Standard Penetrometer

Standard Penetrometer - A rack and pinion and pointer assemble provides fine adjustment of needle or cone tip to sample. It consists of a vertical pillar mounted on a base provided with leveling screws.

Excellent for use in a wide range of bitumen and asphalt testing industrial procedures. It's the ideal tool for use in an bitumen and asphalt testing workshop and engineering lab.
The head, together with dial plunger rod a cone (or needle) slides on a pillar and can be clamped at any desired height.
The dial is graduated in 400 1/10 and the millimeter subdivisions and the needle pointer against figures makes easy reading.
Supplied with a bitumen penetration needle, ring weight one each 50 gms. and 100 gms. two sample containers.
It incorporates a clutch mechanism.
Which makes reading of penetration and subsequent resetting a simple and accurate operation.