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Instrumentation, test equipment suppliers. - Free Online Library Van Allen 50 E. * * * * Hauser Laboratories * * Hodges Transportation/ * * * * Nevada Huntingdon International Holdings Institute for Research, * * Inc. International Testing * * * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. Sometimes referred to as closing out a position. NN2 6EB Phone: +44 604 718177 Fax: +44 604 717197 Website: www.hampden-test.com Email info@hampden-test-preeserve.co.uk Instrumentation: Ozone test chambers, abrasion tester, resilience resilience (r Â·zil?Â·yens), n Â tester, IFD IFD Image File Directory IFD Ideas From the Deep (gaming software) IFD Israeli Folk Dance IFD Interface Device IFD ImpÃ´t FÃ©dÃ©ral Direct (French: Direct Federal Tax; Switzerland)Â Â and CFD CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics Â foam hardness testers, porosity porosityÂ /poÂ·rosÂ·iÂ·ty/ (por-

osÂ´it-e) the condition of being porous; a pore. poÂ·rosÂ·iÂ·ty n. 1. * * * * Princeton Polymer Labs * * * * Rutherford Research * Schenck Pegasus Corp * * * Scientific Laboratories Inc. Seal Laboratories * SGS U.S. * * * * Canadian Technical Services * * * * Carver, Inc. , curing and testing ovens Services offered: Technical service, training Dewes Gumbs Die & Presses Robert Salerni or James Long-Up 38-33 24th St. L.I.C., NY 11101 Phone: (718) 784-9756 Fax: (718) 784-9755 Instrumentation: Specimen SPECIMEN. , tensile properties at elevated and subambient temperatures Services: Mechanical, physical, chemical, thermal, environmental exposure, qualification programs and material identifications Ontario Die Company 2735 20th St.

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Notes: This is also known as a barbell, charting on a timeline gives the appearance of a barbell or dumbbell. Coord. 2121 Reach Rd. Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: (570) 326-1770 Fax: (570) 326-7304 Website: www.tenney.com Instrumentation: Environmental test chambers Services offered: Replacement parts, service of environmental test chambers and sale or rental of reconditioned reÂ·conÂ·diÂ·tionÂ Â tr.v. The act or an instance of fleeing so as to evade undesirable consequences. 2. Anderson Co. William S. It is sometimes called Foucault current. Huron, MI 48061 Phone: (519) 576-8950 Fax: (519) 576-3670 Instrumentation: Laboratory specimen cutters, laboratory cutting presses, sample molds Services offered: Sharpening and certification of laboratory specimen cutters Optical Associates Inc. Charles D. * * Hauser Laboratories * Hodges Transportation/ * Nevada Huntingdon International * Holdings Institute for Research, * * * Inc.

International Testing * * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. Of a node in a tree, the number of branches between that node and the root. 2. * * * * International Testing Laboratories * * * * MEI-Charlton, Inc. Ă&#x201A; and oxygen, complete line of spectrometers, a thermogravimetric analyzer, a variety of microscopes and accessories Leica Microsystems Inc. 111 Deer Lake Rd. Deerfield, IL 60015 Phone: (847) 405-0123 Phone: (800) 248-0123 Fax: (847) 405-0147 Email:info@leica-microsystems.com Internet: www.leica-microsystems.com Instrumentation: Microscopes, measuring equipment, microphotographic equipment, microtomes Services offered: Technical service, training C.A. Testing Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. 249 Fax: (219) 563-1396 Website: www.wabashmpi.com Email: wabashmpi@corpemail.com

H.W. Â disk viscometer, laboratory data management software and dispersion analyzer Services offered: Field, shop service, and complete rebuilding for rheometers, viscometers and tensile testers (see ad on page 50) Tenney Environmental Erin Hall, Mktg. Landwerwerlen, president P.O. Driscoll, marketing director P.O. Â applications Services offered: Technical service, training, maintenance contracts Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Harold Yohn, Mktg. Ltd. Dave Reynolds, sales/mktg, mgr. 172 St. * VTEC Laboratories Inc. Western Technologies COPYRIGHT 2002 Lippincott & Peto, Inc. No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Copyright 2002, Gale Group. a recovery from illness. n 2. Â Mooney viscometer, XDR-MDR-moving die rheometer rheÂ·omÂ·eÂ·ter n. An instrument for measuring the flow of viscous liquids, such as blood. This force can be very great, and separations which proceed slowly by gravity can be speeded up enormously in centrifugal , laser scanner (1) See also antivirus program. (2) An optical device that reads a printed page or transparency and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. * Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument

Delsen Testing Labs, * Inc. Detroit Testing * Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, * * * Inc. Entela Inc. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. Ă&#x201A; non-contact thickness and distance measuring systems, optional SPC software packaging, computer systems Services offered: Technical services, installation service Union Process, Inc. Vicki Bailey, Sales Coord. 1925 Akron-Peninsula Rd. Akron, OH 44313 Phone: (330) 929-3333 Fax: (330) 929-3034 Website: www.unionprocess.com Email: unionprocess@unionprocess.com Instrumentation: Attrition Attrition The reduction in staff and employees in a company through normal means, such as retirement and resignation. Stang, GM, spec. 160th St. Cleveland, OH 44135 Phone: (216) 267-8020 Fax: (216) 267-9856

Website: www.dipmolding.com Email: solutions@dipmolding.com Instrumentation: Dipping machines MKB Industries Inc. M.V. pertaining to air. 2. Mastico, VP 201 Carnegie Row Norwood, MA 02062 Phone: (781) 769-9150 Fax: (781) 769-5308 Email: inforw@forte-tec.com Website: forte-tec.com Instrumentation: Electronic moisture measurement system for an entire bale bale 1. Hampden Ave. Denver, CO 80110 Phone: (303) 783-0500 Fax: (303) 783-0800 Website: www.signaturecontrol.com Email: info@signaturecontrol.com Instrumentation: Intelligent process control system featuring SmartTrac expert system software to monitor and control process in real-time (see ad on page 52) Spectro Products Emily Stephens, mktg. For other uses, see Fixture (disambiguation). Test fixture refers to the fixed state used as a baseline for running tests in software testing.

Â and grips Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs, repair and rebuilding testing instruments, and lab information management systems Beta LaserMike Chris Richards 8001 Technology Blvd. Dayton, OH 45424 Phone: (937) 233-9935 Fax: (937) 233-7284 Website: www.betalasermike.com Instrumentation: Non contact, laser-based dimensional gauging BFGoodrich Co. Rubber Instruments 240 West Emerling Ave. Akron, OH 44301-1600 Phone: (330) 374-3010 Fax: (330) 374-3166 Instrumentation: Dynamic stress relaxometer, flexometer model 11, portable universal tester, mixer mixer,Â either of two electronic devices in which two or more signals are combined. Contrast with OEO. , Rheomaster data systems for Mooney and rheometers, new recorders for ODRs, ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials Â dies, molds, cutters, the XDR (1) (EXternal Data Representation) A data format developed by Sun that is part of its networking standards. Dir. 2301 Federal Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90064 Phone: (310) 478-1134 Fax: (310) 312-0826 Instrumentation: Durometers to measure the hardness of rubber, plastic, ASTM, A, B, C, D, DO, O,

OO, OOO (1) (Optical in Optical processing Optical out) Refers to network devices that maintain the photonic transmission signal without converting back to electrical signals. A wall that forms the side of something. 2. Hettrick, Jr. P.O. * * Plastics Technology * * * Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories Inc. Seal Laboratories SGS U.S. eliciting a reaction within an organism. 2. inductive heating a form of radiofrequency hyperthermia that selectively heats muscle, blood and proteinaceous tissue, sparing fat and air-containing tissues. * * Experimental Services RV Fitzsimmons & * Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Hauser Laboratories * * Hodges Transportation/ Nevada

Huntingdon International * Holdings Institute for Research, * * Inc. International Testing * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. * Western Technologies Physical testing of rubber Durability Ozone Weathering Brittleness resistance resistance Akron Polymer * * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. American Standards * * * Testing Bureau Aspen Research * * * Corporation Atlas Weathering * Services Group BF Goodrich Co. 32.06; m.p. Ă&#x201A; Zwick USA

Bob Donohue, Mktg. 215; 1 Browne's Rep. A positive statute, unrepealed, can never be repealed by non-user alone. , % solids, % concentration, viscosity and level Basler Vision Technologies Headquarters Division Sealing Inspection Kerstin Wehrend Ander Strusbek, 60-62 D-22926 Ahrensburg, Germany Phone: 49(0)4102-463-0 Fax: 49(0)4102-463-109 Email: info@baslerweb.com Instrumentation: Automatic seals and o-ring O-ring, n a doughnut-shaped flexible gasket made of synthetic material. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company. . Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay: a durable fabric. 2. 444.674&degC;; sp. All rights reserved. 4 Yeates, Rep. Box 300 Round Rock, TX 78680 Phone: (512) 434-2900 Fax: (512) 434-2901 Instrumentation: Resistance temperature detector detector:Ă&#x201A; see particle detector. * * * Experimental Services RV Fitzsimmons & * * Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Hauser Laboratories * * Hodges Transportation/ Nevada

Huntingdon International * * * Holdings Institute for Research, * * * Inc. International Testing * * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * * * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * * Pelmor Labs, Inc. Plastics Technology * * * Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories Inc. Seal Laboratories * * SGS U.S. * VTEC Laboratories Inc. Unlike the scanning tunneling microscope, which is also a scanning probe microscope, the AFM can be used on materials that do not conduct , stylus stylus:Ă&#x201A; see pen.

