Tmc supplies digital micro - vickers hardness tester from future - tech, japan, which is a touch panel controlled machine capable of measuring on thin metal foils as well as very hard metal test pieces with applied load from 1 gm to 2 kgs. Three types of models are available and these models are provided - with advanced lcd display and automatic operation, an economical led digital display and manual measuring mode. Auto and manual turret movement options are available. Following are some of the technical features of this hardness tester include: measuring microscopes has a resolution of 0.1 microns for diagonal length measurement;automatic conversion scale value can also be seen on the lcd display with centronics output printing. It also has a rs - 232 port for interfacing with a pc. The machine has some outstanding features which include: is very versatile and can be upgraded for image capturing with a ccd camera for large indentation viewing on the tv monitor. A fully automatic measurement cycle can also be programmed into the pc.