Tensile Test Equipment | Machines | Tester |
 Universal electromechanical test machines can be specially configured as a tensile tester or a machine that is optimized for tensile testing applications. Tensile test machines consist of a load frame sized to meet force, speed, travel needs, a test controller matched to your measurement, control and test reporting needs, and test accessories matched to your test samples. Our tensile test equipment, testers and machines are available as single column tensile testers, bench style tensile testers, dual column tabletop tensile machines, and high force floor standing tensile test machines.
Affordable standalone digital controllers perform standard tensile tests and can operate without a PC. Optional tensile software captures data and generates tensile test reports. These affordable solutions can perform standard tests. Our flexible and powerful software controllers are well suited to high volume or demanding tensile testing applications. The R Series controllers are flexible and perform virtually any test.
Tensile test grips, clamps and fixtures are chosen to match the tensile test sample geometry and material. Our tensile test equipment is modular and expandable to perform compression, peel, tear, shear and bend flexural tests as well. Wedge action tensile grips are used for metals and composites testing applications. We supply many solutions made to special or one time tensile testing requirements. Extensometers and environmental chambers are also available.
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More Info: Test Machine Selection - Helpful Considerations
| Least Expensive Test Machine Considerations |
- It is important to discuss your application requirements with a TestResources applications engineer. Clearly understood requirements lowers risks by eliminating potential misunderstandings that increase costs. Help us understand your goals and needs and you will save money with TestResources.
- Our product line is modular or 'lego-like' which makes it possible buy very affordable configurations and delay expenditures until they become a requirement. Our modular line spans requirements from 'least expensive' to 'most flexible and versatile'.
- A machine that utilizes a standalone controller is much more affordable than one that requires a computer. Standalone controllers feature optional software that enables use to expand to a PC, including control of the test machine, export of data to a PC, curve plotting and analysis of data. A standalone controller also is a better choice in many production testing applications.
- Finally, the machines force/speed requirements impact the price of the machine. Higher forces and fast speeds demand bigger motors and increase the purchase price.
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| Most Versatile Test Machine Considerations |
- Versatility implies being able to reset the machine for different materials, different test methods, and different operators on an as needed basis.
- A PC based controller is more versatile than a standalone controller. Versatility is valuable where test demands or operators change often and in cases where the test requirements are unknown - such as research and testing service lab environments.
- A dual column load frame has more versatility than a single column frame but cannot then be used easily for testing large samples or mounting a large temperature chamber. The good news is that our product line is modular or 'lego-like' which makes it inerently versatile. It is possible to buy very affordable configurations and delay expenditures until they become a requirement. Our modular line makes it possible to decide where to spend monies to increase versatility or not.
- A high force rated test machine performs more tests than a low force rated machine. Higher forces and faster test speeds require bigger motors and increase the purchase price. The addition of a low force load cell is all that is needed to perform low force measurements.
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| Do you need to perform fatigue tests? |
- A fatigue test machine is capable of performing virtually any and all mechanical tests. These include static tensile, compression, peel and tests such as stress relaxation and creep. In addition a fatigue tester can generate dynamic impact tests, simulate loading service conditions, perform high cycle tests that last millions of cycles.
- Multichannel tests, such as biaxial tests, are most commonly configured as fatigue testers for a variety of reasons.
- The term 'cyclic' tester may refer to an electromechanical test machine that can cycle (slowly) between position or load limits. We differentiate that type of machine from our fatigue tester.
- It is critical to discuss your fatigue application requirements with a TestResources applications engineer. Clearly understood requirements lowers risks by eliminating potential misunderstandings that increase costs. Help us understand your goals and needs and you will save money with TestResources.
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