Custom test fixtures, built to spec.
Rebar testing equipment, field test machines, lab tools and precision-machined test specimens — trusted by testing labs, engineers and contractors across the U.S.
Field-proven testing gear.
Twin 5 Ton Ram Jacking Kit
Twin 5-ton ram jacks with vertical & horizontal bar attachments for heights up to 8′6″, 5-ton hand pump with 6′ hose and gauge, wrench, wedge holding tool, one set of #3–4 wedges and pulling heads, and tool box.
What’s in the kit +
- Twin 5 ton ram jack
- 5 ton hand pump
- 6′ hose and gauge
- Vertical & horizontal apparatus up to 8′6″
- Wedge holding tool
- Jam nut wrench
- Tool box
- #3–4 wedge & pulling head set
Rebar Bend Test Fixture
For sizes #3 to #14 in both A706 and A615 bars. Approx. 485 lbs total weight.
Cylinder Bond Test Fixture
Tests cylinders in 3″, 5¾″ and 6″ sizes.
60 Ton Portable Test Machine
Weld-qualifying tensile or bend tests in the field or in the lab — up to 1½ sq in of mild steel. Steel wheels, jaw & die storage, remote switch. Tensile and bend adapters included.
What’s in the kit +
- All-steel wheels for easy moving
- Storage for all jaws and dies
- Directional valve and gauge
- Handy remote control switch
- Tensile & bend setups included
Custom Compaction Test Fixture
Custom made to test soil sub-base compaction easily. Caltrans approved.
Custom Clamping Tools
Clamping tools for all-thread rod, sizes 1/4″ to 7/8″. Give us your bolt requirements and we’ll make tools to suit.
Three ways we help your lab.
Standard test equipment
Twin ram jack kits, rebar bend and cylinder bond fixtures, bolt testers, ceiling wire testers and more — ready to ship.
Custom fixtures & tools
Got a test no off-the-shelf fixture can handle? Bring Mike your design and we’ll build it.
Machined test specimens
Charpy impact, .505 tensile and reduced-section specimens for Bay Area test labs — any material.
Talk to the machinist, not a call center.
Call between 8am and 4pm Pacific, Monday through Friday. Mike can give you the latest price and availability of every product — and help with any custom design you have in mind.
- Current pricing & stock on all products
- Custom fixture design help
- Replacement parts and accessories
- Shipping anywhere in the U.S.
A legacy of patents.
Howlett has held more than 25 U.S. patents for construction-industry components.
Grip Nut Anchorage & Grip Coupler
1957
Custom Drive Transmission
1960
Tank Post-Tensioning System
1963
Fox-Howlett No-Slip Rebar Coupler
1970
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