Lloyd Instruments Ltd. develops and manufactures materials testing machines and software for production testing, quality control, laboratory testing, and research and education; its polymer test equipment is for melt flow index and melt flow rate, intrinsic viscosity (IV) measurement of moisture-sensitive PET polymers and polymer density measurement; and its texture analyzers provide the platform to perform rapid, general food testing and detailed texture analysis on a diverse range of foods. Lloyd’s UKAS-accredited lab provides calibration of force measuring systems and verification of machines. Lloyd Instruments is part of AMETEK, a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.