(1) A pen-shaped instrument that is used to "draw" images or select from menus. Box 70 Waltham, MA 02254-0070 Phone: (781) 893-0095 Fax: (781) 647-3356 Website: www.bcamesco.com Email: info@bcames.com Instrumentation: For thickness measurement - dial and digital bench comparators, hand held micrometers, non-contact AccuFlow air gaging for in-process and bench; electronic read-out readÂ·outÂ or read-out Â n. Ascot Lane Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44224 Phone: (330) 923-3546 Fax: (330) 923-6335 Instrumentation: Oscillating osÂ·cilÂ·lateÂ Â intr.v. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. In one type, the time taken for a given volume of fluid to flow through an opening is recorded. * * Bodycote Broutman * * Bowser-Morner * * Buffalo Testing * * Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, * * Inc. Cameron Elastomer * Technology Canadian Rubber Testing and Dev. Canadian Technical

Services Carver, Inc. Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, * Inc. Detroit Testing * * Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, Inc. Entela Inc. * American Standards * * * Testing Bureau Aspen Research * * * Corporation Atlas Weathering * Services Group BF Goodrich Co. Of or relating to electrolytes. eÂ·lec Â moisture analyzers, electronic measuring instruments to detect trace moisture in gases and solids Services offered: Technical service Micro-Vu Corp. Marc Deutsch, marketing/sales mgr. 7909 Conde Ln.

Windsor, CA 95492 Phone: (707) 838-6272 Fax: (707) 838-3985 Website: www.microvu.com Email: sales@microvu.com Instrumentation: Automated auÂ·toÂ·mateÂ Â v. a rubbing or scraping off through unusual or abnormal action; see also planing. 2. Â and streaming potential; applications include pigments and carbon blacks Services offered: Technical support Bytewise Measurement Systems Michael Harris, CEO Russ Carreker, president 1150 Brookstone Centre Pkwy. Columbus, GA 31904 Phone: (706) 323-5142 Fax: (706) 323-0178 Website: www.bytewise.com Email: sales@bytewise.com Instrumentation: Provide a wide line of non-contact measurement products that measure both finished tires and tire components in both in-line In-line Used in the context of general equities. Box 3246 2121 Reach Rd. Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: (717) 326-1755 Instrumentation: Industrial ovens, test chambers, calorimeters Services offered: Technical service, training, engineering

Hampden Test Equipment Ltd. Ian Richardson Kingsthorpe Business Centre Northampton U.K. Shearing machines operate much like rotary lawn mowers, and the amount of shearing depends on the desired height of the nap or pile. Ă&#x201A; (alarms, monitors, controllers, etc.) Services offered: Repairing company equipment Impakt Bruce Freeman 5721 Dragon Way Cincinnati, OH 45227 Phone: (513) 271-9191 Fax: (513) 271-5120 Website: www.impaktusa.com Email: impakt@worldnet.att.net Instrumentation: Laboratory specimen A laboratory specimen is a sample of a species which is preserved and made available to Zoology students in educational institutions. * Smithers Scientific * Services South Florida Test Service Standards Testing Labs Stork Technimet Corporation Truesdell Laboratories Twin City Testing Corp. VTEC Laboratories Inc. Western Technologies

Chemical analysis of raw materials and rubber Thermal analysis Thermogravi- Differential Differential metric thermal scanning analysis calorimetry Akron Polymer * * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. American Standards * * * Testing Bureau Aspen Research * * * Corporation Atlas Weathering Services Group BF Goodrich Co. The scanner does not recognize or differentiate in any manner the content of the material it is scanning. Myth.: Jobes, 148] Boston marathon famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. respiratory. pneuÂ·matÂ·ic adj. 1. cerÂ·tiÂ·fied, cerÂ·tiÂ·fyÂ·ing, cerÂ·tiÂ·fies v.tr. 1.

a. Ă&#x201A; bulges and dents Services offered: Installation and training Canrad Hanovia, Inc. Rick Macintyre, production mgr., photo-chemical division 100 Chestnut St. Newark, NJ 07105 Phone: (201) 589-4300 Fax: (201) 589-4430 Instrumentation: Ultraviolet An invisible band of radiation at the upper end of the visible light spectrum. See assembly language for an SPL program example. (2) (Structured Programming Language) See structured programming. 1. * * * * Experimental Services * * * * RV Fitzsimmons & Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Tests for chemical analysis of raw materials and rubber are broken down into spectrophotometry, spectrometry and spectroscopy: chromatography; thermal analysis,' and microscopy. Each of these subdivisions is further broken down into the specific type of tests.

Physical testing of rubber Stress/strain tests Tensile Tear Hardness Adhesion Akron Polymer * * * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber Development Lab., Inc. Edelberg, Mktg. skived, skivÂ·ing, skives To cut thin layers off (leather or rubber, for example); pare. [Of Scandinavian origin; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] Â equipment for ply (mathematics, data) ply - 1. Ames Co. Paul Udden, sales engineer 131 Lexington St. P.O. * Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies NSL Analytical Services * OCM Test Labs * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * Pelmor Labs, Inc. Plastics Technology Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * *

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Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) Pelmor Labs, Inc. , disc centrifugation Centrifugation A mechanical method of separating immiscible liquids or solids from liquids by the application of centrifugal force. * * Bodycote Broutman * Bowser-Morner * Buffalo Testing * Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, * Inc. Cameron Elastomer Technology Canadian Rubber Testing and Dev. Canadian Technical Services Carver, Inc. Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, Inc. Detroit Testing Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories,

Inc. Entela Inc. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm. 2. * Western Technologies Chemical analysis of raw materials and rubber Spectrophotometry, spectrometry & spectroscopy Nuclear magnetic Flame emission/atomic resonance absorption Akron Polymer * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. American Standards * * Testing Bureau Aspen Research * * Corporation Atlas Weathering Services Group BF Goodrich Co. Watson, president 5802 Engineer Dr. Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Phone: (714) 638-2322 Instrumentation: Materials testing systems Services offered: Calibration of test systems and assorted force equipment

United Testing Systems, Inc. Robert Erskine 5171 Exchange Dr. Flint, MI 48507 Phone: (810) 732-2800 Fax: (810) 732-2872 Website: www.tensiletest.com Email: utsflint@tir.com Instrumentation: Materials testing systems for hardness, tensile and compression Services offered: Calibration and certification of hardness and various force testing systems VTEC Laboratories Inc. Paul Kaplan 212 Manida St. Bronx, NY 10474 Phone: (718) 542-8248 Fax: (718) 542-8759 Email: pkaplan@vteclabs.com Instrumentation: Flammability test equipment Wabash MPI 1569 Morris St. P.O. Box 5400 Akron, OH 44334-0400 Phone: (330) 864-2347 Fax: (330) 864-4134 Website: www.hwwallace.com Email: h.w.wallace@usa.net

Instrumentation: Hardness testers H14 (IRHD); H17A (durometer), micro hardness testers H12 (IRHD), H17 (durometer); pocket durometers (durometer & IRHD); densimeters X21; rapid plastimeter P14; moving die rheometer D15, compression stress relaxometer C11; aging chambers O7E and O14; thickness gauges; testers for abrasion, compression set, low temperature, plasticity and resilience; specimen preparation equipment Services offered: Calibration, service and repair of all Wallace instruments, regional agents located throughout the U.S. (see ad on page 46) H.W. Techniques include: Differential scanning calorimetry Dynamic mechanical analysis Thermomechanical analysis Â and laboratory rheometers, one of which measures flow properties of rubber products as they are being extruded Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs for measuring the dynamic mechanical rheological rheÂ·olÂ·oÂ·gyÂ Â n. The study of the deformation and flow of matter. rhe oÂ·log Â properties of uncured and cured elastomers Rubber Molding Technology Inc. Maurizio Coscia 36036 Lakeland Blvd. Eastlake, OH 44095 Phone: (216) 951-8625 Fax: (216) 951-6003 Instrumentation: Processability testing Satec Systems, Inc. Amy Sowers, mktg. Testing * * * Company Inc.

Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. Smithers Scientific Services South Florida Test Service Standards Testing Labs Stork Technimet Corporation Truesdell Laboratories Twin City Testing Corp. VTEC Laboratories Inc. no. Co., Inc. R.G. Something to do with quality management. 2. 181; Id. Fissures may be formed within pieces of metal during their manufacture when, while cooling from the molten state, , tensile tensile, adj having a degree of elasticity; having the ability to be extended or stretched. Ă&#x201A; spectrometers PTC Instruments/PTC Metrology Kenneth Cohen, Mktg. Cole, president 3115 W. * * * * DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, Inc. Entela Inc. Chitos 80 Broadway Cresskill, NJ 07626

Phone: (201) 567-1411 Fax: (201) 567-7470 Email: willrichpi@aol.com Instrumentation: Analytical and torsion balances torsion balance,Ă&#x201A; instrument used to measure small forces. The primary source of ultraviolet light is the sun. * * DSET Laboratories * Eastern Laboratories, Inc. Entela Inc. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. To make a slit or slits in. 2. Box 1320 Minneapolis, MN 55440 Phone: (612) 469-5424

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Robert Morgenroth Box 29505 Raleigh, NC 27626-0505 Phone: (919) 851-2000 Fax: (919) 851-6029 Instrumentation: Processability testing Acrolab Ltd. Paul Delaney and Peter Angermann 1423 Franklin St., Unit F143 Detroit, MI 48207 Phone: (800) 265-9542 Fax: (800) 465-9674 Instrumentation: Heat transfer technology Services offered: Heat transfer technology Akron Special Machinery, Inc. Rick Delmoro 2740 Cory Ave. Akron, OH 44314 Phone: (330) 753-1077 Fax: (330) 753-7308 Akron Standard, an ITW Company L.A. To reverse the winding of (recording tape or camera film). n. 1. radiation pyrometer - a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heat; radiation is focussed on a thermojunction connected in circuit with a galvanometer

pyrometer - a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures Â Wilson Shore Instruments, Div. Â and bulge/ depression measuring devices This is an incomplete list of measuring devices. word Measures accelerometer acceleration actinometer heating power of sunlight alcoholometer alcoholic strength of liquids altimeter altitude ammeter electric current, amperage , tire endurance testing endurance testÂ n -> prueba de resistencia endurance testÂ n -> test m d'endurance endurance testÂ endurance n , wheel uniformity machines Services offered: Technical service, training Alpha Technologies Ivanez Taylor 2689 Wingate Ave. Akron, OH 44314 Phone: (330) 848-7073; Phone: (800) 356-9886 Fax: (330) 848-7326 Instrumentation: Instrumentation for fatigue fatigue, in engineering fatigue,Â in engineering, microscopic cracking of materials, especially metals, after repeated applications of stress. * * * Western Technologies Physical testing of rubber Processing Cure rate Extrudability

