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MTS Criterion® Series 40

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Trademark information

Proprietary information

Software validation and verification

MTS and MTS Criterion are registered trademarks of MTS Systems Corporation within the United States. These trademarks may be protected in other countries.

Software use and license is governed by MTS’ End User License Agreement which defines all rights retained by MTS and granted to the End User. All Software is proprietary, confidential, and owned by MTS Systems Corporation and cannot be copied, reproduced, disassembled, decompiled, reverse engineered, or distributed without express written consent of MTS.

MTS software is developed using established quality practices in accordance with the requirements detailed in the ISO 9001 standards. Because MTSauthored software is delivered in binary format, it is not user accessible. This software will not change over time. Many releases are written to be backwards compatible, creating another form of verification.

The status and validity of MTS’ operating software is also checked during system verification and routine calibration of MTS hardware. These controlled calibration processes compare the final test results after statistical analysis against the predicted response of the calibration standards. With these established methods, MTS assures its customers that MTS products meet MTS’ exacting quality standards when initially installed and will continue to perform as intended over time.

Publication information	MANUAL PART NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE

	100-231-445 A	January 2011

	100-231-445 B	March 2012

	100-231-445 C	June 2014

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Technical Support				7

	How to Get Technical Support						7
	Before You Contact MTS Service Representative							7
	If You Contact MTS by Phone						8
Preface	11

	Before You Begin			11
Conventions		12
	Documentation Conventions						12
Safety	13

	General Safety Practices					13
	Safety Practices Before System Operation 14
	Safety Practices While the System Is in Operation							17
	Hazard Labels 18
Introduction			21

	About This Manual				21
	Inappropriate Use			21
Description 22
	Frame Controller			22
	Software		22
Load Frame Components				24
Specifications		35
Common Specifications					36
Model Specifications				37
Dimensions			45
Installation		55

Frame Location and Ventilation						56
Leveling the Load Frame				57

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Leveling the Table-Top Load Frame 57
Leveling the Floor-Standing Load Frame				58
Installing Optional Enclosures 59
Single-Column Load Frame			59
Dual-Column Load Frames			64
Controller Connections 69
Connecting the Main Power			69
Installing Cables		70
Accessory Mounting Dimensions			82
Model C41 Accessory Mounting Dimensions					83
Model C42 Accessory Mounting Dimensions					84
Model C43 Accessory Mounting Dimensions					86
Model C44 Accessory Mounting Dimensions					89
Model C45.504W Accessory Mounting Dimensions 91
Model C45.504/C45.105 Accessory Mounting Dimensions 93
Model C45.305 Accessory Mounting Dimensions						96
Model C45.605Accessory Mounting Dimensions						98
Operation 101

Main Power Switch (I/O) and Emergency-Stop				103
Setting Crosshead Travel Limits			105
Crush Zone Hazards		107
Fixture Mounting	108
Load Cell Mounting		109
Handset Control	114
Maintenance	117

Routine Maintenance Overview Checklist 117

Other service 119

Troubleshooting 121

Decommissioning 123

Appendix 125

Additional Digital I/O Information 125

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Electromechanical Load Unit Maintenance and Service Logs 127

8 Hours/Daily	128
40 Hours/Weekly 129
2000 Hours	130
PC Maintenance and System Inspection 130
2000 Hours	131
System Checks 131
2000 Hours	132
Lubrication 132
2000 Hours	133

Frame and Work Area 133

Declaration of Conformity 135

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Contents

How to Get Technical Support

Technical Support

How to Get Technical Support

Start with your manuals

Technical support methods

The manuals supplied by MTS provide most of the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. If your equipment includes software, look for online help and README files that contain additional product information.

If you cannot find answers to your technical questions from these sources, you can use the Internet, e-mail, telephone, or fax to contact MTS for assistance.

MTS provides a full range of support services after your system is installed. If you have any questions about a system or product, contact Technical Support in one of the following ways.

