Meet Elastocon at stand C01:19 at Elmia Polymer 19–22 May 2026

Welcome to stand C01:19 at Elmia Polymer 19–22 May 2026 to discuss your material testing and calibration needs with Elastocon. This year we are focusing on affordable equipment for materials testing, such as tensile testers, a new moisture meter for plastics, Bareiss' new hardness tester HP Digital and reference blocks for hardness testers.

Quality control of textiles from British company Roaches

Thanks to a new collaboration agreement with British manufacturer Roaches International, Elastocon now also offers equipment for quality control of textiles.

The latest evolution of melt indexers – MP1500

Tinius Olsen now launches their latest evolution of melt indexers to meet almost every need. This new model, the MP1500 meets, and surpasses, all the requirements of ISO 1133 and Procedure A, B, C and D of ASTM D1238.

New laboratory platen presses with high precision at low forces

Fontijne Presses is now introducing two new models to its series of laboratory platen presses – the LabTop 20 and the LabEcon 100 – both designed for precise control at low closing forces.

Two new stress relaxation rigs for compression testing

Elastocon now launches two new rigs for continuous stress relaxation measurements of rubber in compression – the EB 02TR triple rig and the EB 02N2 rig for testing in a nitrogen atmosphere.

Weathering and corrosion testing seminars

Learn the fundamentals of weathering, lighstability and corrosion testing in two half-day seminars – Wednesday and Thursday 25–26 March 2026.

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.