Machine measures mechanical properties of micron-sized specimens, working with visible light and scanning electron microscopes and useful for development of micro electrical mechanical systems (Mems)
Admet, a manufacturer of integrated materials testing systems, has introduced a first of its kind: a commercially available materials testing machine for measuring the mechanical properties of micron-sized specimens.
Called the Admet nmTester, it is equipped with a needle-type probe that is capable of indenting, scratching, pushing, pulling and bending in specific locations.
It measures forces of less than 10mN (micro-Newtons) and displacements of less than a millimetre with nanometer resolution.
The Admet nmTester is designed to work with visible light and scanning electron (SEM) microscopes for precise positioning of the needle probe and analysis during specimen testing.
It is useful for the development and testing of new materials and micron-sized devices commonly called Mems (micro electrical mechanical systems).
Mems-based products already have wide acceptance in the marketplace.
They include hard disk drives, ink-jet print heads, heart pacemakers, fibre optic switches, lab-on-chip for in vitro diagnostics, hearing aides, pressure sensors, chemical sensors, infrared sensors, accelerometers and gyroscopes.
Major growth for Mems is projected for medical/biomedical, telecommunications and environmental monitoring applications.
"The nmTester meets the unfulfilled need for a specialised mechanical test system that aids in the research and development of new materials and micron-sized devices," commented Richard Gedney, Admet's founder and president.
"It offers the requisite range and sensitivity necessary for making precise force-deflection measurements at these levels.
"The nmTester can operate as a standalone device or as part of a larger inspection system that may include an SEM, for example".
The nmTester is available immediately directly from Admet and through representatives.
Admet combines high quality products and services with total cost effectiveness to deliver what it says are the industry's most efficient materials testing systems.
Its products range from materials testing frames to software and specialised control units.
The company offers new testing systems as well as retrofits of existing machines from ATS, Baldwin, ELE/Soiltest, Forney, Instron, MTS, Riehle, Satec, Shimadzu, TestMark Industries, Tinius Olsen, United and others.
Highly skilled engineers provide customers with personalised research and development services and support to make Admet a most responsive materials testing equipment supplier, it says.
The company's customer base includes manufacturers, testing labs, researchers and universities in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, construction, metals, plastics, textiles and other industries.