Outside the U.S. For technical support outside the United States, contact your local sales and service office. For a list of worldwide sales and service locations and contact information, use the Global MTS link at the MTS web site:

www.mts.com > About MTS Systems > Global Presence (choose your region in the right-hand column) > (choose the location closest to you)

Before You Contact MTS Service Representative

Know your contact number and system number

Identify the problem

MTS can help you more efficiently if you have the following information available when you contact us for support.

The contact number contains your company number and identifies your equipment type (such as material testing or simulation). The number is typically written on a label on your equipment before the system leaves MTS. If you do not know your MTS contact number, contact your sales engineer.

When you have more than one MTS system, the system model number and series number identifies your system. You can find your these number in your order paperwork or directly on your equipment.

Describe the problem and know the answers to the following questions:

•How long and how often has the problem occurred?

•Can you reproduce the problem?

•Were any hardware or software changes made to the system before the problem started?

•What are the equipment model numbers?

•What is the controller model (if applicable)?

•What is the system configuration?

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Technical Support

If You Contact MTS by Phone

Know relevant	For a computer problem, have the following information available:
computer information	•	Manufacturer’s name and model number
	•	Manufacturer’s name and model number
	•	Operating software type and service patch information
	•	Amount of system memory
	•	Amount of free space on the hard drive where the application resides
	•	Current status of hard-drive fragmentation
	•	Connection status to a corporate network

Know relevant software information

For software application problems, have the following information available:

•The software application’s name, version number, build number, and (if available) software patch number. This information can typically be found in the About selection in the Help menu.

•The names of other applications on your computer, such as:

–Anti-virus software

–Screen savers

–Keyboard enhancers

–Print spoolers

–Messaging applications

If You Contact MTS by Phone

A Call Center agent registers your call before connecting you with a technical support specialist. The agent asks you for your:

•Contact number

•Name

•Company name

•Company address

•Phone number where you can be reached

If your issue has a notification number, please provide that number. A new issue will be assigned a unique notification number.

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Identify system type

Be prepared to troubleshoot

Write down relevant information

After you call

If You Contact MTS by Phone

To enable the Call Center agent to connect you with the most qualified technical support specialist available, identify your system as one of the following types:

•Electromechanical material test system

•Hydromechanical material test system

•Vehicle test system

•Vehicle component test system

•Aero test system

Prepare to perform troubleshooting while on the phone:

•Call from a telephone close to the system so that you can implement suggestions made over the phone.

•Have the original operating and application software media available.

•If you are not familiar with all aspects of the equipment operation, have an experienced user nearby to assist you.

In case Technical Support must call you:

•Verify the notification number.

•Record the name of the person who helped you.

•Write down any specific instructions.

MTS logs and tracks all calls to ensure that you receive assistance for your problem or request. If you have questions about the status of your problem or have additional information to report, please contact Technical Support again and provide your original notification number.

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Before You Begin

Preface

Before You Begin

Safety first!

Other MTS manuals

Before you use your MTS product or system, read and understand the Safety manual and any other safety information provided with your system. Improper installation, operation, or maintenance can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, or damage to your equipment and specimen. Again, read and understand the safety information provided with your system before you continue. It is very important that you remain aware of hazards that apply to your system.

In addition to this manual, you may receive additional manuals in paper or electronic form.

Manuals located on the product information CD will contain information that pertains to your test system, such as:

•Hydraulic and/or mechanical accessory manuals

•Assembly drawings

•Parts lists

•Operation instructions

•Preventive maintenance tasks

Controller and application software manuals are typically included on the software CD distribution disc(s).

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Conventions

Documentation Conventions

Hazard conventions

Notes

Special terms

Illustrations

Electronic manual conventions

Hypertext links

The following paragraphs describe some of the conventions that are used in your MTS manuals.

Hazard notices may be embedded in this manual. These notices contain safety information that is specific to the activity to be performed. Hazard notices immediately precede the step or procedure that may lead to an associated hazard. Read all hazard notices carefully and follow all directions and recommendations. Three different levels of hazard notices may appear in your manuals. Following are examples of all three levels.

Note Refer to “Safety” on page 13 for general safety information.

