Company Profile
Instron
Company Overview
Instron® is a recognised worldwide market leader in the materials testing industry. Our goal is to provide our customers the best ownership experience by delivering the highest quality products, expert support and world-class service.
•We offer one of the largest product ranges in the industry, supplying systems and accessories from screw-driven electromechanical machines to servohydraulic fatigue, impact, rheology, through to structural testing rigs and crash simulation sleds
•Our customers are in involved in nearly every market and industry around the world, as diverse as regenerative medicine, to aerospace, energy and power generation, heavy industries, electronics, through to automotive
•We are committed to exceptional quality standards, throughout our products, services, research and development, operations and into sales and marketing
•We invest heavily in innovation to develop technologies and solutions that ensure our customers can overcome their testing challenges and stay at the forefront of their industry
•Through a global infrastructure, we are local to our customers with nearly 1700 employees around the world
•We have an extensive service and support network that aims to ensure our customers are testing when they need to be
•We don’t just sell products – we create partnerships to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and an open door for feedback
Company History
Instron was established in 1946 in Canton, near Boston, Massachusetts. Its founders, Harold Hindman and George Burr, were working together at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a joint project investigating suitable substitutes for silk that could be used in the manufacture of parachutes. After discovering there was no testing machine available accurate enough to meet their requirements, Mr. Hindman and Mr. Burr used their knowledge of electronics and mechanical engineering to design a materials testing instrument based on the latest electronics and servo-control systems. The resulting prototype was so successful that Mr. Hindman and Mr. Burr formed Instron Corporation.