Force / Load Testing
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Labman have developed a number of systems using Load Cells from Interface (www.interface.com) and Instron (www.instron.com).
These load cell based systems have been used to:

- Test materials under tension or compression,
- Test the forces needed to remove or extract specific components from an assembly ,
- Test the friction of two surfaces upon one another,
- Or be incorporated within an overall more complex automated system.

With custom software we can create force profiles for the process such as the example below, which demonstrates the peak force needed for removal of a component from a valve assembly.

Example Force Graph

These systems are equivalent to Lloyd Instruments materials testing stands and instruments/machines that are commonly found in laboratories for material testing. They are however more versatile as they can be built into a far more complex system that can perform multiple tests on multiple batches depending on the customer requirement.