Lloyd Instruments

The new LS2.5 materials testing machine completes the family of single column instruments from Lloyd Instruments which also includes the LS1 and recently launched LS5 materials testing machines. The LS2.5 features 1400 mm crosshead travel and high speed range of 0.01 - 2032 mm/min, making it ideally suited for testing plastic, rubber and other high elongation materials. From stand-alone operation via the convenient, integral control console to PC-control using Lloyd Instruments’ well-respected NEXYGENPlus materials testing software, the LS2.5 is an affordable, easy to use system.

A new 24-page brochure detailing Lloyd Instruments’ full range of food texture analysis solutions is now available for download from the company’s website. The new colour brochure covers all aspects of texture analysis, including its benefits, specific food applications and the range of available instruments, grips and test fixtures.

Bluetooth communication and full-colour displays are among the features of the new series of Chatillon DFX II, DFE II and DFS II digital force gauges introduced by AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments. The new models span the full range of handheld and stand-mounted force gauge applications from the simplest “Go-No Go” to the most sophisticated quality control. This allows users to purchase the specific force measurement capabilities they need to meet any quality assurance and regulatory requirements.

The Chatillon® brand moves into its 176th year with exciting new products and a completely revised website, www.chatillon.com. Part of the AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments, which also includes Lloyd Instruments’ materials testing machines, Davenport polymer test equipment, hardness testers from Newage Hardness Testing Instruments and Jofra calibration instruments, Chatillon force measurement instruments and systems are used for production, quality and R&D in a host of applications and markets.

A new single-column materials testing machine from Lloyd Instruments provides enhanced speed, accuracy and flexibility for all materials testing applications under 1kN force. High precision displacement measurement is assured by the Model LS1 instrument's linear guide technology, pre-loaded ball screws and advanced software compensation systems.

Hemetek Techno Instruments PVT. Ltd has produced a new 12 page, full colour brochure. With a fresh, new company branding, this well-organised brochure explains Hemetek’s capability to offer testing solutions in packaging, food, pharmaceutical, medical, engineering, automotive, plastics and educational/research institutions.

Lloyd Instruments,will be showing the latest instruments from its comprehensive range of materials testing machines, Davenport™ polymer test equipment and Chatillon® force measuring equipment at K’2010. This extensive range of instrumentation provides the plastics and rubber industry with materials testing capabilities throughout the manufacturing cycle, from the evaluation of raw product to the testing of finished product and all stages in between.

Lloyd Instruments is delighted to announce that its distributor in India, Hemetek Techno Instruments PVT. Ltd, has opened a new testing, training and customer support centre at its headquarters in Mumbai. This new centre will be used to provide application support to existing and future customers for Lloyd Instruments material testing machines and Chatillon® force measurement products, as well as offering machine and software operator training courses. It will also be used for extensive evaluation of all special grips, fixtures and accessories developed locally for materials testing.

Lloyd Instruments has introduced a new test jig for peel strength testing of laminated layers of standard plastic identification cards to international standards. The use of plastic cards is reaching unprecedented levels, with at least one credit or debit card, driving licence, or loyalty or membership card being found in almost everyone’s wallet or purse.

Lloyd Instruments has announced the launch of TCD WEDGE communication software for the Chatillon range of advanced digital force testers. TCD WEDGE supports serial data communications between a Windows-based PC and the TCD series of single column digital force testers, the LTCM series of motorized testers and the DF series of force gauges.

The Chatillon range of advanced digital force testers from Lloyd Instruments has been expanded with the launch of the TCD1100. The introduction of the TCD1100 extends the force testing capacity of the TCD Series to 5 kN (1124 lbf). In common with other force testers in the TCD Series, the TCD1100 features an intelligent universal interface, which eliminates the need for a PC without compromising operational performance and capability.

Lloyd Instruments offers versatile testing of stretch wrap film with the introduction of two new test jigs for its LFPlus 1 kN (225 lbf) single column materials testing machine. The TG1075 is used for testing puncture resistance to ASTM D 5748-95 (Re-approved 2007), while the TG1167 is used for testing peel cling to ASTM D 5458-95 (Re-approved 2001). In addition, the LFPlus can be used to perform a standard tensile test on stretch wrap film at very low force.

The legal requirement in the UK since October 2008 for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) when buying or selling a home means that there is an increased emphasis on thermal insulation, especially in new build properties. Lloyd Instruments’ LR30KPlus (30 kN (6744 lbf)) twin column material testing machine, equipped with NEXYGENPlus control and analysis software, can provide the capability for testing key mechanical properties of thermal insulation blocks. These include compressive stress, tensile strength and shear strength to EN 826, EN1607, EN12090, EN 12430 and EN 12431 standards.

Lloyd Instruments has announced the availability of the new TG4975 dedicated three point bend fixture for testing polystyrene in accordance with the standard EN 12089: 1997 (Method B). This is important in the evaluation of the properties of expanded polystyrene used for thermal insulation. The TG4975 is the latest addition to the company’s extensive collection of flexural jigs for the ‘Plus’ range of materials testing machines.

Lloyd Instruments will be showing a comprehensive range of materials testing machines at INTERPLASTICA 2009, including polymer testing equipment from the Davenport™ range and the latest Chatillon® force testers. This wide-ranging display, on show for the first time at INTERPLASTICA, illustrates capabilities for testing plastics, rubber, polymers and other materials throughout the manufacturing cycle, from raw materials to plastic components and finished products.

Researchers in India have been investigating the nano tensile properties of human hair using an LFPlus single column materials testing machine and NEXYGENPlus control and analysis software from Lloyd Instruments. Using a specially designed winding grip to secure the sample, individual hairs undergo ‘pull to break’ tests to determine Young’s modulus, yield stress and tensile strength.

Lloyd Instruments has developed a new jig for the versatile TAPlus texture analyzer to test the stickiness of cooked sheets of pasta such as lasagne. With lasagne being a hugely popular dish both as supermarket ready meals and in industrial meals for pubs and cafes, the texture of the final product is extremely important. The stickiness is related to the starch content of the pasta sheet, which in turn is related to the cooking temperature and time. Measuring pasta stickiness allows these parameters to be optimized.

Lloyd Instruments announces the availability of the latest addition to the Chatillon® TCD range of digital force testers, the TCD110 Series. The new TCD110 Series is a stand-alone system designed for low force applications in production, quality control/quality assurance and engineering with measurement capacities of less than 500N (112 lbf).

Lloyd Instruments has introduced a new penetration jig for use with its TAPlus texture analyser. The multiprobe jig simulates the action of a fork to eat fish and provides an alternative approach to probes such as the single cylindrical die and to shearing methods. Applications include the evaluation of the textural properties of fish fillets as a function of different freezing and thawing methods.