Brinell hardness tester BRINscan MKV

floor-mountedfor non-ferrous metalsfor steel

The Foundrax BRINscan is a high-speed heavy duty fully automatic Brinell hardness tester fitted with a BRINtronic automatic Brinell microscope, suitable for off-line and in-line use. The BRINscan MkIII machines in the example shown are used for testing railway wheels and tyres, the film shows a special purpose machine with horizontal configuration as well as a standard machine used with a walking beam type conveyor. The BRINscan has been proven in operational use over many years to be capable of performing millions of Brinell hardness tests reliably and repeatably in industrial conditions. The current BRINscan MkV uses the Foundrax Type B (non-optical) and Type D (with integral BRINtronic automatic Brinell microscope) test heads. The test force is monitored and adjusted 125 times per second via a specially built load cell specifically designed for use in Brinell hardness testing and the test forces are applied using a high quality Servo motor and Servo Drive giving full torque at no speed. The machine is extremely robust with a fixed test table (400 mm x 400 mm approximately) capable of carrying components of up to 10 tonnes as standard and features a moving test head which lowers down onto the test surface and then clamps the component in place. The stationary test table means that the machine is well suited for fitting into a line.