Lloyd expands range of digital force testers

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Sep 19, 2008

Lloyd Instruments has announced the availability of the TCD110 Series, the latest addition to the Chatillon TCD range of digital force testers.

The TCD110 Series is a standalone system designed for low force applications in production, quality control/quality assurance and engineering with measurement capacities of less than 500N (112lbf).

The frame operates from 0.01 to 510mm per minute with a standard travel of 380mm or up to 850mm using the optional travel extension arm.

An advanced closed-loop PID controller ensures precision travel and motion control with no overshooting (accuracy is better than 0.25 per cent unloaded).

Tension, compression, shear, peel, flexural, constant load holds, creep, cycling and sophisticated multi-stage testing can be performed without the need for a computer or application software.

The TCD110 system can also function as a precision high indicator with measurements based on a datum or absolute position.

It features an intelligent load sensing system with measuring accuracies better than 0.1 per cent full scale.

It is particularly suited to medical device testing, package testing, miniature spring and component validation applications where precision control and high accuracy are required.

Combined with Lloyd food texture fixtures, the TCD110 Series can be used for food texture analysis.

The TCD110 Series features a common TCD console with a large, high resolution colour graphical display featuring menus, function and numeric keys and status indicators that assist the user in setup, operation and analysis.

Information may be displayed in large tabular and graphical formats.

Results can be displayed in colour to distinguish between samples that are tested with results outside the prescribed tolerances.

Additionally, information may be displayed in multiple languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Turkish and Russian.