DANGER

Danger notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a high level of risk which, if ignored, will result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

WARNING

Warning notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a medium level of risk which, if ignored, can result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

CAUTION

Caution notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a low level of risk which, if ignored, could cause moderate or minor personal injury or equipment damage, or could endanger test integrity.

Notes provide additional information about operating your system or highlight easily overlooked items. For example:

Note Resources that are put back on the hardware lists show up at the end of the list.

The first occurrence of special terms is shown in italics.

Illustrations appear in this manual to clarify text. They are examples only and do not necessarily represent your actual system configuration, test application, or software.

This manual is available as an electronic document in the Portable Document File (PDF) format. It can be viewed on any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

The electronic document has many hypertext links displayed in a blue font. All blue words in the body text, along with all contents entries and index page numbers, are hypertext links. When you click a hypertext link, the application jumps to the corresponding topic.

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General Safety Practices

Safety

General Safety Practices

This section provides information about safety issues that pertain to electromechanical systems in general. These issues include statements to the intended use and foreseeable misuse of the system, the hazard zone, definition for the graphical hazard labeling that is affixed to your product, and other (more general) safety information that relates to the high-performance characteristics of MTS Criterion electromechanical systems.

MTS Criterion test systems are designed to generate motions and forces and impart these motions and forces into a test specimen.

When you prepare to operate the system and during system operation, ensure the following:

•Do not use or allow personnel to operate the system who are not experienced, trained, or educated in the inherent dangers associated with high-performance electromechanical machines and who are not experienced, trained, or educated with regard to the intended operation as it applies to this test system.

•Do not disable safety components or features (including limit detectors, light curtains, or proximity switches/detectors).

•Do not attempt to operate the system without appropriate personal safety gear (for example, hearing, hand, and eye protection).

•Do not use specimens that are combustible, flammable, pressurized, or explosive.

•Whenever possible, use tongs or similar device to handle specimens during specimen installation.

•Do not use humans as specimens or allow humans to ride in or on the test specimen or the test system for any purpose unless the system is man-rated and all associated safety conditions are strictly enforced.

•Do not modify the system or replace system components using parts that are not MTS component parts or effect repairs using parts or components that are not manufactured to MTS specifications.

•Do not operate the system in an explosive atmosphere.

•Do not use the system in a test area where uncontrolled access to the test system is allowed when the system is in operation.

If you have system related responsibilities (that is, if you are an operator, service engineer, or maintenance person), you should study safety information carefully before you attempt to perform any test system procedure.

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Safety Practices Before System Operation

You should receive training on this system or a similar system to ensure a thorough knowledge of your equipment and the safety issues that are associated with its use. In addition, you should gain an understanding of system functions by studying the other manuals supplied with your test system. Contact MTS for information about the content and dates of training classes that are offered.

It is very important that you study the following safety information to ensure that your facility procedures and the system’s operating environment do not contribute to or result in a hazardous situation. Remember, you cannot eliminate all the hazards associated with this system, so you must learn and remain aware of the hazards that apply to your system at all times. Use these safety guidelines to help learn and identify hazards so that you can establish appropriate training and operating procedures and acquire appropriate safety equipment (such as gloves, goggles, and hearing protection).

Each test system operates within a unique environment which includes the following known variables:

•Facility variables (facility variables include the structure, atmosphere, and utilities)

•Unauthorized customer modifications to the equipment

•Operator experience and specialization

•Test specimens

Because of these variables (and the possibility of others), your system can operate under unforeseen circumstances that can result in an operating environment with unknown hazards.

Improper installation, operation, or maintenance of your system can result in hazardous conditions that can cause death, personal injury, or damage to the equipment or to the specimen. Common sense and a thorough knowledge of the system’s operating capabilities can help to determine an appropriate and safe approach to its operation.

Safety Practices Before System Operation

Read all manuals

Locate and read hazard placards/labels

Before you apply power to the test system, review and complete all of the safety practices that are applicable to your system. The goal, by doing this, is to improve the safety awareness of all personnel involved with the system and to maintain, through visual inspections, the integrity of specific system components.

