambridge

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Dr. Pavel Shurkin

Research Follow

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BCAST - Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology

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Renishaw
"We can now use cubes built for product development for additional testing, saving us time and money. Additionally, the PLX-Benchtop can generate mechanical data for a wider range of parameters."

Benjamin Haigh

Materials Scientist at Renishaw

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"I’ve been very impressed with the operation of the machine and the ease by which it can be used."

Prof. Roger Reed FREng FIMMM

Professor of Materials and Solid Mechanics at Oxford University

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“I really, really like the speed at which we acquire the data and how easy it is to train operators to use the equipment. Right through to the extraction of the, everything is fast and streamlined and easy to take on board.”

Dr Robert Deffley

Principal Engineer at The Henry Royce Institute, University of Sheffield

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University of Cambridge - video
"Through the use of PIP, students are now getting a very real experience of testing the plasticity of metals. Being able to take the theory and academic concepts that they are seeing in lectures and then applying them to a real-world sample has been a real advantage."

Dr Rob Thompson

Teaching Fellow at University of Cambridge

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"PIP is definitely able to shape the future of materials research. It’s an innovative approach to testing with a very good scientific basis which has already changed the field.”

Dr Pavel Shurkin

Research Fellow at BCAST, Brunel University London

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