The Mega 6 is used for compression and bending tensile strength tests on:
* Concrete cubes
* Concrete cylinders
* Concrete drilling cores
* Natural stone specimens
* Concrete plates
* Concrete kerb stones
* Concrete paving stones
* Natural stone kerb stones
* Natural stone plates

Compression test machine frame in a very sturdy 4-column model with bending test frame on the side. The bending frame is equipped with a double-action test cylinder and an electronic load cell which is insensitive to lateral forces. The model complies with the requirements on the EN 12390-4 expansion cylinder.

For speed-controlled tests – control during loading and unloading, deformation-controlled testing methods and measuring the E-modulus.

This system can be upgraded for strain measurements in concrete:
• E Modulus measurement systems for concrete
• Poisson’s Ratio measurement systems for concrete
• Deflection measurements in beams

Accuracy
* EN ISO 7500-1
* EN 12390-4
* ASTM C 39
* BS 1610
* Quality Class 1

Sizes – Compression
* 3000 kN
* 4000 kN

Sizes – Bending
* 100 kN
* 200 kN
* 300 kN

Drive and Control
* Via the drive station AS-C20 N servo-hydraulic, automatic control
or
* Via the drive station AS-M10 semi-automatic, manual control.

Options and Accessories
* Jig for 4-point loading
* Set of pressure plates for the bending test chamber
* Bending table with adjustable pressure rollers
* Built-in tape printer
* WinTrans data transmission software
* PROTEUS software for testing building materials

* Can meet Grade A accuracy over 100 to 1 load
* Meets the strain cylinder stability test
* Suitable for controlled loading and unloading
* Suitable for strain measurement

The Rockwell 574T Hardness Tester is a proven and reliable deadweight testing instrument. This system is capable of testing in all of the regular Rockwell hardness scales (60, 100, and 150 kgf major test forces), all superficial Rockwell hardness scales (15, 30, and 45 kgf), and can accommodate a wide variety of applications.

The Rockwell 574T Hardness Tester includes a rugged industrial design, a brand new user-friendly LCD panel, along with a built-in USB port for rapid data transfer to Microsoft Excel or other applications. All Rockwell 574 Series Hardness Testers are equipped with a powerful auto-braking system on preload ensuring seamless operation as well as a high precision depth measurement system for accurate and repeatable testing. The Wilson Instruments 574 series Rockwell hardness testers offer quality, durability and an industry leading Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R) making this instrument best in class.

Their ability to accommodate large misalignments between the rotor and stator and to tolerate mating metal components in close proximity separates them from similar competitive offerings. They also offer the highest mechanical overload and electrical over-range eliminating the need to compromise accuracy for safety. Additional characteristics include an extremely stiff torsional element and high dynamic response with 3kHz bandwidth.

• 0.05% Accuracy
• 200% and 400% overload
• No hoops or calipers
• Insensitive to nearby metal
• No manual adjustments
• Analogue output
• Digital Output with Temperature
• FM output
• 10 units of measure
• 11 Bessel Data Filters
• Max/Min’s updated at 20kHz
• Interface software Furnished
• Zero Velocity pickup option

Features & Benefits

• Heavy duty, built-to-last construction for long life. (CSZ has fully operational freezers in the field that are 30+ years old)
• Trouble Free operation saves maintenance costs
• Thick foam insulation for continuous operation and reduced operating costs
• Oil tight switches extend the life of electronics refrigeration
• Gas spring or pneumatic easy-to-open lids
• Fast and efficient cooling with zero ozone depletion refrigerants
• Freezer construction and refrigeration systems hold up in harsh heat treat environments
• High Volume Air Circulation provides uniform cooling (T & TF-Series)

Hylec have installed a large TL60 unit at Falk Australia in Broadmeadow NSW. This is currently being used for the shrink fitting of large mechanical components. The chamber is filled with a non-toxic-natural coolant liquid that allows rapid cooling and a fast production rate. This may be used in conjunction with a hot oil bath where greater interference fits are required. These units are often used in the Mining and Mobile Equipment Industries.

This unprecedented performance has been made possible through the use of Team Corporation’s expertise in hydrostatic bearing design and multi-axis system engineering.

By coupling electrodynamic shakers to the moving element with hydrostatic bearings, the  TENSOR has the performance to produce true multi-axis excitation to frequency levels previously attainable only in a single axis.

The TE6-900 uses dynamic control of all six degrees of freedom to precisely reproduce the desired response, from 10 Hz through 5kHz. This also minimises the moving mass of the table, which results in a more efficient use of available shaker power. The unique arrangement of shakers around and under the moving table facilities dynamic control of mode shapes resulting in better control.

This feature offers unparalled control precision, taking advantage of the sophisticated algorithms that form the basis of contemporary test controller software.

• Features
• Frequency 10-5,000 Hz
• Simultaneous or sequential excitation of X,Y and/or Z axes.
• Complete control of rotations around all axes.
• Bandwidth from 10 through 5kHz
• 20 Grms on nominal payload
• Fully contained system (electrical power only requirement)

The rig was designed to perform durability simulations on the frames, bodies, body mounting systems and load boxes of body-on-frame light truck vehicles. It works by animating the frame of a vehicle buck using a set of eight actuators operating in displacement control.

To eliminate all the noise problems caused by backlash in conventional test rigs, Ford designed this rig with Inova actuators rigidly front-mounted to elevated stanchions and with Team hydrostatic bearings on each end of connecting links between the actuators and the vehicle buck frame. Connecting links are tubular carbon fibre for high stiffness, low mass and good damping of cross-axis vibration.

To reduce the noise generated by the servo valves, multiple two-stage Star high-response servovalves with electric feedback, operating in parallel, were used instead of the more conventional option of single three-stage valves with two-stage mechanical feedback pilot valves.

To meet the demanding requirements for load, stiffness and cross-axis load of the actuators, Inova servo actuators with hydrostatic rod bearings were used.

Ford also developed special software, which decomposes roadload vibration data into the eight fundamental motions that the rig is able to reproduce, then calculates initial desired rig responses based on expected vibration at each link attachment point on the vehicle buck frame. This software is a set of subroutines for Ford’s existing CaTs3’s QanTiM time domain simulation software and has allowed the rig to more faithfully reproduce roadload vibration profiles.

To provide the required data capture by the control system, new CaTs3 Control Cube digital controllers with 8 channels of data acquisition per controller were used. With 2 channels per Cube used for actuator management, the rig is able to collect up to 48 channels of general data for roadload correlation and other purposes.

This rig has proven valuable in areas beyond the original brief. In addition to the durability work which it was primarily built to do, in which it showed excellent correlation with on-road durability testing, the rig proved valuable during investigative work on driveline dynamics problems.

The rig has demonstrated a much greater level of simulation accuracy compared to conventional car industry rigs which use bell cranks, adjustable spherical bearings and three-stage valves. This is due in part to the more linear behaviour of the hydrostatic bearings, the reduced actuator friction, the absence of bell-cranks, and the greater actuator mounting stiffnesses. This greater linearity is easily seen through the QanTiM system modelling and results in easier drivefile development, as well as more accurate final results. As an added bonus, because there is virtually no rig wear, there is no degradation in test performance with rig operation hours.

Hylec Controls assisted Ford with the design of this rig and supplied all the components mentioned above.

Ford hopes to incorporate some of these improvements, such the use of hydrostatic spherical bearings on links and actuator ends, on other rigs.