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Instron 3400, 6800 Series Universal Testing Systems

Instron announced the capacity expansion of the 3400 and 6800 Series universal testing systems. The all-new 3400 and 6800 Series high-force universal testing systems are successors to Instron’s popular 3300 and 5900 Series systems and are now available in force capacities ranging up to 300 kN. With the higher capacities come a host of new features focused on durability, ergonomics, and simplifying mechanical testing.

Instron’s 3400 and 6800 Series provide a new dimension of performance and durability. Reduction in debris ingress has been achieved through gasketing and a patent-pending airflow design. The frames have been fortified against shock and vibration, allowing for continuous testing at the maximum rated frame capacity. Additional design steps were taken to locate internal electrical and mechanical hardware safely away from the test area, while an abrasion-resistant coating is applied to the 12mm metal work surface for durability.

Both series are equipped with maintenance-free brushless AC servomotors supporting continuous cyclic, creep, and relaxation testing for up to 10 days. The 3400 Series provides a data acquisition rate up to 1000 Hz and the 6800 Series increases the data acquisition rate up to 5000 Hz, ensuring that a test event is never missed.

The culmination of these enhancements is a universal testing system built to perform today and for years into the future.

Accidents occur at the highest frequency during test setup, and Instron has taken on the challenge of reducing the rate of recurrence with their patent-pending Operator Protect system architecture along with Safety Coaching. Operator Protect and Safety Coaching are built into the 3400 and 6800 Series systems and are designed to limit the machine’s movement during test setup while providing visual machine status reminders to the operator and bystanders.

When the system is in setup mode, several new features are present to reduce the risk of accident. Crosshead movement speed is restricted, the Smart-Close Air Kit restricts gripping pressure on low force grips to a pre-defined safe level, and Safety Coaching uses system lighting and a color-coded border around the software to visually indicate that the machine is in safe setup mode. Once the operator is ready to begin testing, a virtual interlock button allows the enablement of the system’s full crosshead speed, full grip pressure capabilities, and triggers visual cues that signify that the safety limits have been removed for testing. System movement on the 3400 Series is controlled from a redesigned Operator Panel, while the 6800 Series introduces a new ergonomic handset that allows the user to operate the system from a distance.

To improve operator comfort, the new 3400 and 6800 Series systems are available with a tall base option. The tall base moves the testing platform to an ergonomically comfortable height and adds a shelf for storage. The 3400 and 6800 Series have an all-new contoured base design allowing the operator easy access to the test space for fixture assembly and a comfortable reach to the control panel on the 3400 Series or the handset on the 6800 Series.

All 6800 Series systems are equipped with an Auto Positioning feature which remembers a pre-assigned fixture separation and the starting location for the assigned test method. When using a test method configured with Auto Positioning, an operator is shown a picture of the assigned fixtures, reminded to set travel limits, and notified when and where the crosshead will move for test commencement. The goal of Auto Positioning is to improve data repeatability and reduce testing errors.

The 3400 and 6800 Series systems are equipped with a new Collision Mitigation feature to help reduce accidental equipment and specimen damage. Collision Mitigation enables the systems to continually monitor force during jog and return, and will automatically stop the crosshead movement if an unexpected force is detected. Mishaps happen, and the goal of Collision Mitigation is to reduce the negative financial and downtime impacts associated with such occurrences.

Instron
www.instron.com

Waygate Krautkrämer USIP|xs CV Multi-Channel Ultrasonic Instrument Platform

Waygate Technologies introduces the new Krautkrämer USIP|xs CV. The scalable instrument platform for conventional ultrasonic (UT) inspections can be tailored to the individual requirements of fully automated or semi-automated systems and is easy to set up and maintain. USIP|xs CV succeeds the successful Krautkrämer USIP 40 instrument, which was installed over 1,500 times around the world for reliable industrial inspection automation in quality assurance, process control, research and development or laboratory environments.

