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Instron Universal Testing Systems (3400 Series)
The system is driven by maintenance-free brushless AC servomotors and guided by preloaded ballscrews, ensuring exceptional long-term robustness and reliability critical for demanding, high-throughput testing environments. The core software platform is developed specifically for touch interaction, featuring an intuitive dashboard with streamlined workflows, pre-configured methods for common international standards, and a QuickTest function, significantly reducing the time required for both operator training and test execution setup.
Security and longevity are central to the design, utilizing a patent-pending safety architecture that actively controls system status from setup through test completion. This framework incorporates features like Load Cell Overload Protection, which automatically halts motion upon maximum capacity engagement, and Collision Mitigation, which stops the crosshead if unintended force is detected during jogging, protecting sensitive load cells, accessories, and valuable specimens from costly damage.
Testing laboratories often struggle with inconsistent test setup and data variability introduced by human error. The system addresses this by providing a customizable guided workflow feature within the software, directing operators step-by-step through the entire testing sequence to ensure procedural repeatability, resulting in higher fidelity and error-free data collection.
A persistent operational challenge is the difficulty and time overhead associated with training new technical staff or performing basic, routine testing quickly. This system overcomes this inefficiency by using an intuitive, touch-based software interface with large icons and simplified workflows, enabling new or experienced users to start testing rapidly with minimal training required.Ensuring compliance with diverse and stringent international quality standards (such as E4, 7500-1, and 9513) is non-negotiable but technically complex.
The instrument delivers certified accuracy, with load measurement meeting pm 0.5% of reading down to 1/200th of the load cell capacity, coupled with strain measurement accuracy that also meets stringent global mandates, mitigating audit risks.Traditional testing procedures expose operators to potential pinch hazards, especially when handling pneumatic grips during setup.1 The integrated safety architecture includes controls like a smart air kit that reduces grip closing pressure and limits speed during the installation phase, significantly curtailing the risk of finger pinch incidents and improving occupational safety.In applications requiring detailed analysis of material behavior, low data acquisition rates can mask transient events or introduce unacceptable signal noise.
This system delivers a high data acquisition rate of up to 1 kHz simultaneously on critical channels (force, displacement, strain), ensuring that rapid or momentary events are captured with high temporal resolution for precise material characterization.Unintentional movement of the crosshead during accessory installation or maintenance poses a significant threat to operator safety and lab equipment integrity. The system mitigates this through a Virtual Interlock mechanism, restricting machine movement during setup mode and providing clear visual safety coaching, ensuring personnel understand when the test space is safely accessible.Development of advanced test methodologies, such as recreating complex in-service conditions involving repeated or conditional loading patterns, is often limited by basic testing software capabilities.
The integrated software platform facilitates the creation of complex cyclic tests utilizing conditional logic and looping sequences, enabling engineers to more accurately simulate real-life mechanical stress scenarios.Maintaining long-term calibration and preventing downtime due to premature component wear or unscheduled maintenance is a recurring cost concern. The system employs maintenance-free AC servomotors and robust guidance columns with preloaded ballscrews, designed for high durability and consistent performance over prolonged operational lifecycles, thus reducing total cost of ownership.
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