Plastic Moulds for Concrete Test Cylinders
After 2 years of testing and development, Hylec now supplies plastic moulds for casting concrete test cylinders as an alternative to conventional steel moulds. An advantage of these moulds is that they weigh less than 1.5 kg each compared to 4.5 kg for a steel mould. Either 2 or 4 samples can be safely carried .. read more
Advances in Measurement of strength of materials using a portable hardness tester
Hylec’s Portable Hardness Tester. For over a century hardness testing Instruments have been used to measure the strength of metallic materials and hardness of their surface finish. The original machines were bench mounted and measured strength by applying a given force to a probe and making an indentation which causes plastic deformation. The material hardness .. read more
LBG – Penetrometers
To determine the consistency of wet mortar, or other similar materials, LBG has recently released two automatic penetrometers which can measure the penetration force of a specified needle into this material. Both models use a single electromechanical control system to ensure that the needle penetrates the mortar at a fixed speed. The needles have an .. read more
Rockwell Hardness Tester 574T
The Rockwell 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 .. read more
Himmelstein Bearingless Torque Transducers
The flange configuration of Himmelstein Bearingless Torque Transducers makes them ideal for applications where limited space is available for the installation of a torque transducer. The Himmelstein Bearingless Torque Transducers’ 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. .. read more
TEAM Corporation TENSOR Multi-Axis Vibration Test System
The TE6-900 TENSOR Multi-Axis Vibration Test System is a fully contained multi-axis vibration test system capable of precise control of all six degrees of freedom through a 5kHz bandwidth. The system can reproduce real world vibration environments, by simultaneously exciting all three linear translations as well as all three rotations, to a frequency level never .. read more
Ford – Multi Axis Servo Hydraulic Test Rig
The highest category prize in the 2009 inaugural Ford APA (Asia-Pacific and Africa) Engineering Technical Excellence Awards was won by Ford Australia’s multi axis servo-hydraulic test rig durability test rig, because of its many unique features. The rig was designed to perform durability simulations on the frames, bodies, body mounting systems and load boxes of .. read more