The USIP|xs CV is available in two versions, ESSENTIAL and PERFORMANCE, with a wide range of channel configurations making both scalable in performance to suit any kind of industrial application. While the ESSENTIAL line is ideal for mid-range applications, the PERFORMANCE line was designed for more demanding UT inspection use cases requiring e.g. broader transmitter voltage and bandwidth. The high-end solution is equipped with eight channels that can be operated in parallel, with a pulse repetition frequency of up to 20 kHz, allowing for a significantly higher inspection speed.

The plug-and-play platform builds on Waygate Technologies’ decades of experience as a leading manufacturer of Krautkrämer ultrasonic testing systems. It applies latest usability standards and can be equipped with a vast array of integrated diagnostic features and interface standards – including field bus – for the effective integration into automated systems. The integrated box design of the USIP|xs CV makes the instrument platform extremely easy to maintain in comparison to slot card type electronics.

Waygate Technologies  www.waygate-tech.com

Lucid Atlas 5GBASE-T Camera Series

Lucid Vision Labs, Inc., announced the availability of new Atlas 5GigE IP67-rated cameras.

The latest Atlas models feature a range of Sony Pregius global shutter CMOS image sensors over a 5GBASE-T interface. These include the 2.8 MP Sony IMX421 sensor with a pixel size of 4.5 μm running at a frame rate of 173 fps, as well as the 8.9 MP IMX255 sensor at 58.5 fps, and the 12.3 MP IMX253 at 42.5 fps offering a 3.45 μm pixel size.

The Atlas Factory Tough™ camera line is designed for industrial applications requiring high bandwidth and high resolution in a robust IP67-rated housing. It features Active Sensor Alignment for superior optical performance, a compact 60 x 60 mm size, M12 Ethernet and M8 general purpose I/O connectors for a robust connection resistant to shock and vibration, industrial EMC immunity and a wide ambient temperature range of -20°C to 55°C. The Atlas IP67 models feature C-mount lenses and are compatible with the standard IP67 lens tubes from the Triton cameras.

The 5GBASE-T Atlas is a GigE Vision and GenICam compliant camera capable of 600 MB per second data transfer rates (5Gbps) and allows the use of standard CAT5e and CAT6 cables up to 100 meters. Atlas features Power over Ethernet (PoE) that simplifies integration and reduces cost.

All Lucid cameras conform to the GigE Vision 2.0 and GenICam3 standards and are supported by Lucid’s own Arena software development kit. The Arena SDK provides customers with easy access to the latest industry standards and software technology. The SDK supports Windows, Linux 64bit and Linux ARM operating systems, and C, C++, C# and Python programming languages.

These new Atlas ATP028S, ATP089S and ATP120S models are now available to order.

Lucid Vision Labs, Inc.
www.thinklucid.com

Vision Engineering 4K Resolution Digital Microscope

Vision Engineering announced the launch of Makrolite 4K at APEX 2022, its first 4K resolution microscope to complement their range of digital inspection systems.

Makrolite 4K superb image quality, 4K resolution and wide dynamic range is suitable for a wide range of complex and high contrast applications.

According to the company, it provides more fine detail with greater detail shadow and highlight areas, ideal for challenging inspection routines, including reflective subjects, for example solder joints, subjects in shadow, or subjects with low contrast, such as rubber and plastic.

Makrolite 4K is flexible, easy to use, and provides high definition video images with a wide dynamic range and up to 330x magnification. It delivers both versatility and high performance in applications such as production, lab research, R&D, micro assembly, quality control, inbound/outbound product checking, dissection and re-work.

Available in two versions, the console configuration provides direct HDMI connection to the monitor for live display with full control of zoom and all camera settings. Connecting Makrolite 4K to a PC with our dimensioning software, ViPlus, extends its capabilities to include image capture, annotation, on-screen measurement, live overlays, data/image report generation and a range of image processing tools.

Additionally, the Makrolite 4K solution includes a wide range of stands and objectives, making it a flexible solution equipped to deal with a wide range of demanding inspection tasks.

