Material testing solutions
Fast, local mechanical testing in seconds.
For development, quality assurance and the laboratory when local material differences need to become visible faster.
Entry paths
Fast material data where the part becomes critical.
With i3D® and Indentation Plastometry, Imprintec makes yield strength, tensile strength and stress-strain curves visible exactly where classical testing routes and tensile testing often become too slow, too global or too expensive: directly on critical zones, real parts and small specimens.
Data depth
Local stress-strain curves, yield strength and tensile strength.
The i3D® data set is used to derive local stress-strain relationships and the corresponding true stress-strain curve. On that basis, local yield strength Rᶦₚ₀.₂, local tensile strength Rᶦₘ and the course of plastic hardening can be derived for the tested zone.
The stress-strain curve is not just a visualisation. It represents a local material statement with direct results for the tested zone: stress-strain curve, Rᶦₚ₀.₂ and Rᶦₘ.
Exactly in small, critical or zone-specific areas, i3D® shows that a local test can deliver mechanical properties directly for the relevant zone.
Why i3D®
Why i3D® matters for development, QA and the lab
i3D® becomes relevant where local material differences drive the decision, timing matters and classical testing chains or tensile testing create unnecessary effort.
Automotive
Aerospace
Defence
Additive Manufacturing
Marine
Medical Technology
Energy
Metal Processing
Materials Development
Local instead of global
Local yield strength, tensile strength and stress-strain behaviour become accessible exactly where welds, transitions or edge zones make the mechanical difference.
Decide faster
Measurement campaigns, screening and feasibility checks reach a robust technical classification earlier than long, globally oriented testing chains around classical tensile testing.
Less preparation
The effort for specimen logistics, machining and idealised specimen geometry drops significantly when the relevant zone itself should be assessed.
A continuous workflow
Automation, mapping, white light interferometry and inverse evaluation turn the indentation into a documentable testing and decision workflow.
Positioning
Where i3D® has a clear role
Tensile testing remains strong when globally representative, standards-based values from standardised specimens are required. Pure hardness testing remains strong when a fast, established hardness number is enough for comparison or routine QA. i3D® takes its place where small or complex geometries, minimal preparation and local mechanical insight from the relevant zone are what actually matters.
Requirement
i3D®
Tensile test
Pure hardness testing
Application insights
Where i3D® becomes technically strong in daily work.
Welds, part testing, screening, inline QA, FEM and cost comparison sorted by the technical starting point of the task.
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Weld testing
R&D
QA
Production
Aerospace
Marine
Defence
When the weld, the HAZ and the transition zone define component performance, i3D® creates local yield strength, tensile strength and flow-stress-strain data directly along the relevant path.
Multi-sample screening
R&D
QA
Automotive
Additive Manufacturing
Medical Technology
Many variants, states or batches can be classified faster when local material differences are measured reproducibly and in a short sequence.
Inline testing and release logic
QA
Production
Automotive
Defence
Marine
Where reaction time matters, i3D® helps in incoming inspection, drift detection and production-near release wherever local differences must become visible earlier.
FEM and local stress-strain curves
R&D
Automotive
Aerospace
Additive Manufacturing
For simulation and material-near models, local stress-strain curves become relevant wherever global averages do not describe real zones, forming areas or gradients properly.
System focus
i3D® WLI Pro for high automation and maximum data depth.
Where screening, serial logic and local stress-strain curves need to come together in one robust routine path, i3D® WLI Pro is the clear high-end entry into the platform.
Systems
Which system fits which use logic.
Whether you need a compact entry, high automation, an integrated hardness workflow or scalable serial logic depends on task, scope and integration into lab or QA.
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i3D® WLI Pro
Fully automated indentation workflow according to DIN SPEC 4864 with optional 3D measurement.
DIN SPEC 4864
fully automated
i3D® technology
~72 s
typical cycle or test time
200+ points
measurement scope or testing range
16 weeks
delivery or use focus
With overview camera, XY stage and optional white light interferometry for yield strength, tensile strength and stress-strain curves.
i3D® WLI Eco
Compact system for rapid material characterization with focus on reproducible local results.
compact
fast
i3D® technology
~72 s
typical cycle or test time
9 weeks
delivery or use focus
Suitable for fast series measurements with optional superspeed cycle and optional optical 3D capture.
i3D® mBV
Hardness testing and local material values in one system for laboratory and development.
hardness
i3D® + hardness
laboratory
0.2–62.5 kgf
typical cycle or test time
Brinell/Vickers
measurement scope or testing range
automated
delivery or use focus
Brings hardness testing and local i3D®-based material values together in one shared platform for laboratory and QA workflows.
i3D® BVR
Automated laboratory platform for local material values and optical measurement workflows.
automation
i3D® + hardness
laboratory
24/7
typical cycle or test time
series-related
measurement scope or testing range
WLI optional
delivery or use focus
Designed for robust laboratory throughput, repeatability and integration into industrial test routines.
i3D® Inline
i3D® technology for process-near testing concepts and production-related integration.
process-near
integration
i3D® technology
cycle-near
typical cycle or test time
local zones
measurement scope or testing range
integration
delivery or use focus
Designed for projects where local material data should move closer to manufacturing, QA and critical component zones.