Loop tester UST®

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Universal Surface Tester with high local resolution for deformation, damping, topograpy, microfriction and many more Universal Surface Solution within One System UST® is designed to deliver quantitative mechanical characterization within one open platform. It serves best to the R&D centre of our industrial partners and research institutes all over the world. Built on a patented measurement protocol, the UST® provides an essential and reliable solutions within the nanometer and centimeter range. UST®– Universal Surface Tester, is by far the only open multi-modular system that provides a complete mechanical testing solution for the evaluation of bulk materials and surface coatings. Over 10 measurements can be accomplished and over 60 different test tips have been developed to meet the diversity of your characterization requirements. The basic unit of UST® has two versions: UST® 100 (loading range 1mN-100mN) and UST® 1000 (loading range 100mN-50N). The basic unit consists of floor-stand cabinet, measurement head with 3 tips, automatic X-Y table and data acquisition system. Among various kinds of commercial available in-line material property testing instruments, UST® is by far the only tester which close the gap between the traditional macro-mechanical testing machines and nanoscale machines, e.g. AFM. High precision load sensor combined with piezo actuator and active feedback loop control for real-time measurement of normal load and friction force; Options with different load range by easy exchange of measuring head; Automatic X-Y table with built-in motor for high precision profiling, the measurement area is up to 60 mm × 60 mm;