Vision Engineering  
www.visioneng.com

Olympus RollerFORM XL Phased Array Scanner

Olympus’ new RollerFORM™ XL scanner answers the demand for a wide-coverage and easy-to-implement phased array tool to accelerate the inspection of composite components with large surface areas.

In the aerospace and wind energy industries, critical components such as aircraft wings and wind turbine blades are made with lightweight, durable composite material. Inspectors use nondestructive testing technology to ensure the integrity of these parts, both before they are assembled and for in-service maintenance. Ultrasonic testing is a standard method, but the parts’ extensive surface areas, the attenuative nature of composite and the complicated operation of some ultrasonic testing equipment can cause problems. The new RollerFORM XL scanner is an innovative and easy-to-use phased array wheel probe that helps resolve these issues.

Based on the field-proven design and performance of the original RollerFORM scanner, the RollerFORM XL scanner’s tire with integrated phased array probe provide a beam coverage that is twice as wide. Scanning large parts is more efficient and the data’s accuracy is improved since the wider beam coverage also increases the probability of detection.

Light and easy to operate, the RollerFORM XL scanner takes minimal effort to set up and inspect compared with immersion-based testing. Strong, reliable signals are obtained without a couplant pumping system thanks to the scanner’s innovative tire. Interface reflections are minimized because the tire is filled with liquid and the material has an acoustic impedance that closely matches water. This similarity enables the ultrasound beam energy to transmit efficiently into the part.

Beam penetration is optimized in attenuative composite materials because of the RollerFORM XL scanner’s optional low-frequency, large-elevation phased array probe. Inspectors can easily integrate this new wider model into existing wheel probe procedures. The RollerFORM XL scanner also has an encoder, an indexing button and a start acquisition button to facilitate complete scans of large wings or blades.

With minimal setup, inspectors can implement this self-contained wheel probe system to not only save time, but also improve the accuracy of their results.

Olympus’ Industrial Solutions
www.olympus-ims.com

Spellman μXRB130P65 Microfocus Power Supply

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp announces the introduction of their new μXRB130P65, designed for both industrial and medical OEM applications.

Spellman’s μXRB130P65 microfocus Monoblock® X-Ray sources are designed for high resolution imaging applications powering its internal microfocus X-Ray tube up to 130kV @ 65W. Features like 24Vdc input voltage, small package size and standard RS-232 digital interface simplify integrating the μXRB130P65 into your X-Ray system. The small, round focal spot size, optimized over the range of operating voltage, and high magnification, combined with stable high intensity output provides distortion free, superior quality 2D and 3D images.

Some benefits of the μXRB130P65 are:

• Integrated X-Ray Tube and Control Electronics in One Compact Assembly
• Standard RS-232 Digital Interface Offers Access to Diagnostics and Operating Logs
• Standard Windows Test GUI
• < 7 Micron Focal Spot for Narrow Beam
• < 8 Micron Focal Spot for Wide Beam
• 10mm/14mm Spot to Window Spacing Provides High Geometric Magnification

Typical Applications include:

For Industrial X-Ray:  

• Circuit board and electronic component inspection
• High resolution nondestructive testing of metal and plastic parts
• Micro CT for ndustrial applications
• Battery inspection

For Medical X-Ray:

• Micro CT for life sciences applications

The μXRB130P65 has options for Wide Beam, Extended Tube (with Wide Beam only) and Light Weight.

Using the Narrow Beam, which is standard, the small round spot is optimized over the range of kV and power to provide distortion free images. Operated at 4 watts yields a 6 micron spot for high resolution imaging. The 14mm spot to window spacing offers high geometric magnification.

Using the Wide Beam, which is optional, the 115 degree round beam is well suited for automated inspection where a large field of view is required for maximum throughput or off angled views. The 10mm spot to window spacing provides superior high geometric magnification.

Spellman High Voltage Electronics
www.spellmanhv.com