Vickers hardness testing machine FALCON 5000 G2
Fully automatic, force-controlled, 9-way turret head
This hardness tester with a descending test head is the ideal choice as a fully automatic device for changing test piece heights.
What makes this hardness tester different?
This Micro-Vickers / Small-Power Vickers / Vickers / Brinell – Hardness tester (additional Rockwell = NEMESIS 5100) represents the top in this device class and impresses with its accuracy, reliability and versatility. The ergonomic operation and the high test throughput are impressive. A special feature of this hardness tester (which was specially developed for the optical hardness testing methods Vickers and Brinell) is the lowering test head:
Do you have constantly changing heights of your test pieces?
No problem – the test head goes on a search run before making the impression and determines the height of the test piece. This hardness tester can optionally be equipped with a motorized XY table. And even then, the test pieces positioned on the CNC table are reliably detected and the hardness test is reliably determined.
The IMPRESSIONS testing software™ offers a clear user interface and flexible use:
- via touchscreen
- using a mouse and keyboard
- via joystick (standard delivery)
Stored test samples and test sequences can be loaded in a matter of seconds. They are then moved and rotated briefly. Once the test direction has been agreed, the test can begin - regardless of whether it is for a single sample or several test pieces. The hardness test impressions of the test sequences can run into the hundreds or thousands (scan function).
Predefined or freely defined test patterns can be used. Forget the time-consuming task of finding a starting position under the measuring lens: Use the (optional) overview camera and set the starting positions to the desired location in seconds. These positions are then moved to under the measuring lens and aligned with high precision as a routine.

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Highlights Hardness Tester FALCON 5000
- Measuring ranges: Micro-Vickers, Kleinkraft Vickers, Vickers, Knoop, Brinell
- Test loads: 10 gf – 187,5 kgf, multi-load cell in closed loop
- 18 megapixel full-color camera with zoom and autofocus
- Overview camera: Full HD with optical, calibrated zoom (your test position determination is correct at any distance)
- Lenses: 2,5x | 5x | 10x | 20x | 40x | 50x | 100x (2,5x to 1000x)
- 8-way turret head for 2 indenters, 4 lenses, laser as positioning aid and optional overview camera in the turret head
- Adjustable LED lighting
- Control with integrated i7 processor, Windows 10, 15" touchscreen, user-friendly workflow hardness testing software IMPRESSIONS™, including automatic hardness test indentation measurement (image processing), control of optional XY tables, test sequence configurator, with keyboard and mouse
- Motorized Z-axis with ball screw with fast-run buttons and incremental scroll wheel for fine adjustment
- XY table: Manual or motorized, additional plane tables or prism tables of your choice
- Included in delivery: Joystick for controlling all axes (XYZ)
- Test room height / projection (mm): 150 x 230 (XL frame: 300 x 225 mm
- Connectivity: USB, LAN, Bluetooth, WLAN
- Software: IMPRESSIONS (basic equipment), CHD/RHT/NHT, weld seam, 2D/3D scan, screw testing ISO 898, KiC crack progression, microscope function (distance measurement) and other plug-ins and add-ons;
- Q-DAS-certified interface for data export