The FlexTester features Admet's Mtestquattro controller and software for precise closed loop force or displacement control, data acquisition, real-time plotting and generating reports
Admet, a manufacturer of integrated materials testing systems, has introduced an ultra low force materials testing machine for measuring the mechanical properties of materials at forces down to 0.5 mg (5 micronewtons).
Called the FlexTester, it is capable of generating force-displacement curves in tension, compression or flexure.
The Admet FlexTester tests in both vertical and horizontal orientations with typical actuator strokes of 5mm with 1nm resolution.
Specimen baths and light microscopes can be supplied as options for testing hard-to-see specimens in solutions.
Typical uses include the testing of sensors, optical lenses, adhesives, switches, biomedical materials, fibers, tiny micro-electromechanical systems (Mems) based flexures and more.
"The Admet FlexTester meets the unfilled need for a specialised mechanical test system that aids in the research and development of new materials and tiny devices," commented Richard Gedney, Admet founder and president.
"It offers the requisite range and sensitivity necessary for making precise force-deflection measurements at sub-gram levels."