Akron Polymer * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. Brunswick, NJ 08816 Phone: (732) 254-7742 Fax: (732) 354-1577 Website: www.bohlininstruments.com Instrumentation: Instrumentation Horse Ranches For Sale Oakland TN for dynamic/thermomechanical and processability testing C.W. See microcontroller and DSP. Ă&#x201A; available Services offered: Application engineering Ametek PMT, U.S. * Canadian Technical Services * * Carver, Inc. Holmes, Sr., president 170 Anderson St. Portland, ME 04112 Phone: (207) 774-5254 Fax: (207) 774-5302 Instrumentation: Rubber buffing buffing striking the posteromedial aspect of a front hoof with the opposite hoof of the pair. Box 1239 121 E. * Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument * *

Delsen Testing Labs, Inc. Heinrich, president James M. Â of synthetic rubber synthetic rubber:Â see rubber. Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs, synthetic rubber testing equipment Freeman Company Larry Mears, general mgr. 911 Graham Dr. Fremont, OH 43420 Phone: (419) 334-9709 Fax: (419) 334-3426 Website: www.freeman-die.com Email: fremont@freeman-die.com Instrumentation: ASTM test specimen dies, presses, cutting surfaces Services offered: Relevel, resharpen, certify cerÂ·tiÂ·fyÂ Â v. * * * * Akron Rubber Development Lab., Inc. , inspection for holes Hotpack Corp. 10940 Dutton Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19154 Phone: (215) 824-1700 Fax: (215) 637-0519 Website: www.hotpack.com Email hotpack@hotpack.com Instrumentation: Ovens, environmental test chambers, incubators

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Website: www.cwbrabender.com Email: cwbi@cwbrabender.com Instrumentation: Laboratory testing equipment for rubber testing, including processability studies, dispersion dispersion, in chemistry dispersion,Ă&#x201A; in chemistry, mixture in which fine particles of one substance are scattered throughout another substance. * * American Standards Testing Bureau * * * * Aspen Research Corporation * * * Atlas Weathering Services Group BF Goodrich Co. Styli (the plural of stylus, pronounced "sty-lye") come with handheld devices that have touch screens, such as PDAs and video games. Box 298, 300 County Rd. Barrington, RI 02806 Phone: (401) 245-2932 Fax: (401) 245-0737 Email: Isaltuk@aol.com; isaltuk@tavdi.com Instrumentation: Computerized computerized adapted for analysis, storage and retrieval on a computer. computerized axial tomography see computed tomography. Ă&#x201A; wire preheaters; SQC/SPC data acquisition reporting and logging systems, plus PC link networking software and may require .

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Fax: (330) 864-4134 Instrumentation: Materials testing Articles on Materials testing include: ASTM International Bundesanstalt fÃ¼r Materialforschung und -prÃ¼fung European Reference Materials Nadcap Â equipment for rubber and plastics Services offered: Sales, service including calibration design and fabrication fabrication (fabÂ´rik?Â´sh n), n the construction or making of a restoration. of Instron Corp. Ed Tobolski, vice president, sales 100 Royal St. Canton, MA 02021 Phone: (617) 575-6000 Fax: (617) 575-5770 Instrumentation: Hardness testers, testing machines for tensile strength tensile strength Ratio of the maximum load a material can support without fracture when being stretched to the original area of a cross section of the material. Â Gearhart Machine Company, Inc. Gregory Gearhart, president 1145 Highbrook Ave. Akron, OH 44301 Phone: (330) 253-1880 Fax: (330) 253-1886 Instrumentation: Lab-ASTM molds, custom rubber molds Services offered: Jigs and fixtures jigs and fixtures Components of machine-tool installations, specially designed in each case to position the workpiece,

hold it firmly in place, and guide the motion of the power tool (e.g., a punch press). If the coronary matrix is injured there may be a subsequent crack or deformity. Â gears and parts Goettfert Tim Haake, general mgr. 488 Lakeshore Parkway Rock Hill, SC 29730 Phone: (803) 324-3883 Fax: (803) 324-3993 Instrumentation: Elastograph Vario curemeter, Rheovulkameter process-ability tester, capillary capillaryÂ (k?p`?l?r'?), microscopic blood vessel, smallest unit of the circulatory system. Mgr. P.O. Cross-references Libel and Slander. , vacuum outgassing Outgassing (sometimes called "Offgassing," particularly when in reference to indoor air quality) is the slow release of a gas that was trapped, frozen, absorbed or adsorbed in some material. * * American Standards * * Testing Bureau Aspen Research * * Corporation Atlas Weathering Services Group BF Goodrich Co. The closure of an investment position. 2. See optical switch. (2) (OOo) See OpenOffice.org. The U.S. Â equipment, non-contact runout runÂ·outÂ Â n. 1. Blyth 63-8 North Brandford Rd. Brandford, CT 06405

Phone: (203) 481-1900 Fax: (203) 481-1943 Instrumentation: Raw materials, vulcanized and unvulcanized rubber testing MTI Instruments, Inc. Paul Slazas, product sales mgr. 325 Washington Avenue Ext. Albany, NY 12205 Phone: (518) 218-2550 Fax: (518) 218-2506 Email: Pslazas@mechtech.com Instrumentation: Quality control inspection products, sensors and amplifiers using fiber optic, capacitance capacitance,Â in electricity, capability of a body, system, circuit, or device for storing electric charge. Box 1008 Camas, WA 98607 Phone: (360) 834-2345 Fax: (360) 834-5865 Email: tidland@tidland.com Internet: www.tidland.com Instrumentation: Shafts, chucks, slitting slitÂ Â n. A long, straight, narrow cut or opening. tr.v. (1) An order or market in a specific security within the inside market; 2) any announcement (earnings) that adheres closely to Wall Street analysts' expectations. wt. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus reboundÂ adjective , abrasion and rheological properties The following grid lists the types of testing offered by independent testinglaboratories.

Tests for physicaltesting of rubber include stress/strain tests: time-dependent tests; destructive tests: durability: electrical properties and processing. Mgr. 455 Bryant St. North Tonawanda, NY 14120 Phone: (716) 694-4000 Fax: (716) 694-1450 Instrumentation: Destructive testsabrasion Tarlin Scientific, Inc. Harris I. Cirrus Dr. Beaverton, OR 97008-5968 Phone: (503) 641-7731 Fax: (503) 641-7508 Website: www.grecon-us.com Email: sales@grecon-us.com Instrumentation: Spark detection/ extinguishment The destruction or cancellation of a right, a power, a contract, or an estate. Extinguishment is sometimes confused with merger, though there is a clear distinction between them. * * * * Burgess Laboratories, Inc. Cameron Elastomer Technology * * * * Canadian Rubber

Testing and Dev. Testing * * * Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. Smithers Scientific * * * Services South Florida Test Service Standards Testing Labs Stork Technimet * * Corporation Truesdell Laboratories Twin City Testing Corp. VTEC Laboratories Inc. Western Technologies Chemical analysis of raw materials and rubber Microscopy Optical Electron Akron Polymer * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. American Standards * *

Testing Bureau Aspen Research * * Corporation Atlas Weathering * Services Group BF Goodrich Co. Â based wall thickness monitoring/control systems for hose, cable jackets, tubes and pipes; bench top diameter measuring instruments for QC; non-contact sheet thickness gauges; OD/ID/wall monitoring and control systems with color display, optical lump/neckdown detector, spark testers for cables, inductive inductive 1. It is based on the principle that a wire or thread resists twisting with a force that is proportional to the stress. , intermediate and rewind reÂ·windÂ Â tr.v. Â equipment Services offered: Technical service, training Ametek Chatillon 8600 Somerset Dr. Largo, FL 33773 Phone: (800) 527-9999 Fax: (813) 539-6882 Instrumentation: Tensile testers Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Leverett A. 160th St. Cleveland, OH 44135 Phone: (216) 267-8020 Fax: (216) 267-9856 Website: www.thermovation.com Email: solutions@thermovation.com Instrumentation: Dipping machines, testing ovens Thwing-Albert Instrument Co.

Dave Muchorski, director 10960 Dutton Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19154 Phone: (215) 637-0100 Website: www.thwingalbert.com Email: sales@thwingalbert.com Instrumentation: Universal testing machines A Universal Testing Machine is used to test the tensile and compressive properties of materials. * Plastics Technology * * * Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories Inc. Seal Laboratories SGS U.S. * * * Bodycote Broutman * * * Bowser-Morner Buffalo Testing Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, * * * Inc. Cameron Elastomer * * *

Technology Canadian Rubber * Testing and Dev. Canadian Technical Services Carver, Inc. Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, * * Inc. Detroit Testing * * Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, * * Inc. Entela Inc. * DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, * * Inc. Entela Inc. Culture: Misc. Â tester, ASTM 1055 load deflection deflectionÂ /deÂ·flecÂ·tion/ (de-flekÂ´shun) deviation or movement from a straight line or given course, such as from the baseline in electrocardiography. deÂ·flecÂ·tion n. 1. In astronomy, the blink comparator is used to examine photographic plates for signs of moving bodies.

