Macro hardness tester with dynamic height adjustment
Optimize your hardness testing process with advanced dynamic height adjustment and automated force control, ensuring precise measurements even for large and complex workpieces. Ideal for laboratories and production environments demanding accuracy and efficiency.

Performs Precise Hardness Testing of Industrial Components
The Qness 250, 750, and 3000 E EVO Macro Hardness Testers from QATM provide a comprehensive solution for industrial hardness testing. These instruments stand out for their robust dynamic height adjustment and precise electronic force control, allowing seamless integration into production lines across various industries, including automotive and aerospace.
Designed for testing complex and large components, these testers securely clamp workpieces up to 3500 kg. Their multi-position tool changers accommodate multiple hardness testing methods like Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell, and Knoop, ensuring versatile application across different materials. The integrated asynchronous motor ensures quick and accurate height adjustments, reducing downtime and optimizing the testing process.
With capabilities like Ethernet connectivity for enhanced data transfer and a high-quality 5-megapixel CMOS camera system for precise image analysis, these testers support high throughput in manufacturing environments. Additionally, the Qpix software provides efficient operation with multi-touch navigation and extensive data management features, including export options for streamlined reporting and compliance with ISO standards.
The Qness testers, available in a robust steel frame with options for customization, offer significant energy savings due to optimized motor controls, ensuring reliable performance and reduced operational costs. The integration of features like XLED illumination and versatile clamping mechanisms makes maintenance straightforward, enhancing the suitability for demanding industrial applications.
Benefits
- Enhances testing efficiency and reduces cycle times with rapid electronic force control.
- Accommodates large and heavy components, improving flexibility in complex industrial applications.
- Facilitates precise and repeatable measurements with advanced imaging and XLED illumination.
- Increases operational reliability with remote Ethernet connectivity for stable data transfer.
- Lowers maintenance demands with customizable clamping and collision protection features.
- Applications
- Metal components,Large workpieces,Formed components,Hardness testing applications,Industrial materials,Bulky items,Molded components
- End products
- Oil rig components,Automobile engine blocks,Heavy equipment chassis,Shipbuilding hull sections,Aerospace turbine blades,Structural steel elements,Industrial machinery parts,Construction steel beams,Railroad track sections
- Steps before
- Component Preparation,Sample Mounting,Workpiece Positioning
- Steps after
- Data Analysis,Reporting,Result Documentation
- Input ingredients
- test pieces,workpieces,components,materials up to 3500 kg
- Output ingredients
- hardness test results,indentation measurements,test reports
- Market info
- QATM is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing high-quality metallographic equipment and consumables, providing innovative solutions for material testing and analysis, which are trusted by laboratories and quality control professionals globally.
- Test height
- 510 mm
- Throat depth
- 320 mm
- Max. work piece weight
- Unlimited
- Weight of basic machine
- 500 kg
- Test sequence
- Fully automatic / electronic force control
- Camera system
- 5 MP Ethernet Industrial standard
- Image transfer
- Up to 270 FPS
- Tool positions
- 2 (Standard) or 8 (Tool Changer)
- Operating system
- Windows 10 IoT
- Hard disk
- 128 GB SSD
- Data interfaces
- 1x USB (Front),4x USB,2x RJ45 (Ethernet),1x DisplayPort,1x RS232,1x HDMI
- Lenses
- XLED 1,XLED 2,XLED 5,5x,10x,20x,50x,100x
- Fields of view
- 0.113x 0.084 mm (100x) to 7.98 x 5.97 mm (XLED 1)
- Display
- Capacitive 12“ Touch - Display
- Power supply
- 230~ 50-60Hz 1/N/PE (option
- Max. power consumption
- ~ 1230 W
- Workpiece Recognition
- Motorized height adjustment
- Dynamic Height Adjustment
- 8 mm/s or 17 mm/s with 2-hand-safety device
- Automation level
- Fully automatic / electronic force control
- Workpiece Clamping Force
- Up to 3500 kg
- Cycle Completion Speed
- Rapid,due to optimized parameters
- Swiveling Downholder
- Manual or motorized action
- Tool Changeover
- 8-position tool changer
- Operating Display
- 12" capacitive touch,adjustable
- Image Analysis Ease
- Fully automatic with rapid autofocus
- Ethernet Camera System
- 5 MP,high transmission stability
- Soft Brinell Indentation Analysis
- Precision with XLED lenses
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine Footprint
- 584 x 450 mm
- Maximum Test Piece Weight
- Unlimited
- Test Height
- 510 mm
- Throat Depth
- 320 mm
- Weight of Basic Machine
- 500 kg
- Tool Positions
- 2 (Standard) or 8 (Tool Changer)
- Control Panel Type
- Capacitive 12" Touch Display
- Power Supply
- 230~ 50-60Hz 1/N/PE (option
- Max. Power Consumption
- ~ 1230 W
- Dynamic Height Adjustment
- Electric / Asynchronous motor
- Swivel-action Machine Table
- Tilt up to 5°
- Workpiece Clamping
- Up to 3500 kg force
- Tool Changer
- 8-position tool changer
- Control Display
- 12” Capacitive Touch Display
- Software
- Qpix T2 (Option
- Camera System
- 5 MP Ethernet Industrial Standard
- Optics System
- XLED Illumination Modules
- Test Height
- 510 mm adjustable
- Test Area
- Configurable extended test area
- Designer Pedestal,Additional Options
- Collision protection,cross laser,prisms,data connections