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Affordable mechanical testing package.


A complete, "out-of-the-box" mechanical testing package at an affordable price is a new offering from Instron Corp., Norwood, Mass. The Model 3345 QC Package includes a 5-kN (1000-1bf) tension and compression testing machine testing machine

Machine used in materials science to determine the properties of a material. Machines have been devised to measure tensile strength, strength in compression, shear, and bending (see strength of materials), ductility, hardness, impact strength (
, Instron's newest TouchPanel controller, 5-kN tensile tensile,
adj having a degree of elasticity; having the ability to be extended or stretched.
 wedge grips, and two compression platens. The intuitive TouchPanel screens are said to be easy to learn and use Easy to learn refers to software that is well designed and capable of being used right away without having to wade through documentation. If you make the program work with little effort, it is easy to learn. , and they eliminate the need for a PC to collect data. The 3345 has Quick Test and Main test modes and four result displays: Pass/Fail, Results, Statistics. and Graph. A USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 interface sends results to flash memory or a printer. Package price is $17,400. Tel: (800) 564-8378 * PTDirect: 772WV

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH: Auxiliaries
Publication:Plastics Technology
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2005
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