AML Instruments, specialists in test equipment calibration, repair, and supply are delighted to announce a new partnership with Barrus, one of Europe’s premium and trusted universal testing machine (UTM) manufacturers.
This collaboration will enable AML Instruments to supply the Barrus Grey and Barrus RED range of tensile testers. These machines are suitable for a wide range of tests, including compression, cyclic, flexure, peel, shear, and tensile.
Through the partnership, AML will make Barrus UTMs more widely available across the UK and provide responsive service and calibration support. Barrus machines are engineered for long-term durability and for precision, repeatability, and flexible integration from extensometers and grips to software and data export.
Crucially, every system includes the full, unrestricted software at no extra cost — there are no locked or paywalled functions. Together with AML’s service and calibration capabilities, this enables labs to scale testing with confidence across high-strength metals composites, packaging, and many other materials.
Made in Hungary’s capital Budapest, Barrus’s universal testing machines are used in a vast range of industries and applications. These include:
- Advanced material labs.
- Aerospace.
- Automotive.
- Educational labs for demonstration and foundational research.
- Electronics.
- Military
- Mobility.
- Packaging.
- Plastics.
Both single and twin column models are available for both the budget-friendly Barrus Grey and the high-end Barrus RED machines, with frame sizes ranging from 1kN to 2000kN. Barrus also manufacture heavy duty, four column floor-standing UTMs. Standard machines go from very low forces to 5000 kN (smaller or larger sizes can also be built, along with fully custom setups if needed).
Twin column Barrus RED universal testing machine with a mounted digital touchscreen interface.
Through this partnership, AML Instruments is not only supplying Barrus’s precise, reliable, and versatile universal testing apparatus, but also offering comprehensive tensile tester calibration and repair services. This ensures our customers receive full aftersales support throughout the lifecycle of their universal testing equipment, maximising efficiency without compromising performance and precision.
“We’re proud to be recognised as a knowledgeable and leading supplier of tensile testing equipment, and partnering with Barrus will further enhance our reputation,” said Alex Leeson, Managing Director of AML Instruments. “Our expertise in calibration and repair, combined with Barrus’s universal testing machines which embody market-leading quality and modularity, offer our customers unmatched efficiency and flexibility in testing high-strength materials and advanced composites.”
Máté Németh, Sales Director at Barrus, added: “We’re delighted to partner with AML Instruments to make Barrus UTMs more widely available in the UK. Our goal is simple: deliver precise, durable machines with straightforward service. We keep things easy for customers — clear offers, responsive support, and no complicated after-sales.”
This collaboration reinforces AML Instruments’ commitment to supplying Barrus UTMs and providing comprehensive calibration, verification, and repair services to help customers maintain uptime, traceability and compliance.
Explore the full Barrus UTM portfolio, request a demo, or speak with one of our specialist team today to configure your UTM in minutes:
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