The Nano-Indentation Tester has been created to provide surface mechanical characterization data by indenting to depths at the nanometer-micron scales. This Nano-Indentation Tester can be utilized to characterize organic, inorganic, soft or hard materials and coatings. To illustrate some examples such as thin and multilayer PVD, CVD, PECVD, photoresists, paints, lacquers, and many other types of films and coatings.