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News Release from: Zwick Roell | Subject: Universal testing machine
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2006
Universal testing machine has digital
extensometer
At the DKT Fair Zwick will be presenting one of its flagship products, a universal testing machine will be equipped with the worlds most advanced digital extensometer.
At the DKT Fair Zwick will be presenting one of its flagship products A universal testing machine will be equipped with the worlds most advanced digital extensometer and configured for tensile tests on elastomers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Universal material testing machines offer choice
To satisfy most applications and requirements for testing materials and components, four universal testing machines are available up to 5kN and in three height variations.
Universal steel testing machines' capacity doubled
For tensile, compression, and bend tests on steel specimens and components, the maximum capacity of electro-mechanical universal testing machines has been doubled to 1200kN.
Zwick believes that its multiXtens extensometer is the only device available which is capable of measuring modulus of elasticity with a resolution of less than 0.1um, and elongation to failure with a measuring range of 700mm (minus the initial gauge length).
In order to speed up testing on different specimen geometries the gauge length can be automatically set to the required value or as a function of the specimen cross-sectional area.
A unique and innovative 'plug and play' sensor arm system enables the multiXtens to be used for most tensile, compression and cyclic tests - even those carried out inside a temperature chamber.
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Electromechanical 1200kN machine tests steel
In order to meet the growing needs of the steel industry, a range of electromechanical universal testing machines has been extended to 1200kN for tensile, compression, and bend tests.
Plastics materials testing expands
Zwick has been expanding its competence in plastics materials testing and is covering the measurement of mechanical characteristics as well as thermal ones.
Compression and flexure tests previously requiring the use of analogue measuring transducers can be carried out simply by interchanging the sensor arms, and the system recognises and adapts to the change of configuration immediately without requiring any operator intervention.
The multiXtens is perfectly suited for research, education, and commercial testing laboratories where test requirements are constantly changing.
With today's conventional testing machines it is often necessary to use more than one extensometer, but with its digital technology, high accuracy, flexibility and ease of use, the multiXtens reduces the set-up time, maintenance, and re-calibration costs associated with such testing.
Typical applications for the deployment of the multiXtens are tensile, compression, and flexure tests on plastics, metals, composites, and other materials where small displacements, modulus determination and high elongation is to be measured.
For even more demanding tests requiring transverse strain measurements such as r value determination on metals or Poisson ratio, the multiXtens can be equipped with an automatic transverse strain extensometer.
This device can be attached automatically at the start of the tensile test and removed before specimen fracture enabling the multiXtens to be used in robotic testing applications and deliver additional benefits in cases where the manual handling of specimens affects the integrity of the test results.
MultiXtens complies with class 0.5 of EN ISO 9513 over its entire measuring range, and as with most Zwick's products its operation is totally integrated into the proprietary software, testXpert II.
Laboratories with many different test requirements will appreciate the vast library of standard tests as well as the capability to build complex and non-standard test procedures.
Zwick's global and more than 20 years of experience in automated materials testing allows testXpert II to be integrated into company IT systems and this improves data integrity and traceable quality audit trails.
Efficiency is increased through faster product release and reporting. Request a free brochure from Zwick Roell ...
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