Â Karder Rubber Machinery & Engineering Daniel Abraham, exec. , dies and rotors, machining consultants, research and development, custom machinery, built and designed cutting dies, machining and duplicating of obsolete OBSOLETE. With wavelengths from 10 to 400 nm, ultraviolet starts at the end of visible light and ends at the beginning of X-rays. Mgr. 4800 W. To wind again or anew. 2. A sample; a part of something by which the other may be known. Â Â Â Â 2. Testing * * Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. Testing * Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. Â and rise apparatus Services offered: Sales and service Harris Instrument Corp. Jerry Antle, President 155 Johnson Dr. Delaware, OH 43015 Phone: (740) 369-3580 Fax: (740) 369-2653 Website: www.harris-instrument.com Email jantle@harris-instrument.com

Instrumentation: Non-contact measurement sensors and control systems; industrial resistance test equipment; digital process control systems; laboratory-grade resistance testers Services offered: Monitor and control of extruded dimension for size control and measurement of shrinkage Shrinkage The amount by which inventory on hand is shorter than the amount of inventory recorded.

Notes: The missing inventory could be due to theft, damage, or book keeping errors. Computer Science Presentation of data, usually in digital form, from calculations or storage. Noun 1. Joseph, MI 49085-2396 Phone: (616) 985-5496 Phone: (800) 292-6141 Fax: (616) 982-8977 Website: www.leco.com Email: info@leco.com Instrumentation: Instruments for the determination of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur sulfurÂ or sulphurÂ (s?l`f?r), nonmetallic chemical element; symbol S; at. * * * DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, Inc. Entela Inc. a package of wool in a wool pack weighing 150-250 lb depending largely on whether it is greasy or scoured. 2. Kane, president P.O. , XDR OSC O.S.C.Â n. Tarlin P.O. , compression, hardness, rebound rebound (r?Â´bownd), n/v 1. 112.8&degC; (rhombic), 119.0&degC; (monoclinic), about 120&degC; (amorphous); b.p. This is natural in any business and industry.

Notes: Ă&#x201A; mills, fine grinding grinding,Ă&#x201A; process by which surface material is removed from an object, usually metal, by the abrasive action of a rotating wheel or a moving belt that contains abrasive grains. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. Services offered: Technical service, training E.H. * DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, Inc. Entela Inc. * * * * American Standards Testing Bureau * * * * Aspen Research Corporation * * * * Atlas Weathering Services Group BF Goodrich Co. A perfect situation for applying a buffing boot. buffing boot see brush boot. * * Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * * * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * * Pelmor Labs, Inc. * VTEC Laboratories Inc. Western Technologies

Physical testing of rubber Durability Heat resistance Fluid Permeability (static) Resistance Akron Polymer * * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. mgr. 18538 142nd Ave., N.E. Woodinville, WA 98072 Phone: (206) 481-6611 Fax: (206) 481-4455 Instrumentation: Ultrasonic ultrasonicÂ /ulÂ·traÂ·sonÂ·ic/ (-sonÂ´ik) beyond the upper limit of perception by the human ear; relating to sound waves having a frequency of more than 20,000 Hz. ulÂ·traÂ·sonÂ·ic adj. 1. Â monitor control system, cut and chip tester. Services offered: Technical service training, calibration Bohlin Instruments, Inc. Suite 1, 11 Harts Lane E. Box 134 Accord, MA 02018-0134 Phone: (781) 982-8096 Fax: (781) 982-9647

Email imass@worldnet.att.net Website: www.imass.com Instrumentation: Materials testing instruments IMC Instruments Inc. Elizabeth Frias, marketing assistant N60W14434 Kaul Ave. Meno. , RS232 output and fully automated for reduced operator influence (see ad on page 50) New Era Die Co. Steve Smeltzer, general mgr. 601 Maple St. Red Lion, PA 17356 Phone: (717) 244-4586 Fax: (717) 244-2445 Email: nedies@earthlink.net Instrumentation: Fatigue, tear and tensile testing Nikon Inc., Instrument Group Stephen Page, mgr., industrial dept. 1300 Walt Whitman Rd. Melville, NY 11747 Phone: (516) 547-8500 Instrumentation: Profile projectors, video measuring systems, microscopes Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Ocean Industries Inc. Acu-Gage Systems Division John A. * Plastics Technology * * *

Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories Inc. Seal Laboratories SGS U.S. Ă&#x201A; measurement utilizing laser light scattering scattering In physics, the change in direction of motion of a particle because of a collision with another particle. * * Hauser Laboratories Hodges Transportation/ * Nevada Huntingdon International Holdings Institute for Research, * * * Inc. International Testing * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. Ă&#x201A; and processability testing Altman Manufacturing Co. Paul Altman 1990 Ohio St. Lisle, IL 60532

Phone: (630) 963-0031 Fax: (630) 963-0089 Website: www.altmanmfg.com/altman Email: altman@xnet.com B.C. , sidewall inspection system Services offered: Turnkey systems A complete system of hardware and software delivered to the customer ready-to-run. Â (0 to 100% moisture), spectrophotometers - ultraviolet and visible Services offered: Technical service LMI Selcom Tegan Day, Product Control Admin.; Dave Allen and Mike Snow 21666 Melrose Ave. Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 359-2409; Phone: 46-31-336-25-10 (Sweden) Fax: (248) 355-3283 Website: www.lmint.com Email: sales@lmint.com Instrumentation: Over 44 non-contact laser-based measurement sensors for a variety of on and off line applications; these include radial radialÂ /raÂ·diÂ·al/ (raÂ´de-al) 1. * * Metuchen Analytical * * Momentum Technologies NSL Analytical Services * * OCM Test Labs * * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * Pelmor Labs, Inc.

Plastics Technology Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories * * Inc. Seal Laboratories * SGS U.S. Putman, president Michael S. 160th St. Cleveland, OH 44135 Phone: (216) 267-8020 Fax: (216) 267-9856 Website: www.calitzer.com Email: sales@calitzler.com Instrumentation: Computreater 2000 single end cord treating lab machine Services offered: Field service Manufacturers Supplies Co. Robert D. Appx. The collision can occur between two charged particles; it need not involve direct physical contact. cirÂ·cuÂ·latÂ·ed, cirÂ·cuÂ·latÂ·ing, cirÂ·cuÂ·lates v.intr. 1. * * * Hauser Laboratories * Hodges Transportation/ *

Nevada Huntingdon International Holdings Institute for Research, * * * * Inc. International Testing Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies * NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * * * * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * * * Pelmor Labs, Inc. only) Fax: (724) 283-6570 Website: www.atspa.com Email: ats@atspa.com; dking@atspa.com Instrumentation: Creep/stress rupture rupture,Â in medicine: see hernia. [Am. Â J&L Tool & Machine, Inc. Joe E. Â profilers Dillon Quantrol Dave Cone, Business Director 1000 Armstrong Dr. Fairmont, MN 56031 Phone: (507) 238-4461

Instrumentation: Testing system, computer controlled to manual systems, force gauges, load cells, software Services offered: Sales, service and technical assistance Electronic Development Labs Jean Moore, sales mgr. 244 Oakland Dr. Danville, VA 24540 Phone: (800) 342-5335; Phone: (804) 799-0807 Fax: (804) 799-0847 Instrumentation: Temperature measuring devices and thermocouple sensors Thermocouple RTD - Resistance Temperature Detector or Resistance thermometer or Pt100 Microphone Hydrophones Seismometers Photoresistor Phototransistor Infrared thermometer Multi-User Multimodal Tabletop Interaction Cationic Sensor Services offered: Technical service, standard and custom designs, tool and die and mold mold,Ă&#x201A; name for certain multicellular organisms of the various classes of the kingdom Fungi, characteristically having bodies composed of a cottony mycelium. James Rd. Croydon, England CR9 2HR Phone: 44-0-208-686-4954 Fax: 44-0-208-688-4441

Website: www.hwwallace.com Email: hwwallace@compuserve.com Instrumentation: Hardness testers H14 (IRHD), H17 (durometer); micro hardness testers H12(IRHD), H17 (durometer); pocket durometers (durometer and IRHD); densimeters X21; rapid plastimeter P14; moving die rheometer D15; compression stress relaxometer C11; aging chambers O7E and O14; thickness gauges; testers for abrasion, compression set, low temperature; plasticity and resilience; specimen preparation equipment Services offered: Calibration, service and repair of all Wallace instruments, worldwide representation Webber Manufacturing Co. Peggy Lovett 8498 Brookville Rd. P.O. A splitting or separation into layers. 2. * * * Experimental Services * RV Fitzsimmons & Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Miller, president 37 Whinstone St. Coram, NY 11727 Phone: (516) 331-5321 Instrumentation: Testing instruments for rubber, plastics and polyurethane foam Noun 1. * * * Bodycote Broutman * * Bowser-Morner * Buffalo Testing * Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, * Inc.

Cameron Elastomer * Technology Canadian Rubber Testing and Dev. Canadian Technical Services Carver, Inc. auÂ·toÂ·matÂ·ed, auÂ·toÂ·matÂ·ing, auÂ·toÂ·mates v.tr. 1. Â systems used in processing Services offered: Technical service, training Carver, Inc. Jeff Kramer 1569 Morris St. P.O. * * * * Alloy Extrusion Co. , mixing, cure and density for R&D and QC Services offered: Testing laboratory Brookhaven Instruments Corp. Bruce Weiner, sales and marketing 750 Blue Point Rd. Holtsville, NY 11742 Phone: (631) 758-3200 Fax: (631) 758-3255 Email sales@bic.com Website: www.bic.com Instrumentation: Particle size Particle size, also called grain size, refers to the diameter of individual grains of sediment, or the lithified particles in clastic rocks. This ratio, which is usually designated by the Greek letter ?, is always less than or just equal to one.

