The Birth of HP – Bareiss has built the evergreen of hardness testers in a nearly unchanged design since 1954. The HP is still as modern and precise as it was 50 years ago. Having sold more than 100,000 units all around the world, it is the most frequently used manual hardness tester. The entire chassis of HP is made of aluminum which provides light weight and durability. Every unit of HP is carefully assembled and calibrated by Bareiss technicians. To avoid the indenter from traveling with friction, we adopted a technique of combining different size bearing balls to create smooth traveling for the indenter.

Bareiss HP Series is available in different Shore and non-Shore scales and with the possibility of a customized presser foot to suit different requirements.