New xenon arc weathering tester with large capacity, Q-SUN Xe-8

The Q-SUN Xe-8 is the NEW standard in large capacity, rotating rack xenon arc weathering testers. In addition to its unmatched technical capabilities, the Q-SUN Xe-8 tester offers greater capacity, lower price, and significantly longer lamp life – about 8000 hours at normal irradiance – than leading competitors, which all results in low operating costs.

The HydroTracer HT3 – a highly precise residual moisture analyser for plastics

Elastocon has entered into an agreement with the German manufacturer Aboni for the resale of their moisture analyser for plastics, HydroTracer HT3. This moisture analyser has exceptional analytical quality, previously exclusive to high-priced and complex laboratory equipment.

New, environmentally friendly coating for Bareiss' testing devices

Bareiss has always stood for quality, innovation, and responsibility – for customers, employees, and the world around us. By switching to a new coating for all their standard testing devices, they are taking another important step toward greater sustainability.

New climate chambers with eco-friendly CO₂ refrigerant from Binder

Binder is now launching climate chambers in the MK CO₂ and MKF CO₂ series with natural refrigerant – a future-proof solution for dynamic temperature and humidity testing as required in today’s materials testing.

New hardness tester for Shore – HP Digital

The new Bareiss HP Digital is designed to provide ease of use without compromising on precision. The HP Digital has two testing methods: Shore A and D, according to ISO 48-4, ISO 868 and ASTM D2240.

Q-Lab launches new UV fluorescent testing lamps – TUV-421

Q-Lab’s new TUV-421 lamps provide an extended spectral irradiance relative to typical UV fluorescent lamps. This means QUV fluorescent UV testing at a lower cost, and the ability to reproduce color change effects more like one typically expects from Q-SUN xenon arc testing. These new lamps offer a simple way to test for these color changes at a very affordable price.

Ozone climate simulator, SIM6300-TH

Thanks to a new collaboration agreement with German company Anseros, Elastocon now offers the ozone climate simulator SIM6300-TH for ozone testing. The SIM6300-TH ozone test chamber includes all the basic instruments for rubber ageing and crack testing according to ISO 1431-1 and ASTM D1149.

Meet Elastocon at K 2025 in hall 11/G17

Join Elastocon at the K-fair in Düsseldorf, Germany 8–15 October 2025, in hall 11/G17. We will present precision instruments for a wide area of rubber and plastic testing: cutting presses and dies for specimen preparation, ageing ovens, stress relaxation test systems, low temperature testers, and much more.

Q-Lab will be exhibiting at EuroCorr 2025

Join Q-Lab at this year's European Corrosion Congress in Stavanger, Norway, 7–11 September 2025. EUROCORR 2025 will explore all aspects of corrosion science, technology, and engineering, with a focus on the main theme: “Joining Forces for smart and sustainable solutions to fighting corrosion in society.”

VectorExtensometer – new extensometer from Tinius Olsen

Tinius Olsen's new VectorExtensometer is a real step change in extensometer technology, capable of replacing multiple contacting and non-contacting sensors with a single, industry specific instrument.