roboTest C robotic testing system: automated tensile tests

Industries

Metals

Type of test

Tensile

Specimen range

Specimens up to 5 kg, small series

Standards

ISO 6892
JIS Z 2201
ASTM E8

For small series of large metal specimens

The roboTest C (compact) robotic testing system is used to perform fully automated tensile tests on metal specimens (e.g. to ISO 6892, JIS Z 2201, ASTM E8) in small series.

Advantages & features

Description

The robotic testing system can be attached to materials testing machines from 300 to 600 kN.
The integrated magazine typically holds 24 or 40 specimens.
Specimens up to 5 kg in weight can be tested.
Manual tests can be performed whenever required—the specimen feeder simply swings out of the way for access.
An industrial controller with autoEdition3 automation software controls the system.
Optional components including status indicator and HOST connection complete the system.

Advantages & features

Operator influences (hand temperature/moisture, off-center or angled specimen insertion etc.) are eliminated for high test result reproducibility
Qualified laboratory staff are relieved of routine activities, making them available for more complex tasks
Machine can be used during idle times (lunch breaks and night shifts), which utilizes the full capacity and produces faster results
Testing system reduces the testing costs per specimen and typically pays for itself within one to two years
System allows for reliable documentation and statistical long-term monitoring

Components and accessories

Manual cross-section measuring device

High-precision cross-section measurement that is insensitive to temperature influences through the use of differential measuring systems with four high-resolution measuring transducers.

roboTest C gripper used to remove specimens

Specimen magazine

The operator fills the specimen magazine directly at the system. Specimens can be added to magazine slots that have not yet been emptied, at any time.

The bar code or 2D code is read during the automated sequence

ID reader

The specimen can be optionally identified via a 2D code or a barcode. Alternatively, the specimen data (identification number, width, thickness, etc.) can be entered on a PC.