Services offered: Technical service, training, calibration Quest Integrated, Inc. 7098 SE 12th Circle Ocala, FL 34480 Phone: (352) 861-1022 Instrumentation: Lotis QC-20 hose measurement system Q-Panel Company Russell Raymond, technical service 26200 First St. Cleveland, OH 44145 Phone: (440) 835-8700 Instrumentation: QUV QUV Relative Magnetic Bearing (radiotelegraphy)Â Â accelerated weathering testers, MTG MTG Meeting MTG Mortgage MTG Magic: The Gathering MTG Mounting MTG Mind the Gap (London underground announcement) MTG Methanol To Gasoline MTG Manual Tank Gauging MTG Master Timing Generator MTG Micro Turbine Generator Â multi-test gravelometer, cyclic cyclicÂ /cycÂ·lic/ (sikÂ´lik) pertaining to or occurring in a cycle or cycles; applied to chemical compounds containing a ring of atoms in the nucleus. cyÂ·clicÂ or cyÂ·cliÂ·cal adj. 1. 28; 13 Serg. Â calibration, service and repair of Shore hardness testers, Mooney viscometers, all rheometers and recorders, tensile testers, thickness gauges, A2LA A2LA American Association for Laboratory Accreditation Â certified calibration lab and ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. When stresses less than the tensile strength are removed, a material completely or partially returns to its Ă&#x201A; testing Services offered: Technical service, training Willrich Precision Inst. * * Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * * * * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * * Pelmor Labs, Inc. Plastics Technology * * * * Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp * * Scientific Laboratories * * Inc. Seal Laboratories SGS U.S. Box 64394 St. 3 Taichung, Taiwan Phone: 04-2629602 Fax: 04-2630138 Instrumentation: Instrumentation for fluid resistance, fatigue, abrasion, tear, tensile, processability

and ozone resistance testing Dek-Tron Scientific Instruments Segundo Vargas, sales mgr. 244 East Third St. Plainfield, NJ 07060 Phone: (908) 668-1777 Fax: (908) 668-4794 Instrumentation: Test equipment for materials Services offered: Applications assistance for testing of materials; service and repair of test equipment Despatch Industries P.O. Testing * * * Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & * Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. The condition of being twisted or turned. 2. Â stiffness, instrumented impact, temperature retraction In the law of Defamation, a formal recanting of the libelous or slanderous material. Retraction is not a defense to defamation, but under certain circumstances, it is admissible in Mitigation of Damages. slit, slitÂ·ting, slits 1. (company) SPC - Software Publishing Corporation. 4. [Gk. Box 368 Worcester, MA 01602 Phone: (508) 799-0909 Fax: (508) 757-9907 Email: tarlinscientific@aol.com

Instrumentation: Brittleness testers, compression testers, melt index apparatus, ASTM testers for flammability flamÂ·maÂ·bleÂ Â adj. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable. [From Latin flamm , rheometers Tavdi Co., Inc. Ismail Saltuk, president P.O. Â for determining carbon particle dispersion in rubber products and tires, dimensional gauging equipment, roundness gauging equipment, surface finish gauging equipment per ASTM D-2663 method C Services offered: Technical service, training, computer software programs Ferry Industries, Inc. Douglas Sublett 4445 Allen Rd. Stow, OH 44224-1752 Phone: (330) 920-9200 Fax: (330) 920-4200 Instrumentation: Rubber testing machines, abrasion/adhesion tester, cord tester, hysteresis hysteresisÂ (h?s't?r?`s?s), phenomenon in which the response of a physical system to an external influence depends not only on the present magnitude of that influence but also on the previous history of the system. Services offered: Technical service FMC Corporate Technology Center Herb Jones 1205 Coleman Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95052 Phone: (408) 289-3877 Fax: (408) 289-4429 Instrumentation: Full chemical and physical characterization A rather long and fancy word for

analyzing a system or process and measuring its "characteristics." For example, a Web characterization would yield the number of current sites on the Web, types of sites, annual growth, etc. Box 400 Kenmore Branch Buffalo, NY 14217 Phone: (800) 874-8265 Phone: (716) 692-4930 Fax: (716) 692-4135 Website: www.wsf-inc.com Email: info@wsf-inc.com Instrumentation: Autoclaves, process simulators Yxlon International Rita Pontefract, Mktg. Ă&#x201A; inspection systems for surface imperfections and dimensions Basler Vision Technologies USA Office Sealing Inspection Katie Martin 740 Springdale Drive Exton, PA 19341 Phone: (610) 280 0171 Fax: (610) 280-7608 Instrumentation: Automatic seals and o-ring inspection systems for surface imperfections and dimensions Bayco Ovens Rohn Grant, vice president 4350 Pell Dr. Sacramento, CA 95838 Phone: (916) 565-7810

Fax: (916) 929-5041 Instrumentation: Heat processing equipment, industrial ovens This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. * * * * Alloy Extrusion Co. Ă&#x201A; flow comparator comparator Instrument for comparing something with a similar thing or with a standard measure, in particular to measure small displacements in mechanical devices. Box 1270 Concord, MA 01742-1270 Phone: (978) 369-9607 Fax: (978) 369-5485 Instrumentation: Radiation pyrometers Noun 1. * * Experimental Services RV Fitzsimmons & * * Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Box 298 Wabash, IN 46992-0298 Phone: (219) 563-1184, ext. Barron, Mktg. From 1800 to 1830 cutters were in service between England and France. * * Smithers Scientific * * * Services South Florida Test * * Service Standards Testing Labs Stork Technimet * Corporation Truesdell Laboratories * * * Twin City Testing Corp. 16; at. Box 1529

Butler, PA 16003 Phone: (724) 283-1212 Phone: (800) 299-6408 (U.S. Â tester Services offered: Technical service, training Federal Products Co. Alex Tabenkin, marketing mgr. 1144 Eddy St. Providence, RI 02940 Phone: (401) 784-3100 Fax: (401) 941-5280 Instrumentation: Dispersion analyzer analyzerÂ /anaÂ·lyÂ·zer/ (anÂ´ah-li?zer) 1. To cut lengthwise into strips; split. Â and laser technologies, for displacement displacement,Â in psychology: see defense mechanism. Same as offset. Â cutters, laboratory cutting presses, sample molds Services offered: Sharpening For image sharpening, see . Sharpening is the process of creating or refining a sharp edge on a tool or implement. * * * * Bodycote Broutman * Bowser-Morner Buffalo Testing Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, Inc. Cameron Elastomer * Technology Canadian Rubber Testing and Dev.

Canadian Technical * Services Carver, Inc. Dek-Tron/Custom * Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, * * Inc. Detroit Testing * * * * Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. Paul, MN 55164 Phone: (651) 490-0900 Fax: (651) 490-2748 Website: www.tsi.com Email: info@tsi.com Instrumentation: Dimensional measurement products designed to improve manufacturing productivity and enhance product quality; products include gauges for measuring diameter, speed and length, flaw detection, profile and 100% length inspection systems Services offered: Technical service (see ad on page 8) Ultrasonic Arrays Charles Comstock, mktg. * * Smithers Scientific Services * * * * South Florida Test Service Standards Testing Labs * * * * Stork Technimet

Corporation * * * * Truesdell Laboratories * * * * Twin City Testing Corp. Â products, melt flow testers, capillary rheometers, DSC, TGA See TARGA. TGA - Targa Graphics Adaptor , DMA, TMA, and DCR DCR Department of Conservation and Recreation DCR Decrease DCR Digital Cable Ready (television) DCR Dark Crisis (Yu-Gi-Oh! cards) DCR Debt Coverage Ratio DCR Dacryocystorhinostomy Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Thermovation William Litzler, Mktg. Â or special testing equipment Applied Test Systems, Inc. P.O. * * * Experimental Services RV Fitzsimmons & * * * Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Hauser Laboratories * * * Hodges Transportation/ Nevada Huntingdon International * * Holdings Institute for Research, * * * Inc.

International Testing * * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. * * * * Hauser Laboratories * * Hodges Transportation/ Nevada * * * Huntingdon International Holdings Institute for Research, Inc. The liquid is forced into the cylinder by a pump. ) CCS - Corporate Consulting Services, Instruments, Inc. Jack C. Ă&#x201A; capabilities, as well as component testing Services offered: Engineering consulting, materials recommendation and selection, testing and analysis, materials characterization Forte Technology, Inc. Robert A. & Rawle, 447. Box 19449 Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 357-8681 Fax: (317) 357-8685 Email: webbermfg@aol.com Instrumentation: Ovens, environmental chambers Weed Instrument Co., Inc. Bill Bayer 707 Jeffrey Way

P.O. Pop. A side surface of an automobile tire, between the edge of the tread and the wheel rim. Noun 1. Box 277 Oxford, PA 19363-0277 Phone: (610) 932-3636; Phone: (800) 541-6593 Fax: (610) 932-4158 Email cdsanalytical.com Website: www.cdsanalytical.com Instrumentation: Pyrolysis pyÂ·rolÂ·yÂ·sis n. Decomposition or transformation of a chemical compound caused by heat. pyrolysis (p?rolÂ´isis), n Â equipment Services offered: Manufacturing Cober Electronics, Inc. Lewis DeCarlo 151 Woodward Ave. Norwalk, CT 06854 Phone: (203) 855-8755 Fax: (203) 855-7511 Instrumentation: Microwave receptivity receptivity, n the state of being open to the action of a drug or homeopathic remedy. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. The state or property of being porous. 2. Â system, thickness measurement system, delamination delaminationÂ /deÂ·lamÂ·iÂ·naÂ·tion/ (delam?i-naÂ´shun) separation into layers, as of the blastoderm. deÂ·lamÂ·iÂ·naÂ·tion n.

