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ETS-TNE-500 AC
Electro-mechanical Universal Testing Machine, 500 kg, AC panel-controller edition
ETS-TNE-500 AC
Value model of the TNE-500 platform: AC motor with gearbox and the same precision ball-screw drive, 5 to 500 mm/min speed set by digital keypad or potentiometer, membrane keypad with bright 7-segment LED display for load and displacement, and auto-detected load cells from 50 kg to 10,000 kg. Real-time graphs are available through the optional PC software.
The ETS-TNE-500 AC is the value edition of the 500 kg electro-mechanical testing platform from Eklavya Techno Solutions, Ichalkaranji, India. It keeps the precision ball-screw drive, 600 mm crosshead travel, auto-detected load cells from 50 kg to 10,000 kg and the full set of safety features of the SERVO edition, but drives the screw with an AC motor and gearbox at 5 to 500 mm/min set by digital keypad or potentiometer, and replaces the touch screen with a membrane keypad and bright 7-segment LED display for load and displacement. Least count is 0.1 kg and load accuracy 0.5 percent of reading, shown in kg or kN.
This is the machine for quality-control benches and college laboratories that need reliable tensile, compression, bending and shear results on plastics, textiles, packaging, rubber, composites, wire and small metal parts at a lower price, and can add the optional Windows PC software over RS232C later for real-time graphs, statistics and curve evaluation. Results export over USB in the meantime. Optional wedge, vice and threaded grips, compression platens, 3- and 4-point bending fixtures, shear attachments, the EE2 extensometer and a remote handset are available. Overload protection, limit switches and an emergency stop are standard; it runs on single-phase 230 V and complies with IS 1828 (Part 1), ASTM E4 and ISO 7500-1.
IS 1828 (Part 1) – Static uniaxial testing machines – verification and calibration of the force-measuring system
ASTM E4 – Standard practices for force verification of testing machines
ISO 7500-1 – Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing machines – tension/compression testing machines
ETS-TNE-500 series: models compared side by side, current model highlighted.
| Parameter | ETS-TNE-500 SERVO | ETS-TNE-500 AC |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Electro-mechanical universal testing machine | Electro-mechanical universal testing machine |
| Max. capacity | 500 kg | 500 kg |
| Least count | 0.01 kg | 0.1 kg |
| Load accuracy | ±0.5 % of reading | ±0.5 % of reading |
| Drive system | Precision ball screw (backlash-free) | Precision ball screw (backlash-free) |
| Motor | AC servo motor | AC motor with gearbox |
| Speed range | 1 to 1000 mm/min | 5 to 500 mm/min |
| Speed control | Digital touch screen (continuous) | Digital keypad / potentiometer |
| Crosshead travel | 600 mm standard | 600 mm standard |
| Load units | kg / kN (auto-selectable) | kg / kN (auto-selectable) |
| Display | 7-inch colour touch screen | 7-segment bright LED |
| Real-time graph | Force-displacement on screen | Via PC software only |
| USB port | Yes | Yes |
| RS232C / PC software | Yes, PC software included | Yes, PC software optional |
| Load cells | 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 kg, all auto-detected (others on request) | 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 kg, all auto-detected (others on request) |
| Safety | Overload, limit switches and emergency stop | Overload, limit switches and emergency stop |
| Frame | Heavy-duty steel, vibration-dampened | Heavy-duty steel, vibration-dampened |
| Power supply | 230 V AC, 50 Hz, single phase | 230 V AC, 50 Hz, single phase |
The AC edition uses a geared AC motor with 5 to 500 mm/min instead of a servo motor with 1 to 1000 mm/min, a keypad and LED display instead of a colour touch screen, has 0.1 kg rather than 0.01 kg least count, and shows real-time graphs only through the PC software, which is optional rather than included. Frame, ball screw, travel, load cells and safety are the same.
Not on the machine itself; the LED panel shows load and displacement numerically. Connect the optional Windows PC software over RS232C and the curve is plotted live, with statistics, point tracing, superimposed graphs and curve evaluation. Results can also be exported over USB and analysed separately, so the software can be added when the budget allows.
Auto-detected cells of 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10,000 kg, others on request, giving a range from films, textiles, paper and rubber up to wire, springs, fasteners and small metal specimens near 10,000 kg. Fit the cell suited to the specimen and the system configures itself; readings are in kg or kN with 0.5 percent of reading accuracy.
Tensile with wedge, vice or threaded grips, compression with platens, flexural tests with 3-point and 4-point bending fixtures, and shear with the shear attachment, all optional and quoted to suit your specimens. The EE2 extensometer adds strain and modulus measurement and a remote handset makes crosshead jogging easier while loading specimens.
The load-measuring system is verified to IS 1828 (Part 1), ASTM E4 and ISO 7500-1, and the analysis follows ASTM, ISO and IS test methods. The machine runs on a single-phase 230 V AC, 50 Hz supply and has overload protection, upper and lower limit switches and a front-panel emergency stop. ETS installs and verifies it on site anywhere in India.