For over 20 years, KASON has supplied testing systems to the world’s leading manufacturers and educational, scientific, and research institutions. KASON has long partnered with metals manufacturers to design systems to meet their unique needs. Our engineers participate in all relevant ASTM and ISO committees to advance the standards and make sure that all KASON systems, software, extensometers, and accessories are up to date on compliance. Our testing systems are designed to last for decades, and buying an KASON is assurance that your investment will continue to meet industry standards well into the future.

View Some of KASON's Resources on Metals Testing

• The Definitive Guide to ASTM E8/E8M Tension Testing of Metals
• ISO 6892-1: 2009 Tensile Testing Metallic Materials
• The Definitive Guide to ASTM A370
• White Paper: Steel Reinforcement Bar — A Tensile Testing Guide
• White Paper: ISO 6892-1: 2016 — Ambient Tensile Testing of Metallic Materials
• Understanding ISO 6892-1:2016 and the Most Notable Changes
• Spring Testing 101

KASON offers a full spectrum of universal testing systems to meet the needs of metals manufacturers. The electromechanical 68TM-50 table top system is for testing up to 50 kN (~ 11,250 lbf), the electromechanical  Series floor standing systems are for testing up to 600 kN (~135,000 lbf), and the hydraulic Industrial Series systems are for testing between 300 kN (~67,500 lbf) and 2,000 kN (~450,000 lbf).    Each of these systems has matching accessories required to perform metal testing to ASTM and ISO standards including heating and cooling chambers, load cells for force/stress, extensometers for strain, and a wide range of tensile grips depending on your test specimen geometry