32-bit Windows application program controls electrohydraulic and electromechanical test frames and records test results
Admet, a provider of integrated materials testing systems, is announcing the MtestWindows materials testing system for tension and compression testing.
MtestWindows is a 32-bit Windows application program that controls electrohydraulic and electromechanical test frames and records test results.
Ideal for new and retrofit installations, MtestWindows is a complete tension and compression test control and reporting system. MtestWindows is a software program that runs on personal computers with a Microsoft Windows operating system.
It includes an external interface box that controls the movement of the load frame and acquires load, strain and deflection data.
Offered with new testing equipment and as a retrofit to test frames from ATS, Baldwin, ELE Soiltest, Forney, Instron, MTS, Riehle, Satec, Shimadzu, Testmark, Tinius Olsen, United and others, MtestWindows can be used to test materials and products for virtually any industry, including metals, concrete and construction products, automotive parts, sporting goods, medical devices, polymers, adhesives and much more.
MtestWindows's test measurement accuracy exceeds ASTM standards for accuracy and repeatability. It has one encoder input channel that measures crosshead position and uses up to three analog input channels that measure load, axial and transverse strain.
Unlike other software testing systems that require additional costly software modules for each family of tests, MtestWindows includes all commonly used mechanical testing procedures in its core product.
As new analysis procedures are added, they become part of the standard product, creating exceptional customer value.
MtestWindows is easy to learn and easy to use.
Unlike with competing Windows-based systems, a new MtestWindows user can be performing tests in less than a day.
Admet also offers free phone support for the life of the product and free upgrades for the first year. Test control MtestWindows employs a high speed 32-bit microprocessor for precise closed loop control of electrohydraulic and electromechanical test frames.
It uses a proportional integral derivative control algorithm with software selectable control modes for bumpless transfer between load, position and strain control.
MtestWindows features monotonic, cyclic and segmented control profiles and offers up to 30 calibration tables per analog channel for multiple load cell and extensometer requirements with up to five calibration points per transducer.
MtestWindows also enables administrators to create their own password-protected test methods.
Test methods can also be saved and recalled for accurate repeatable testing.
Test reporting MtestWindows offers a variety of data analysis in accordance with ASTM, AASHTO, Din and ISO specifications.
It calculates key test parameters, such as ultimate tensile strength, offset yield strength, modulus of elasticity, total elongation, modulus of rupture, flexural modulus and many more. MtestWindows generates single test reports that include a stress-strain plot with all calculated test results.
It also generates a statistical summary for a group of like tests.
All data can be exported in Ascii delimited format for easy import into common spreadsheet and database programs.
" MtestWindows has become the materials testing system of choice for many manufacturing and educational concerns," commented Richard Gedney, Admet founder and president.
"It's easy to install and support, and it provides a low-cost, extremely reliable, flexible testing system that works with virtually any testing frame and lab information management system."