1. Hildebrandt 500 East Henry St. Wooster, OH 44691 Phone: (330) 263-7845 Fax: (330) 263-7846 Instrumentation: Tensile testers, rheometers and lab ovens Grecon, Inc. Bob Barnum, vice pres., sales 7747 S.W. vulÂ·caÂ·nized, vulÂ·caÂ·nizÂ·ing, vulÂ·caÂ·nizÂ·es To improve the strength, resiliency, and freedom from stickiness and odor of (rubber, for example) by combining with sulfur or other additives in the presence of heat Â and unvulcanized rubber testing Instron Corporation Randy Myers 1604 Portage Trail #4 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 Phone: (800) 564-8378 Instrumentation: Universal tension and compression testing machines, servohydraulic machines for determining the dynamic properties of elastomers, grips, extensometers and environmental chambers Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs, load and extensometer exÂ·tenÂ·somÂ·eÂ·terÂ Â n. An instrument used to measure minute deformations in a test specimen of a material. [extens(ion) + -meter. Comm. Â cutting; skiving skiveÂ Â tr.v. Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60613 Phone: (773) 327-4520

Fax: (773) 327-5787 Instrumentation: Complete line of environmental and materials testing instrumentation that can simulate simulate - simulation Â radiant energy radiant energy n. Energy transferred by radiation, especially by an electromagnetic wave. radiant energy Noun , temperature, salt fog, moisture and other components of a natural environment, full line of physical test instruments Services offered: Technical service, training Automated Control Systems, Inc. Sean Tucker, president 627 Hartzell Rd. New Haven, IN 46774 Phone: (219) 493-6606 Fax: (219) 749-4782 Website: www.acsmfg.com Email: sales@acsmfg.com Instrumentation: PVT (pressure-vibration-thermal) coolant coolant (k??Â´l nt), n Â hose durability duÂ·raÂ·bleÂ Â adj. 1. , impact, lab presses, cutting presses, brittleness Brittleness That characteristic of a material that is manifested by sudden or abrupt failure without appreciable prior ductile or plastic deformation. * * * * Experimental Services * * * * RV Fitzsimmons & Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. The purpose is to educate the student about the structure, general appearance, various organs, and details related to the specimen's body. * * *

VTEC Laboratories Inc. and is used as an interchange format. Ă&#x201A; salt fog chamber Services offered: Contract testing lab Frank E. Turk 1425 McCandleless Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035 Phone: (408) 263-4944 Fax: (408) 263-6389 Fax: (408) 263-6389 Instrumentation: UV radiometers, curemeters Optigrade Inc. Leif Nilsson, Area Manager P.O. * * * Experimental Services * * * RV Fitzsimmons & Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Hauser Laboratories Hodges Transportation/ Nevada Huntingdon International Holdings Institute for Research, Inc. International Testing * * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc.

Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * * Pelmor Labs, Inc. * * Metuchen Analytical * * Momentum Technologies * NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * Pelmor Labs, Inc. Plastics Technology * Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories * Inc. Seal Laboratories * * SGS U.S. (See: Order to Show Cause) Ă&#x201A; disk rheometer, OREC OREC Oklahoma Real Estate Commission OREC Organisation of Rice Exporting Countries Ă&#x201A; ozone chambers and monitor calibration Services offered: Certified See certification. , cord testers, coating testers, compression testers, durometers, elasticity testers; dimensional gauges, other laboratory and testing equipment

WSF Industries, Inc. John L. Of a tree, the maximum ply of any of its nodes. Ă&#x201A; splitting; band-knife splitters Services offered: Service and installation of above Mast/Keystone Thomas Hall, v.p. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. Ext. Concord, MA 01742 Phone: (800) 447-4717 Phone: (978) 369-9933 Fax: (928) 871-0204 Website: www.oxford-instruments.com Instrumentation: EDXRF EDXRF Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence , WDXRF WDXRF Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence , MDXRF and NMR NMR:Ă&#x201A; see magnetic resonance. Randall Co., Inc. Henry Gardner, general mgr. 248 Ash St. Waltham, MA 02453 Phone: (781) 894-2030 Fax: (781) 642-9378 Instrumentation: Dial thickness gauges Rex Gauge Co., Inc. Al Blum, vice president 1250 Busch Parkway Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Phone: (847) 465-9009 Fax: (847) 465-9229

Website: www.rexgauge.com Email: info@durometer.com Instrumentation: Durometer hardness gauges (for checking the hardness of non-metallic surfaces) and accessories Services offered: Repair and calibration (durometer sales) (see ad on page 51) Rheometric Scientific 1 Possumtown Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 Phone: (908) 560-8550 Instrumentation: Thermal analysis Thermal analysis is a branch of materials science where the properties of materials are studied as they change with temperature. Heaton, director of marketing 112 Robin Hill Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Phone: (805) 967-1400 Phone: (800) 873-9750 Instrumentation: Scanning probe, atomic force microscopes atomic force microscopeĂ&#x201A; (AFM), device that uses a spring-mounted probe to image individual atoms on the surface of a material. Rogers, VP, sales 4800 W. * Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, Inc. Detroit Testing Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. Mgr. 70 Domino Dr.

P.O. See also reactivity. A good dielectric should also have other properties: It must resist breakdown under high voltages; it should not Ă&#x201A; analysis, rheometers for evaluating fluids and soft solids Services offered: Technical service Taber Industries Alan Jaenecke, Product Mktg. * Smithers Scientific * * Services South Florida Test Service Standards Testing Labs Stork Technimet Corporation Truesdell Laboratories Twin City Testing Corp. VTEC Laboratories Inc. Western Technologies Chemical analysis of raw materials and rubber Chromatography Gas Liquid Akron Polymer * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. American Standards * *

Testing Bureau Aspen Research Corporation Atlas Weathering Services Group BF Goodrich Co. Dir. 1620 Cobb International Blvd. Phone: (770) 420-6555 Fax: (770) 420-6333 Website: www.zwick.com Email: bob.donohue@zwickusa.com Instrumentation: Materials testing instruments and equipment for measuring tensile, shear shear:Â see strength of materials. Shear A straining action wherein applied forces produce a sliding or skewing type of deformation. Â testing machines testing machine Machine used in materials science to determine the properties of a material. * * * Detroit Testing Labs, Inc. , FTIR FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared (spectroscopy) FTIR Frustrated Total Internal Reflection FTIR Fourier Transfer Ir , GCMS GCMS Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer GCMS Government Contractor Monitoring Station GCMS Global Communication Management System (Sajan, Inc.) GCMS Gas Chromatography Coupled Mass Spectroscopy , GC, HPLC HPLCÂ high-performance liquid chromatography. HPLC high performance liquid chromatography.

HPLCĂ&#x201A; High-performance liquid chromatography Lab instrumentation A highly sensitive analytic method in which analytes are placed , GPC (1) A PC that uses the Linux-based gOS operating system. services coord. 900 Liberty St. Grove City, PA 16127-9005 Phone: (724) 458-9610 Fax: (724) 458-9614 Instrumentation: Materials test equipment including tensile, stress-relaxation, tear, creep and fatigue Services offered: Materials test equipment verification, repair, installation, calibration and training ScanTech Corp. Sam Taliferro 1136 Manitou Ave. Manitou Springs, CO 80829 Phone: (719) 685-9432 Instrumentation: Sensor systems to verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. * * DL Labs, Inc. DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, Inc. Entela Inc. Litzler Co., Inc. James H. Machines have been devised to measure tensile strength, strength in compression, shear, and bending (see strength of materials), ductility, hardness, impact strength ( , universal tension testing machines, pressure test systems, fatigue testers, furnaces and ovens for testing and processing, elastomeric extensometers and special test equipment Services offered: Technical service Asylum Research

Terry Mehr, dir. Â runout at full production speed; profiling green and high silicone silicone,Â polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. This leads to eventual exhaustion as new allocation requests come in. * * * Bodycote Broutman * * Bowser-Morner Buffalo Testing * * Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, Inc. Cameron Elastomer * * * Technology Canadian Rubber * * Testing and Dev. Canadian Technical * * Services Carver, Inc. Dek-Tron/Custom * Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, * * Inc. Detroit Testing * * Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. (body) SPC - Software Productivity Centre. 3. Box 544 Wabash, IN 46992-0544 Phone: (219) 563-7577, ext. The term has a wide application but can be expressed as the creation of two intersecting planes which produce an edge that is sharp enough to cut through the target Â and

certification of laboratory specimen cutters Indusco Tony Hoffman, president 3611 Keystone Ave. Nashville, TN 37211-3350 Phone: (615) 833-0666 Fax: (615) 834-8722 Website: www.induscousa.com Email: tonyhoff@worldnet.att.net Instrumentation: Fatigue, tear and tensile testing; instrumentation for testing of raw materials and vulcanized vulÂ·caÂ·nizeÂ Â tr.v. Â and off-line capacities. Box 367 1441 Miller Ave. Shelbyville, IN 46176 Phone: (317) 398-6281 Instrumentation: JL 5000 SPL (1) (Systems Programming Language) The assembly language for the HP 3000 series. Â controlled; viscometers; and Seiko Instruments Seiko Instruments Inc. Â Williamson Corp. W.R. gr. Â testers and plastometers, TR testers, specific gravity testers, test tubes and glassware, test fixtures This article is about the programming concept. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit: blood circulating through the body. 2. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer. 2. A dispersion is classed as a suspension, colloid, or solution. osÂ·cilÂ·latÂ·ed, osÂ·cilÂ·latÂ·ing, osÂ·cilÂ·lates 1. Â and burst testing equipment with data acquisition capability Automation Products, Inc. Applications Department

303 Max Roy St. Houston, TX 77008-6294 Phone: (713) 869-0361 Fax: (713) 869-7332 Instrumentation: Equipment which measures and/or controls density, specific gravity specific gravity,Â ratio of the weight of a given volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of some reference substance, or, equivalently, the ratio of the masses of equal volumes of the two substances. Â machines, foam endurance Endurance See also Longevity. Atalanta feminine name denotes power of endurance. Â analysis by particle particleÂ /parÂ·tiÂ·cle/ (pahrÂ´tik'l) a tiny mass of material. Dane particleÂ an intact hepatitis B viral particle. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Â capability (see ad on page 48) Lasor/Systronics, Inc. Maureen Macken, Mktg. * * * Bodycote Broutman * Bowser-Morner Buffalo Testing Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, Inc. Cameron Elastomer Technology Canadian Rubber * Testing and Dev. Canadian Technical

