3000kN Block, Cube and Cylinder Compression Machine

Designed to test blocks up to 410mm long x 250mm x 250mm and 100mm and 100mm & 150mm cubes

• Compact Welded steel load frame with a high degree of mechanical stability
• Ball-seated upper platen 300mm diameter and rail mounted block platen 445mm x 250mm x 75mm thick
• Lower platen 75mm thick, positively located on the loading ram
• Loading ram with cover to prevent debris damaging it during testing and a limit switch to prevent it from exceeding the maximum limit of travel
• Front guard, hinged for ease of access
• Supplied with block platen handling system which consists of a rail that allows the top block platen to be slid out and supported at the back of the machine, enabling cube testing to be carried out.

Fully Automatic Servo-Control

With pace rate, continuous load display and rapid platen approach facility. The motor operates micro-processor controlled multi-piston electric pump with a variable hydraulic output.

Fully Automatic Digital Control Unit

User-friendly menu driven software enables fully automatic test performance for compression, flexural and tensile tests on concrete and mortar specimens

• Rapid Approach
• Pace Rate
• Continuous Load Display
• Specimen Failure Detection
• Test Data Storage
• Data Processing
• Data Acquisition
• Calculation of Results
• 3 Channels for connection to separate load/flexural frames
• Resolution up to 24 bit
• Data Storage of up to 450 complete tests
• High Resolution Graphic Display 240 x 128 pixels
• Test Software to latest standards BS, EN, ASTM, UNI
• Selectable Measuring Ranges kN, kg, lb, t, Mpa, N/mm2, psi, lb/in2, kg/cm2
• Pace Rate Display Mpa/s, N/mm2/s, psi/s, kN/s, kg/cm2/s, lb/s, kg/s, t/s
• Selectable Languages English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish
• Interfaces RS232 port for PC connection 2 x parallel ports for printers
• Automatic Linearity Guided Algorithm with high precision (class 0.5 starting from10% of maximum value. On demand starting from 1% of maximum value)
• Graphical and Alphanumeric test data visualisation of load/time, (max applied load and max single load)
• Programmable Safety Devices for machine, motor and specimen
• Password Protection
• Transducer Calibration

Specifications (frame only)

Height	1165mm
Width	550mm
Depth	480mm
Maximum vertical clearance	375mm
Maximum ram travel	50mm
Distance Pieces supplied for testing 100mm & 150mm cubes	2 x 50mm, 2 x 80mm

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