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2026 Trade Show Attendance
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Press Release – Wallace Instruments Establishes First African Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
Wallace Instruments, the UK manufacturer of materials testing equipment, has established Wallace Instruments West Africa, a new company based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, marking a significant expansion of its support for the natural rubber industry in the region.
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Paper 3 – Importance of Experimental Parameters on Rapid Plasticity Testing for PRI (Plasticity Retention Index)
Paper 3 - Importance of Experimental Parameters on Rapid Plasticity Testing for PRI (Plasticity Retention Index) R. Morgans1, S. Lackovic2, B. McGarry2, G. Dinnage2,...
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Press Release – Wallace Instruments Releases Major Software Upgrade for Hardness and Plasticity Testing
Wallace Instruments, a leading manufacturer of rubber testing equipment, has released a major software upgrade covering its range of Shore and IRHD hardness testers, as well as the Rapid Plastimeter Mk V (P14).
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Press Release – Wallace Instruments launches WAS3 Pneumatic Cutting Press for safer, more consistent specimen preparation
Wallace Instruments, a globally recognised leader in rubber testing equipment, has launched the WAS3 Pneumatic Cutting Press, expanding its UK-manufactured specimen preparation range.
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Paper 1 – Comparison of results and test methods using the Micro IRHD and the Micro Shore rubber hardness measurement instruments
A paper looking a micro versions of IRHD and Shore Scale rubber hardness. Instrumental parameters and sample limitations of both methods were investigated.
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Testing Insights
Paper 2 – ‘Understanding the IRHD and Shore Methods used in Rubber Hardness Testing’
Paper looking at instruments for hardness test methods and the differences between the tests and their relationship to the IRHD and Shore scales.
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Compression Stress Relaxation – Understanding Long Term Performance Under Compression
Everything you need to know about compression stress relaxation testing – why it’s important, what it measures, how the test works, and how to get reliable results.
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What is PRI Testing?
Everything you need to know about the Plasticity Retention Index – what it measures, why it matters in the natural rubber supply chain, and how to get consistently reliable results.
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