Lloyd Instruments manufactures and is a worldwide supplier of universal materials testing machines and software for measuring the tensile strength, compression strength, flexural strength, coefficient of friction, peel strength and shear strength of materials as well as performing many other test applications. Used in QC, production, research and in universities, our powerful material testers are designed to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of materials, components and finished products across a wide range of industries.Lloyd Instruments also supplies Chatillon force measurement instruments. The range includes force testers, test stands, force gauges and torque gauges.Our Davenport™ range includes melt flow indexers and instruments for intrinsic viscosity (IV) measurement of PET. Lloyd Instruments also manufactures food texture analysers. Lloyd Instruments is part of AMETEK, Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors.