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Custom Pallet Testing

We are always happy to work with our customers to design testing scenarios that will match their needs. These highly individualized test set-ups allow us to determine what exactly you can change within any portion of your material handling system to save your company time and money. Our lab is equipped with multiple universal testing machines that can be used to conduct tension, compression, torsion, and bending tests.

Feel free to contact us with any questions or ideas you have regarding specific customized tests, and we will work to find the answers you need!

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Equipment used for Custom Testing:

 

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MTS 7940: Labview software

Force Rating: 20,000lbs
Speed: 20″ per minute
Load Cells: 1,000lbs, 5,000lbs, 20,000lbs
Type of Mechanical Tests: tension, compression, cyclic, and fracture

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MTS 322: Flextest 40 Software

Force Rating: 50,000lbs
Speed: 20″ per minute
Load Cells: 5,000lbs and 10,000lbs
Type of Mechanical Tests: tension, compression, cyclic, and fracture

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MTS 10/GL: Testworks 4 Software

Force Rating: 10,000lbs
Speed: 20″ per minute
Load Cells: 200lbs, 1,000lbs, 10,000lbs
Type of Mechanical Tests: tension, compression, and fracture