Force testing machine GFP 10

automaticspringfor the automotive industry

The gas spring test rig of WPM was designed for force and retraction speed measurement for gas springs. Features - Nominal force: 10 kN axial pressure load - Stroke: up to 800 mm (spring drive) - Digital control freely programmable - Tests carried out and evaluated automatically by means of force and displacement transducers Highlights • Flexibility The crosshead has a mechanical clamp-ing. After loosening the clamping screws, it can be adjusted continuously by means of the rope winch fixed at the intermediate plate. • High measurement accuracy The machine frame has a stiff design. In order to protect the spindles from shear forces, two columns are mounted on the machine foot, which are connected with each other by an upper plate. A third shorter column, connected with the other columns by a plate, stabilizes the machine frame. • Automatic testing processes Equipped with force and displacement sensors together with a freely program-mable digital control, the machine is pre-pared for automatically running pro-grammed testing processes and evalua-tion. • Speed measurement By means of the displacement measure-ment system, the displacement in a cer-tain time is measured. Out of this data, the speed is calculated and the extension characteristics are determined.