{"product_id":"digital-barcol-hardness-tester-qualihba","title":"QualiHBA Digital Barcol Hardness Tester – Aluminium \u0026 Composites","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Barcol Hardness Tester - also known as the Barcol Impressor® (a registered trademark of InstruCon Inc.) - is a widely used portable instrument for measuring the hardness of soft metals, composites, fiberglass, plastics, and similar materials. It gives fast, accurate, repeatable readings, which is why it's a staple across aerospace, automotive, marine, and manufacturing work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQualitest's version, the QualiHBA, is a new-generation digital Barcol-type tester built for high precision, repeatability, and an ergonomic design that's easy to live with day to day, all while meeting international hardness testing standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn practice, it's a portable device that applies a consistent spring-loaded force through an indentation pin, measuring how much the material resists penetration. The depth of that indentation sets the hardness value, shown digitally for a precise reading - a method well suited to materials too soft for Rockwell or Brinell testing but still needing a quick, reliable hardness check.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Barcol name traces back to the Barber-Colman Company, which first developed this style of hardness tester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW191882870 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191882870 BCX0\"\u003eBrowse our \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/testingcore.co.nz\/products\/portable-ultrasonic-durometer-hardness-tester-uci-1100h\" title=\"Portable Ultrasonic Hardness Tester UCI-1100H\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efull \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/testingcore.co.nz\/products\/portable-ultrasonic-durometer-hardness-tester-uci-1100h\" title=\"Portable Ultrasonic Hardness Tester UCI-1100H\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW191882870 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191882870 BCX0\"\u003eportable hardness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW191882870 BCX0\"\u003etesters range\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Qualitest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47759923773617,"sku":"QualiHBA-1","price":3199.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/5211\/8449\/files\/QualiHBA-1-DigitalBarcolHardnessTester2.webp?v=1784884745","url":"https:\/\/testingcore.co.nz\/products\/digital-barcol-hardness-tester-qualihba","provider":"TestingCore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}