Services * * Carver, Inc. Dek-Tron/Custom * Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, * * Inc. Detroit Testing * * * Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. * Smithers Scientific * Services South Florida Test * Service Standards Testing Labs Stork Technimet * * Corporation Truesdell Laboratories Twin City Testing Corp. * * * Plastics Technology * * * * Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * * * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories

Inc. Seal Laboratories SGS U.S. of mktg. 601 C Pine St. Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Phone: (805) 692-2800 Fax: (805) 692-9222 Instrumentation: Molecular force probe; scanning probe microscope; gold slides Atlas Electric Devices Co. Jamie Chesler, team leader of mktg. services 4114 N. * * * Experimental Services * * RV Fitzsimmons & Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. vice president 258 Kenmore Blvd. Akron, OH 44301 Phone: (330) 253-3377 Fax: (330) 253-4733 Instrumentation: Tensile testing Kernco Instrument Co. John Kelly, general mgr. 420 Kenazo Ave. El Paso, TX 79927 Phone: (915) 852-3375

Fax: (915) 852-4084 Fax: (800) 325-3875 Website: www.kerncoinstr.com Email: brkernco@whc.net Instrumentation: Contact angle meter an instrument for measuring angles, esp. a rubbed or scraped area on skin or mucous membrane. There are three functional types. Services offered: Technical service The Pyrometer Instrument Co., Inc. 209 Industrial Pkwy. Northvale, NJ 07647 Phone: (201) 768-2000 Phone: (800) 468-7976 Fax: (201) 768-2570 Website: www.pyrometer.com Email: pyroinfo@pyrometer.com Instrumentation: Temperature measuring devices, thermal line scanners, temperature controllers, recorders and measure emissivity Emissivity The ratio of the radiation intensity of a nonblack body to the radiation intensity of a blackbody. * VTEC Laboratories Inc. calÂ·enÂ·dered, calÂ·enÂ·derÂ·ing, calÂ·enÂ·ders Â rubber; splice width detection; treadwear analysis; extrusion profiling and profiling sidewall bulge Bulge A slang term used to describe a rapid advance in prices within the commodities market. Notes: A bulge is similar to a rally on equity exchanges. See also: At The Market, Bear, Break, Bull, Buoyant, Congestion, Rally Bulge Â and dent and many others Services offered: Installation, training and support services support servicesÂ Psychology Nonhealth care-related ancillary services-eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services ; OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. Beaujon, sales mgr.

P.O. Box 429 Easton Rd. Willow Grove, PA 19090-0429 Phone: (215) 675-7100 Instrumentation: Tension and compression testing machines Services offered: Technical service, software programs Tri Tech Laboratories John Semonin, V.P. 1480 Englewood Ave. Akron, OH 44305 Phone: (330) 733-5128 Fax: (330) 733-5177 Instrumentation: Tech Pro tensiTech (tensile measurement), rheoTech (MDR MDR, n See multidrug resistance. MDR, n the abbreviation for minimum daily requirement, specifically the Minimum Daily Requirements for Specific Nutrients compiled by the United States Food and Drug Administration. ), densiTech (density measurement), viscTech (mooney viscometer), rheoTech OD (ODR); mixer; durometer; and melt point indicator Services offered: Rubber testing and consultation on results; compound development services TSI Incorporated Brian Osmondson, mktg. * Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument * * * Delsen Testing Labs, Inc. Detroit Testing

Labs, Inc. They are sometimes called laser thermometers if a laser is used to help aim the thermometer, or non-contact thermometers , microwave moisture analyzers to measure bone dry to full saturation saturation, of an organic compound saturation,Ă&#x201A; of an organic compound, condition occurring when its molecules contain no double or triple bonds and thus cannot undergo addition reactions. Ă&#x201A; steel cord spacing in tires during the assembly process Services offered: Full system integration and automation capabilities Schenck Pegasus Corp. David Sallberg, vice president, sales 2890 John R Rd. Troy, MI 48083 Phone: (810) 689-9000 Instrumentation: Test machines for dynamic spring rate, damping damping In physics, the restraint of vibratory motion, such as mechanical oscillations, noise, and alternating electric currents, by dissipating energy. , DTA DTA Drive Through Appraisal DTA Data (File Name Extension) DTA Differential Thermal Analysis DTA Department of Transitional Assistance (Massachusetts) DTA Development Trusts Association , TMA TMA Turnaround Management Association TMA Texas Medical Association TMA Transportation Management Association TMA Training and Management Assistance (a component of OHRD, which is a component of OWR) TMA Tooling & Manufacturing Association , DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. * * Experimental Services RV Fitzsimmons & * Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc.

Hauser Laboratories * * Hodges Transportation/ Nevada Huntingdon International * Holdings Institute for Research, * * Inc. International Testing * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. Specialist 3400 Gilchrist Rd. Akron, OH 44260-1221 Phone: (330) 798-4800 Fax: (330) 784-9854 Website: www.yxlon.com Instrumentation: Image analysis equipment, tire x-ray inspection systems Services offered: Technical service, training and software programs Carl Zeiss, Inc., Microscope Div. 1 Zeiss Dr. Thornwood, NY 10594 Phone: (800) 233-2343 Fax: (914) 681-7446 Instrumentation: Microscopes to examine surface characteristics; image analysis equipment Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Zumbach Electronics Corp. Ernest Henzi

140 Kisco Ave. Mount Kisco, NY 10549-1412 Phone: (914) 241-7080 Fax: (914) 241-7096 Website: www.zumbach.com Email: sales@zumbach.com Instrumentation: Non-contact diameter gauges, ultrasonic and eddy current Eddy current An electric current induced within the body of a conductor when that conductor either moves through a nonuniform magnetic field or is in a region where there is a change in magnetic flux. See validate. In the type of mixer used in radio receivers, radar receivers, and similar systems, a signal is translated upward or downward in frequency. Warner, president 1145 Highbrook Ave. Suite 500 Akron, OH 44301 Phone: (330) 376-3600 Phone: (800) 742-8535 Toll Free (800) 742-8535 Fax: (330) 376-8500 Fax: (800) 227-9329 Website: www.ccsi-inc.com Website: www.orecozone.net Website: www.ozoneorec.com Email: jack@ccsi-inc.com Instrumentation: Shore hardness testers, curemeter (ODR ODR Online Dispute Resolution ODR On-Demand Routing ODR One-Definition Rule (C++) ODR Octal Data Rate (high speed memory interface transfers 8 bits of data per clock cycle)

ODR Office of Dispute Resolution ), Mooney viscometer viscometer Instrument for measuring the viscosity (resistance to internal flow) of a fluid. * * * * Experimental Services * * * * RV Fitzsimmons & Associates, Inc. Gaynes Labs Inc. Gauge Div. Jim Snyder, sales manager 820 Penna Blvd. Feasterville, PA 19053 Phone: (215) 355-6900 Fax: (215) 355-2937 Instrumentation: Process measurement technology, pneumatic pneumaticÂ /pneuÂ·matÂ·ic/ (noomatÂ´ik) 1. Â testing, microwave curing ovens Services offered: Technical service for microwave technology Coram Instruments Inc. Loretta J. The act or process of rewinding. Box 6178 Manchester, NH 03108 Phone: (603) 622-2481 Fax: (603) 626-1277 Instrumentation: Acu-Gage I single axis linear measuring machine in sizes ranging from 12" to 120"; Acu-Gage II, two axis coordinate measuring machine with base sizes of 12" x 12" to 48" x 96", Z-axis also available OCM Test Labs Bruce Sauer, Lab Director 3883 E. Produced by electrolysis. 3. *

Plastics Technology * * Laboratories Polymer Diagnostics * * Inc. Princeton Polymer Labs * * Rutherford Research Schenck Pegasus Corp Scientific Laboratories Inc. Seal Laboratories SGS U.S. Falls, WI 53051 Phone: (262) 252-4620 Fax: (262) 252-4623 Website: www.instruments.com Email: IMC262@aol.com Instrumentation: Temperature instru mentation mentation mental activity, state of mind. Ă&#x201A; equipment for unwind Unwind 1. The resulting pressure gradient, combined with the Coriolis effect, causes air to circulate about the core of lowest pressure in a Ă&#x201A; plug-up detection system Gruenberg Oven Co. Arthur V. * * Western Technologies Physical testing of rubber Electrical properties Dielectric Dielectric Dissipation

constant strength factor Akron Polymer * * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. American Standards * * * Testing Bureau Aspen Research * * * Corporation Atlas Weathering Services Group BF Goodrich Co. Bodycote Broutman Bowser-Morner Buffalo Testing Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, Inc. Cameron Elastomer Technology Canadian Rubber Testing and Dev. Canadian Technical Services

Carver, Inc. Dek-Tron/Custom Scientific Instrument Delsen Testing Labs, * * * Inc. Detroit Testing Labs, Inc. DL Labs, Inc. DSET Laboratories Eastern Laboratories, Inc. Entela Inc. Ă&#x201A; 9002 registered (OREC OZONE) CDS Analytical, Inc. Jim Nowak, Dir. * * * * Plastics Technology Laboratories * * * * Polymer Diagnostics Inc. Ă&#x201A; video coordinate measuring machine provides automatic dimensional measuring of o-rings, gaskets, etc. Molding & Coating Technologies 4800 W. (business) SPC - Statistical Process Control. Eagle Dr. Anaheim, CA 92807 Phone: (714) 630-3003 Fax: (714) 630-4443 Instrumentation: DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. Testing * * * * Company Inc.

Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. Â controllers, electronic process transmitters, calibration calibrationÂ /calÂ·iÂ·braÂ·tion/ (kal?i-braÂ´shun) determination of the accuracy of an instrument, usually by measurement of its variation from a standard, to ascertain necessary correction factors. Â instruments used in laboratory analysis Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs Piedmont Polymer Equipment Robert Myers 1220 Olde Oaks Dr. Grays, TN 37615 Phone: (423) 753-7811 Fax: (423) 753-7911 Instrumentation: Fatigue, tensile, processability and ozone resistance testing Princo Instruments, Inc. Francis Mashintonio 1020 Industrial Blvd. Southhampton, PA 18966-4095 Phone: (215) 355-1500 Website: www.princoinstruments.com Email: fran@princoinstruments.com Instrumentation: Level controls and level transmitters, thermometers and thermostats Services offered: Technical service Pulnix America, Inc. 1330 Orleans Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Phone: (408) 747-0300

Email: pulnix@pulnix.com Instrumentation: Light positioning projectors, laser projectors, linear array cameras, matrix array cameras and photoelectric sensors A photoelectric sensor, or photoeye, is a device used to detect the presence of an object by using a light transmitter, often infrared, and a photoelectric receiver. * * * * Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies * * * * NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * * * * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * * * Pelmor Labs, Inc. Capillaries form a network of tiny tubes throughout the body, connecting arterioles (smallest arteries) and venules (smallest veins). The term may also be applied to other granular materials. Some examples are splice width, tread tread injury to the coronet of the horse's hoof by treading on it by the opposite hoof, or by another horse when they are being worked in a team. Jap - (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent Nip Ă&#x201A; and TAPPY and testing equipment Services offered: Reconditioning and recalibration of test dies and molds Digital Instruments, Veeco Metrology Group M.G. mgr. P.O. * * Western Technologies * * Physical testing of rubber Time-dependent tests Set Creep & Rebound & Dynamic/ stress resilience thermomechanical Akron Polymer Laboratories, Inc. Testing * * *

Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. Ă&#x201A; environmental chambers Tensitron, Inc. Stan Saxl 1668 Valtec Lane Boulder, CO 80301 Phone: (303) 444-5383 Fax: (303) 444-0204 Website: www.tensitron.com Email: tensionmeters@tensitron.com Instrumentation: Cord tension testers, fiber testers, tape and web tension transducers, sheet-tension in, rubber thread testers, strain testers, tension meters Testing Machines Inc. 2910 Expressway Drive South Islandia, NY 11749 Phone: (800) 678-3221 Phone: (631) 439-5400 Fax: (631) 439-5420 Website: www.testingmachines.com Email: info@testingmachines.com Instrumentation: Physical testers Services offered: Technical service, training Testo, Inc. Marko Bruinsma, president

35 Ironia Rd. Flandors, NJ 07836 Phone: (973) 252-1720 Fax: (973) 252-1729 Instrumentation: Temperature-based instrumentation Services offered: Technical service ThermoHaake 5225 Verona Rd. Madison, WI 53711 Phone: (608) 276-6225 Phone: (800) 631-1369 Fax: (608) 2736827 Website: www.thermohaake.com Instrumentation: Torque rheometer for polymer flow measurements using miniaturized production equipment; all units microprocessor microprocessor,Ă&#x201A; integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. , tear testers and sample cutter Services offered: Technical service, training, software programs for company equipment Tidland Corporation Bill Leistritz, sales mgr. P.O. Used as an overdenture attachment. * Smithers Scientific * * * * Services South Florida Test Service Standards Testing Labs * Stork Technimet

Corporation * * Truesdell Laboratories Twin City Testing Corp. VTEC Laboratories Inc. Western Technologies * Physical testing of rubber Destructive tests Crack & cut Abrasion Fatigue Heat buildgrowth up Akron Polymer * * * * Laboratories, Inc. Akron Rubber * * * * Development Lab., Inc. Alloy Extrusion Co. American Standards * * * * Testing Bureau Aspen Research * Corporation Atlas Weathering * Services Group BF Goodrich Co. Â electrophoresis electrophoresisÂ (?l?k'tr?f?r?`s?s): see colloid. electrophoresis Movement of electrically charged particles in a fluid under the influence of an electric field. Â verification traceable to NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. reÂ·conÂ·diÂ·tioned,

reÂ·conÂ·diÂ·tionÂ·ing, reÂ·conÂ·diÂ·tions To restore to good condition, especially by repairing, renovating, or rebuilding. Testing * * * Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. Smithers Scientific * * * Services South Florida Test * Service Standards Testing Labs * * * Stork Technimet * Corporation Truesdell Laboratories * * * Twin City Testing Corp. 249 Fax: (219) 563-7625 Email: carverpress@corpermail.com Website: www.carverpress.com Instrumentation: Laboratory equipment (Carver carverÂ /carÂ·ver/ (kahrÂ´ver) a tool for producing anatomic form in artificial teeth and dental restorations. carver (carving instrument), n Â Atomatic Hydraulic Presses hydraulic press Machine consisting of a cylinder fitted with a piston (see piston and cylinder) that uses liquid under pressure to exert a compressive force upon a stationary anvil or baseplate. Â and dispersing equipment United Calibration Corporation Jere H. Mgr.

4357 Park Dr., Suite J Norcross, GA 30093 Phone: (770) 449-7776 Fax: (770) 449-0399 Website: www.lasorsystronics.com Instrumentation: Quality control systems; inspection and measurement, including tread length monitoring system, tread profiling measurement system, web inspection system, Fischer cutter cutter,Â small, one-masted sailing vessel, with a rig similar to that of a sloop except that it usually has a sliding bowsprit and a topmast. Testing * * Company Inc. Shrader Analytical & * * Consult, Labs. Singleton Labs, Inc. See base/displacement. pertaining to the radius of the arm or to the radial (lateral) aspect of the arm as opposed to the ulnar (medial) aspect; pertaining to a radius. 2. * * * * Bodycote Broutman * * * * Bowser-Morner Buffalo Testing Laboratories, Inc. Burgess Laboratories, Inc. Cameron Elastomer Technology * * * Canadian Rubber Testing and Dev. Â Yerzley oscillograph osÂ·cilÂ·loÂ·graph n. An instrument that records oscillations, as of an electric current and voltage. osÂ·cil Â (CYO-III) for testing physical properties of rubber specimens as per ASTM D-945

Services offered: Equipment sales, maintenance and repair services, consulting and testing Tech Pro, Inc. John B. Ă&#x201A; rheometer Rheotester 1000, Rheograph 6000 Gomaplast Machinery, Inc. Marcelo S. Ă&#x201A; and test stands Services offered: Technical service, durometer calibration and certification with standards traceable to NIST design custom durometers Panametrics, Inc. Meindert Anderson 221 Crescent St. Waltham, MA 02453 Phone: (800) 225-8330 Phone: (781) 899-2719 Fax: (781) 899-1552 Email: ndt@panametrics.com Internet: www.panametrics.com Instrumentation: Thickness gauges, flaw detectors, transducers, automated systems, instrumentation Services offered: Applications lab, training (see ad on page 48) Perkin Elmer Instruments 761 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06859 Phone: (800) 762-4000 Phone: (203) 762-4000 Fax: (203) 762-4228 Website: www.perkinelmer.com

Email: info@perkin-elmer.com Instrumentation: Analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. Mgr. 5314 North Irwindale Ave. Irwindale, CA 91706 Phone: (626) 960-3300 Fax: (626) 939-3870 Website: www.ndcinfrared.com Email: info@ndcinfrared.com Instrumentation: On-line thickness gauging and control systems for the rubber and calendered products industry; systems range from simple singlepoint measurements to complete scanning systems NewAge Testing Instruments, Inc. James Blair 147 James Way Southampton, PA 18966 Phone: (215) 526-2200 Fax: (215) 526-2192 Instrumentation: Hardness testers for IRHD IRHD International Rubber Hardness Degree Ă&#x201A; and durometer scales in both regular and micro, built in SPC 1. * * Metuchen Analytical Momentum Technologies * * NSL Analytical Services OCM Test Labs * * * Ortech (Bodycote/Ortech) * * *

Pelmor Labs, Inc. * * Hauser Laboratories * * Hodges Transportation/ Nevada Huntingdon International * * Holdings Institute for Research, * * Inc. International Testing * * Laboratories MEI-Charlton, Inc. (?????????????,Â Â thermal analysis; circulator cirÂ·cuÂ·lateÂ Â v. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. Wallace Inc. William Cole, general manager P.O. These ovens generally provide uniform temperatures throughout. Â detection system, cyclone cyclone,Â atmospheric pressure distribution in which there is a low central pressure relative to the surrounding pressure. polyurethane foam - a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics polyfoam polyurethan, polyurethane - any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or Â Dauh Chau Enterprises Christine Chang 15 Fu Shing Rd. Sec. Â photochemical photochemical in laser treatment, the laser light is absorbed and converted into chemical energy. Â stand Services offered: Design and build test equipment for component durability, audit and functional tests; leak (programming) leak - With a qualifier, one of a class of resource-management bugs that occur when resources are not freed properly after operations on them are finished, so they effectively disappear (leak out). short for Order to Show Cause.

The following directory lists suppliers of instrumentation instrumentation,Ă&#x201A; in music: see orchestra and orchestration. instrumentation In technology, the development and use of precise measuring, analysis, and control equipment. Wallace & Co. Box 5413 Akron, OH 44334 Phone: (330) 864-2238 Fax: (330) 864-4134 Website: www.optigrade.com Email: leifnilsson@optigrade.com Instrumentation: Equipment for testing of dispersion and presence of agglomerates Orec Ozone Chambers and Monitors 1145 Highbrook Ave., Suite 500 Akron, OH 44301 Phone: (330) 376-3600 Phone: (800) 376-8500 Phone: (800) 742-8535 Fax: (330) 376-8500 Fax: (800) 227-9329 Website: www.ccsi-inc.com Website: www.orecozone.net WEbsite: www.ozoneorec.com Email: jack@ccsi-inc.com Instrumentation: Ozone test chambers providing continuous ozone measurement control and strip chart recording Oxford Instruments, Industrial Analysis

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