Loadstring Adjustment System ensures accurate test data.
Press Release Summary:
AlignPRO(TM), designed to provide real-time concentricity and angularity adjustment under load, measures unwanted specimen bending due to loadstring misalignment. Compliant with ASTM E 1012 standards, it ensures that load string is correctly aligned before testing. System consists of alignment fixture, strain-gauged specimen, software, and electronics. Compact, portable electronics can be carried from machine to machine.
Original Press Release:
Instron® Introduces Its New Alignpro(TM) System for Real-Time Concentricity and Angularity Adjustment
Complies with ASTM E 1012 Standards
Instron®, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, introduces its enhanced AlignPRO(TM) system for real-time concentricity and angularity adjustment under load. AlignPRO effectively measures unwanted specimen bending, due to loadstring misalignment. This improves the accuracy of test data by ensuring the load string is correctly aligned before testing. The new software and electronics are fully compatible with the existing AlignPRO fixture and strain-gauged specimens so users of the previous system can easily upgrade to the new system.
The AlignPRO system consists of an alignment fixture, a strain-gauged specimen, software and electronics. For increased testing flexibility, the new compact and portable electronics can be carried around the laboratory from machine to machine. Additionally, the system supports both eight and twelve gauge alignment cells.
Instron's AlignPRO software uses 'wizard' technology to guide the user through the alignment process ensuring quick and accurate alignment. The software monitors the output from strain gauges mounted on either flat or round alignment cells. These outputs are used to calculate bending due to angular and concentric alignment errors. For each of these components, the direction and magnitude of the bending is displayed both numerically and graphically.
Additionally, custom alignment cell definitions can be created and stored in a local specimen database. The software also features a comprehensive reporting tool. With a simple USB connection, the AlignPRO electronics do not require additional hardware cards or further interface ports to function.
Instron's AlignPRO fixture allows the load cell and grip assembly to be aligned quickly and precisely, ensuring that both concentric and angular misalignment can be adjusted while the loadstring is still preloaded. The fixture allows small adjustments of loadcell position to improve alignment between upper and lower grip on a testing machine beyond the standard factory frame alignment.
About Instron
Instron® is a leading provider of testing equipment for the material testing, and structural testing markets. Instron's products test the mechanical properties and performance of various materials, components and structures in a wide array of environments. A global company providing single-source convenience, Instron is a full-service materials testing company that manufactures and services testing instruments, systems, software and accessories. Instron's proficiency in designing and building testing systems to evaluate materials ranging from the most fragile filament to advanced alloys, affords Instron's customers a comprehensive resource for all their research, quality and service-life testing requirements.
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With its Partnership Support Agreement (PSA), Instron provides assistance for total laboratory management. This exclusive enrollment-only agreement offers expanded support for laboratories during and after the warranty period. It is organized around remote, web-based delivery of information, as well as one-on-one personal interactions.
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