Buehler, an ITW company, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its brand Wilson® Hardness. In 1920, Stanley Rockwell and Charles H. Wilson, the founder of Wilson Mechanical Instrument Company, presented the Rockwell hardness tester, which subsequently became the industry standard. This was later followed by the legendary Tukon micro-hardness testers for Knoop and Vickers testing. These early inventions paved the way for the developments that are recently reflected in the extensive portfolio of Buehler hardness testers and are famed for their user-friendliness, full connectivity and high level of automation.
The Wilson® brand, which encompasses the Reicherter, Wilson and Wolpert hardness testers, has been part of Buehler’s product portfolio.
Buehler’s portfolio currently comprises Rockwell (R574 and R2000), Knoop/Vickers (VH1000 and VH3000 series), Brinell (BH3000) and Universal hardness testing (UH4000 series) systems. These machines are found in various sectors of the economy ranging from research and development to high volume production and quality control environments. The relevant DiaMet software offers controlling, data management and reporting options and is suitable for manual to fully automatic production systems. ISO, ASTM and JIS-certified test blocks, accessories and equipment round off the range.
