TRAINING & SERVICES
Photoelastic Training, Testing & Engineering Expertise
From hands-on training to laboratory testing and on-site support, Strainoptics provides the expertise manufacturers need to accurately measure and understand residual stress in glass and other transparent materials.
How Can We Help?
Whether you’re learning the fundamentals of photoelasticity, training your team, or need expert testing support, Strainoptics can help.
Photoelasticity Fundamentals
Understand the principles behind photoelastic stress measurement.
Hands-On Training
Build practical skills using Strainoptics instrumentation.
Testing & Engineering
Put our equipment and expertise to work on your samples.
New to Photoelasticity?
Photoelasticity provides a powerful, non-destructive method for visualizing and measuring stress in transparent materials.
Our free Fundamentals of Photoelasticity presentation introduces the principles behind photoelastic stress measurement and provides a useful foundation for engineers, quality professionals and anyone working with glass or transparent materials.
Topics include:
- – Photoelasticity and birefringence
- – Stress and optical retardation
- – Photoelastic coefficients
- – Index of refraction
- – Stress measurement techniques
- – Practical applications
Hands-On Expertise - Photoelasticity Training
Understanding the theory is only part of accurate stress measurement. Strainoptics training combines photoelastic principles with practical instruction using the instruments and applications your team works with every day.
Training can be conducted at Strainoptics or your facility and tailored to your equipment, materials and measurement requirements.
Training can include
✓ Fundamentals of photoelasticity
✓ Instrument setup and operation
✓ Proper measurement techniques
✓ Reading and interpreting stress patterns
✓ Application-specific measurement
✓ Troubleshooting and best practices
AT STRAINOPTICS
Hands-on instruction using our laboratory equipment and expertise.
AT YOUR FACILITY
Training tailored to your equipment, samples and production environment.
Our Laboratory.
Our Instruments.
Our Expertise.
Not every application requires purchasing additional instrumentation. Strainoptics provides laboratory and engineering services for customers who need expert stress measurement, application support or independent testing.
Laboratory Testing
Send samples to Strainoptics for professional photoelastic stress measurement and analysis.
ASTM Testing
Testing performed using applicable ASTM methods and calibrated instrumentation.
On-Site Testing
For applications that cannot easily come to us, Strainoptics can provide testing and technical support at your facility.
Application Support
Get help selecting measurement methods and instrumentation for challenging or unusual applications.
Calibration
Help maintain confidence in the accuracy and consistency of your Strainoptics instrumentation.
Engineering Support
Tap into decades of specialized experience in photoelastic stress measurement.
