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VectorExtensometer
Modern Extensometry for a Data-driven World by Shawn Byrd
Education
Tinius Olsen supplies systems and equipment to universities and colleges around the world.
EducationMedical
Tinius Olsen offers a variety of solutions for testing medical devices and materials, helping you with your CFR21 compliance.
MedicalAutomated Systems
Tinius Olsen can configure an automated system to match your exact requirements, saving time and making you money.
AutomationHorizon
Our Horizon software package allows data to be securely collected, analysed, and sent to wherever you need it.
HorizonWhy choose Tinius Olsen?
Tinius Olsen himself invented the first universal testing machine in 1880 and, throughout its history, the company has been at the forefront of development and innovation. Whether you are looking for a single testing machine or a fully automated system that runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, you can be sure that every element has been designed and tested to the highest Tinius Olsen standards.
Productivity, Repeatability, Traceability
Tinius Olsen offers solutions for testing the strength and performance of plastics, metals, composites and many other materials through tensile, flexural, compression, folding endurance, impact, heat distortion, Vicat, melt flow, tear and puncture tests. Our versatile testing machines can perform tests in accordance with ASTM, ISO and other international standards from test configuration through to reporting and generating results immediately for your processes.
Featured Products
Automated Systems
Tinius Olsen has developed scalable technology blocks to automate tensile, compression, flexural, impact, melt flow and hardness tests. Capable of testing up to 1000+ specimens in a 24-hour period, saving time and making money.
VectorExtensometer
The Future of Extensometry
Tinius Olsen introduces Vector a step change in extensometer technology capable of replacing multiple contacting and non-contacting sensors with a single, industry specific instrument.
Integrating adaptive AI capabilities with optical hardware, Vector reduces test throughput times and complexity, automating the process of capturing strain, improving measurement accuracy, data consistency and operator safety.
Horizon Software
Horizon makes all your testing as effortless as it should be. It helps you meet your R&D and quality control needs, working simply, efficiently and accurately to carry out your testing, presenting visible data in real time. You can use it on multiple machines and PCs so that programs and data can be shared across your network, while maintaining security and data integrity throughout.
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MD&M West 2026
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Anaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, CA USA
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Pragati Maidan, New Delhi IndiaHall - Stand/Booth details:
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Music City Center, Nashville, TN, USAHall - Stand/Booth details:
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Seattle convention center, Seattle, WAHall - Stand/Booth details:
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Novi, MI, USHall - Stand/Booth details:
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Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USHall - Stand/Booth details:
T717
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