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News Release from: Instron | Subject: Dead weight force calibration system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 October 2002
Dead weight force calibration system
Instron's dead weight force calibration system can be used as a primary force standard to ensure accurate load measurements.
Designed to calibrate load cells used in advanced material testing machines, Instron's dead weight force calibration system can be used as a primary force standard to ensure accurate load measurements Capable of applying forces up to 222kN, Instron's dead weight force calibration system includes a large mechanical frame, precision dead weights and a yoke assembly
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The yoke's twin test space offers the flexibility to test either tension or compression load cells, while providing the interface between the dead weights and load cell under test.
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Each dead weight has an independently operated elevating mechanism, allowing the weights to be individually applied to or removed from the stack.
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