Manufacturing & Inspection Equipment
NDT instruments, hardness testers, thickness gauges, and surface inspection tools for manufacturing QC, incoming material verification, and in-service inspection.
Built for Inspection & Quality Control
Manufacturing QC and industrial inspection place specific demands on testing equipment. Results need to be accurate, instruments need to be reliable under repeated daily use, and the tools themselves need to fit into production workflows without creating bottlenecks. Whether you are verifying incoming material hardness, inspecting welds for internal defects, monitoring corrosion on process equipment, or checking machined surface finish against specification, the instrument selection determines whether the process holds up under scrutiny.
Our range covers the core inspection and quality control disciplines used in New Zealand manufacturing, fabrication, and maintenance environments. Portable hardness testers, ultrasonic thickness gauges, flaw detectors, magnetic particle inspection equipment, surface roughness testers, and adhesion testers are all available from a single source, meeting ASTM, ISO, and applicable AS/NZS standards.
Common Inspection Applications
Weld and Structural Inspection
Weld quality verification is a fundamental inspection requirement across structural steel fabrication, pressure vessel manufacture, and pipeline construction. Our ultrasonic flaw detector range from Sonatest covers entry-level portable instruments through to advanced field units with encoded B-Scan, A-Scan display, and Dryscan capability for composite inspection. For surface and near-surface crack detection on ferromagnetic components, our magnetic particle inspection range includes the A2 Lightweight Yoke for AC field generation and the MTU-3 ISO 9934-2 Reference Block Type 1 for daily MPI system verification. Both UT and MPI are complementary methods covering different defect types and orientations.
Thickness Measurement and Corrosion Monitoring
Wall thickness measurement is one of the most broadly applicable inspection tasks across manufacturing, maintenance, and asset integrity work. Our ultrasonic thickness gauge range covers three product families suited to different requirements. The Dakota CMX series is designed specifically for corrosion monitoring on steel structures, pipework, and vessels, with simultaneous material and coating thickness measurement in a single pass. The CX series provides precision thickness measurement across metals, plastics, and ceramics for manufacturing QC applications. The ZX series offers simplified operation, a 914mm measurement range, and a 45-hour battery life for extended field use. The full Cygnus range is also available for through-coating multiple-echo measurement with endorsement from DNV, Bureau Veritas, and Lloyd's for marine and offshore applications.
Portable Hardness Testing
Hardness testing in a manufacturing or fabrication environment covers a range of material types and inspection scenarios, and no single method addresses all of them. For general metals and structural steel, our Leeb rebound tester range includes the QualiTip II-Plus, QualiTip+ D, and QualiTip III with integrated printer for on-site documentation. For thin sections, coatings, carburized and nitrided surfaces, and finished components where Leeb would penetrate the coating and read the substrate, our UCI range includes manual and motorised options with dual UCI and Leeb capability in a single instrument. For aluminium fabrication and extrusion, the Webster Model B is the established method. For fiberglass, composites, and rigid plastics, the Barcol QualiHBA is available in standard and scale-conversion configurations. All instruments meet ASTM A956 or equivalent standards where applicable.
Surface Roughness and Finish Inspection
Surface roughness verification is a routine QC requirement across machining, valve and pump maintenance, precision components, and pipe inspection. Our surface roughness tester range covers portable instruments from the TR-200 Plus with 20 roughness parameters, through to the QualiSurf II with 45 parameters and a touchscreen interface. For applications requiring internal bore or pipe surface measurement where the main unit cannot fit, the QualiSurf II-S provides an external probe with extended cable and magnetic base fixture for stable measurement inside confined geometries. Results are recorded to USB and are compatible with standard reporting formats.
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Magnetic particle inspection is the established method for detecting surface-breaking and near-surface cracks on ferromagnetic materials - welds, castings, forgings, and machined components. Our MPI range includes the A2 Lightweight Yoke for generating an AC magnetic field, suited to weld inspection in fabrication workshops and field maintenance environments. The MTU-3 ISO 9934-2 Reference Block Type 1 is the standard daily system verification tool used to confirm that the MPI medium, lighting, and field strength are performing correctly before inspection begins. Both items are used together as part of any compliant MPI inspection programme under AS 1710.
Coating and Adhesion Inspection
Protective coating systems on steel structures, concrete surfaces, and building facades need to be verified for adhesion as part of any coating inspection programme. Our QualiPAT pull-off adhesion tester applies a perpendicular tensile load to a bonded dolly using a self-aligning hydraulic head, eliminating the angle-induced errors that affect manual mechanical testers. Results are displayed in MPa or psi, stored internally, and exported directly to Excel via USB without requiring additional software. Four dolly sizes cover general coatings on steel, high-bond epoxy systems, concrete and wood substrates, and applications on very small surface areas. The instrument meets ASTM D4541 and ISO 4624.
Why Choose TestingCore
Instruments That Work in Real Inspection Environments
Inspection equipment used in manufacturing and industrial settings takes more daily use than most lab-based instruments, and the cost of downtime from a failed or poorly-specified tool is real. The range we carry is selected for durability, repeatability, and practical field performance rather than headline specifications that don't hold up under actual working conditions.
We supply NDT instruments, hardness testers, and inspection tools to fabricators, manufacturers, maintenance engineering teams, and inspection companies across New Zealand. Whether you are specifying equipment for a new inspection programme, replacing a failing instrument, or looking to extend your capabilities into a new test method, our team can provide product specifications, standard compliance confirmation, and technical information on request.
Standards and Certification
Instruments across our inspection range are supplied with calibration certificates and meet the requirements of ASTM, ISO, and AS/NZS standards as specified on individual product pages. For programmes operating under specific quality management systems or third-party inspection requirements, contact us to confirm whether individual instruments meet your stated standard and calibration traceability requirements.
