Materials fatigue testing with large number of loading cycles (gigacycle fatigue)
In the ultrasonic fatigue testing system, the vibration system is constructed so that the longitudinal waves transmitted through the solid body resonate.
The 20 kHz vibration generated by the piezo element is amplified by the booster and the horn and transmitted to the test piece to generate repeated stress on the test piece. One side of the test piece is free. By measuring the displacement of this free side, the maximum strain (in other words stress) generated inside the test piece can be calculated.
Accelerated evaluation of the fatigue life of metals and other materials
1010 cycle tests are completed in a mere six days. Data for 107 cycles can be obtained in about ten minutes.
Testable materials
Materials that can resonate at 20 kHz, and that generate little heat when resonating (such as high-strength steel, duralumin, titanium alloys, aluminum):
Non-destructive examination of the internal structure of solids by ultrasonic scanning
The main feature of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM) is its ability to non-destructively examine the interior of opaque materials with the resolution of an optical light microscope. SAM operates using the pulse reflection method. The transducer is the acoustic objective-centrepiece of the microscope. The transducer produces, transmits and receives short sound pulses. Received sound pulses are transformed back into electromagnetic pulses, which are recorded as a function of time. Analysis of the function results in a pixel with defined gray values. To produce an image, the acoustic objective scans the sample point by point and line by line.
The SAM 300 scanning acoustic microscopes are dedicated to the high throughput, non-destructive analysis for quality control and research applications. The SAM 300 series has an ultrasound frequency range up to 500 MHz with transducers operating from 5 MHz to 400 MHz.
Vacuum system for resin infusion and vacuum bagging
The MODULAR 2S is a single pump / single resin trap mobile vacuum system. The vacuum pump capacity is 18 m³/h, the maximum resin catching capacity is always 12 litres.
Metering unit for polyester resins and catalysts.
An exact resin to catalyst ratio is necessary for the proper solidification and the production of samples with the desired properties. This air driven machine precisely delivers the resin and the catalyst.
This tool is used for the precision processing of small and complex parts in metal (incl. precious metal), plastic, etc.
This tool is used for the processing plastics, rubber, ceramics and polymers over a temperature range of + 20…+450 ˚С.
The system is designed for dynamic and static testing on a wide range of materials and components.
It has dynamic load capacity of ±3000 N, and long term static load capacity of ±2100 N.
This testing system is used for tensile and compression testing, shear, flexure, peel, tear, cyclic, and bend tests. It has 50 kN load capacity.
This testing system is used for tensile and compression testing, shear, flexure, peel, tear, cyclic, and bend tests. It has 250 kN load capacity.
The machine provides testing solutions for advanced materials and component testing, and is suited for high- and low-cycle fatigue testing, thermo-mechanical fatigue testing, and fracture mechanics. It has the following characteristics:
The system is used for the study of impact on films and laminates using the guided falling weight technique. It has the following characteristics:
The floor standing system is suitable for a range of impact applications including tensile impact, penetration tests on plates and films, Izod, and Charpy tests. It has the following characteristics:
Vic-3D is a system for measuring the shape, displacement and strain of surfaces in three dimensions. Vic-3D includes all necessary hardware and software.
Vic-3D provides full-field, 3-Dimensional measurements of shape, displacement and strain, based on the principle of Digital Image Correlation. Using this method, actual object movement is measured and the Lagrangian strain tensor is available at every point on the specimen’s surface.
The robot system consists of a 6-axis jointed manipulator, robot controller, smartPAD teach pendant and other equipment and accessories. It has the following characteristics: