Slowly does it for high-force tester

A powerful new high-force materials-testing machine offers exceptional smooth control at very slow speeds.

A powerful new high-force materials-testing machine offers exceptional smooth control at very slow speeds.

The LS100Plus takes a staggering 1.5h to travel the thickness of a single sheet of photocopier paper just 90um thick.

With a 100kN force capacity and host of new features, this machine maximises productivity and efficiency, whether in a quality control, production, research or training setting.

The LS100Plus is capable of travelling at 1um/min, with less than 0.2% error.

This high load measurement accuracy is brought about by 32bit microprocessor control, a much higher data sampling rate (at 8kHz) and improved extension resolution (less than 0.1um) compared with its predecessor.

Such control is essential for testing rigid materials under high force such as metals, ceramics, composites, heavy duty plastics, laminates, springs, webbing, geotextiles, underground plastic pipes, wire, rods and automotive components.

Sensitive rupture detectors have also been fitted as standard to automatically detect sudden drops in force when testing fragile or flexible materials.

The robust twin column design ensures precise results during environmental sample testing.

The LS100Plus is quick and easy to use.

Accessories, such as load cells or extensometers, are recognised automatically by the machine's electronics through "plug and play technology", and intelligent menus and prompts make light work of the operation.

For complete operator safety, a built-in overload protection facility activates automatically as soon as the machine is switched on.

Stand-alone control is also possible.

Storage is provided for 10 programmable test setups, and up to 600 test results in a battery-backed RAM.

Basic statistical functions have also been included for data analysis without the need for sophisticated dataloggers.

Instrument servicing and upgrading is quick and efficient.

Problem solving, should it be required, is simplified by an intelligent self-diagnostic capability, and instrument upgrading is done electronically via a flash upgradeable processor without any modifications to the internal circuitry.

The service history of a load cell is also stored in the load cell memory for easy access.

Greater control also comes from the company's advanced Nexygen MT software.

With its huge test library, a key feature of the latest version includes strict multilevel security and audit trails for full traceability of users and data.

Additional analysis is provided by video capture and "live" test playback, and seamless test machine control is possible through a LabView industry platform.

An extensive range of easily interchangeable load cells, grips, environment chambers, extensometers and other accessories are available for different applications.

Lloyd Instruments' engineers can custom build grips to an exact specification, where requested.

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