The offer encompasses a wide range of technical services, including residual stress analysis, materials evaluation, applications engineering, custom solutions, and complete calibration and repair services for all types of polarimetry equipment. Additionally, basic and advanced training in the topics of photoelasticity and stress measurement are provided, both at the headquarters in North Wales, Pennsylvania (USA), near Philadelphia and at any customer location.

At present time, Strainoptics is the world’s leading manufacturer of non-contact, non-destructive stress measurement instrumentation for the glass and plastics manufacturing. Strainoptics equipment is currently adopted and used by the most respected names in the glass and plastics industries. Patented SCA on-line stress scanners are installed in major float glass plants around the world, and the GASP® polarimeter is the internationally recognized standard for measuring surface stress in heat-strengthened and tempered glass.

The SCA-1500 On-line Float Glass Stress Scanner

Strainoptics offers the largest line of instrumentation, from hand-held strain viewers, polarimeters, and instruments for measuring roller wave distortion, to light transmission meters and PC-based on-line and off-line systems for stress and birefringence measurement.

If you are not familiar with stress measurement test methods or if you are not sure which instruments are suitable for your application, please contact us via e-mail, phone or fax for assistance. We will be glad to review your application and help you understand how stress measurement can become a productive part of your quality control routine.

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