The TS500 is used to carry out tensile tests on 4mm - 26mm diameter steel reinforced bars and flat bars with maximum dimensions of 25mm x 1 mm. The TS500 can also be used for compression test on concrete cubes up to 150mm and cylinders with a maximum dimensions of 160mm diameter x 320mm long.

The double action loading piston, is rectified and lapped. The piston is protected from damage by a security device which limits the maximum and minimum stroke. The hydraulic selector allows the operator to choose either a tensile or a compression test. The jaw holders are manufactured from a single block of high resistance steel. The auto-clamping "V” form ensures a quick and practical location of the specimen, whilst the grip locking system ensures safe bar handling after failure.

• Display LCD, TFT, 800x480 pixel, 7’’, touch-screen
• Touch screen calibration function
• Dedicated electronic board to improve load application control and display interface
• Membrane keypad with 5 in line arrows for the user who prefers not to use the touch screen interface
• 16 (expandable up to 40) analogue inputs (24 bit, 16'777'216 divisions) suitable for connection of load, displacement, deformation, LVDT, temperature (PT100, PT1000, NTC) and strain gauge (by using an external adapter) transducers
• 8 channels and 10 profiles, i.e. 80 possible configurations with no need to enter calibration steps at each
• Control frequency: up to 1KHz
• Sampling frequency: up to 2 kHz
• The digital controller is a computer and works on Windows CE based system
• Controller’s firmware is a program with Apps that can be added in any moment or be easily updated through the USB with no need to uninstall or move the controller
• Possibility to store and upload anytime specimen profiles
• Selectable sampling rate between 1 Hz and 20 Hz (5 levels)
• 1 microSD internal port + 2 USB ports for memory and connection of: mouse, laser printer, keyboard and laser barcode reader
• Completely automatic oil discharge
• Instant visualization of load and deformation
• Visualization of graph, load and deformation in real time
• Semi-automatic configuration and calibration of all transducers connected
• Automatic calculation and visualization of all the results according to the Standard
• Setting of all the parameters for test: alarms, zero threshold, end test percentage, calculation parameters
• Time/date and language selection (Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Polish and others)
• Unlimited file for each type of test
• Informative messages (planning alarms, load cell and strain transducer setting, etc.)
• Safety function for automatic machine stop when maximum load or maximum strain/deformation is reached
• Ethernet port for remote control through PC
• Possible upgrade to control up to 4 frames