Productive technologies offers direct reading digital bench-top rockwell and vickers hardness testers that are both accurate and reliable. These hardness testers can test actual components as well as prepared specimens. This unique facility can often avoid the need for destructive sampled preparation for hardness testing. Different models are available with options like lcd display to sophisticated touch screen microprocessor control and motorized lead screw, etc. Most of the higher end machines offer automatic scale conversion between rockwell, vickers, brinell, knoop and uts, etc.