Study the contents of this manual and the other manuals provided with your system before attempting to perform any system function for the first time. Procedures that seem relatively simple or intuitively obvious can require a complete understanding of system operation to avoid unsafe or dangerous situations.

Find, read, and follow the hazard placard instructions located on the equipment. These placards are placed strategically on the equipment to call attention to areas such as known crush points and electrical voltage hazards.

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Locate lockout/tagout points

Know facility safe procedures

Locate Emergency Stop

buttons

Know controls

Have first aid available

Know potential crush and pinch points

Know electrical hazards

Keep bystanders safely away

Wear proper clothing

Remove flammable fluids from test specimen

Check bolt ratings and torques

Safety Practices Before System Operation

Know where the lockout/tagout point is for all of the supply energies associated with your system. This includes the hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, and water supplies (as appropriate) for your system to ensure that the system is isolated from these energies when required.

Most facilities have internal procedures and rules regarding safe practices within the facility. Be aware of these safe practices and incorporate them into your daily operation of the system.

Know the location of all the system Emergency Stop buttons so that you can stop the system quickly in an emergency. Ensure that an Emergency Stop button is located within 2 meters (6 feet) of the operator at all times.

Before you operate the system for the first time, make a trial run through the operating procedures with the power off. Locate all hardware and software controls and know what their functions are and what adjustments they require. If any control function or operating adjustment is not clear, review the applicable information until you understand it thoroughly.

Accidents can happen even when you are careful. Arrange your operator schedules so that a properly trained person is always close by to render first aid. In addition, ensure that local emergency contact information is posted clearly and in sight of the system operator.

Be aware of potential crush and pinch points on your system and keep personnel and equipment clear of these areas.

When the system electrical power is turned on, minimize the potential for electrical shock hazards. Wear clothing and use tools that are properly insulated for electrical work. Avoid contact with exposed wiring or switch contacts.

Whenever possible, turn off electrical power when you work on or in proximity to any electrical system component. Observe the same precautions as those given for any other high-voltage machinery.

Keep bystanders at a safe distance from all equipment. Never allow bystanders to touch specimens or equipment while the test is running.

Do not wear neckties, shop aprons, loose clothing or jewelry, or long hair that could get caught in equipment and result in an injury. Remove loose clothing or jewelry and restrain long hair.

Remove flammable fluids from their containers or from components before you install the container or component in a test system. If desired, you can replace the flammable fluid with a non-flammable fluid to maintain the proper proportion of weight and balance.

To ensure a reliable product, fasteners (such as bolts and tie rods) used in MTS manufactured systems are torqued to specific requirements. Over torquing or under torquing a fastener can create a hazardous situation due to the high forces and pressures present in MTS test systems.

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Safety Practices Before System Operation

Practice good housekeeping

Protect hoses and cables

Record changes

Provide test area guards

Do not disable safety devices

Use appropriately sized fuses

Provide adequate lighting

Provide means to access out-of-reach components

Ensure equipment is secure

Perodically run consistancy checks

On rare occasions, a fastener can fail even when it is correctly installed. Failure usually occurs during torquing, but it can occur several days later. Failure of a fastener can result in a high velocity projectile. Therefore, it is a good practice to avoid stationing personnel in line with or below assemblies that contain large or long fasteners.

Keep the floors in the work area clean. Do not leave tools, fixtures, or other items not specific to the test, lying about on the floor, system, or decking.

Protect electrical cables from excessive temperatures that can cause the cables to harden and eventually fail. Ensure that all cables have appropriate strain relief devices installed at the cable and near the connector plug. Do not use the connector plug as a strain relief.

Protect all system hoses and cables from sharp or abrasive objects that can cause the hose or cable to fail. Never walk on hoses or cables or move heavy objects over them. Consider system layout and route hoses and cables away from areas that expose them to possible damage.

When removing hydraulic hoses for equipment repair or changing testing components (for example, hydraulic grips), make sure to cap the hose ends to avoid spilling hydraulic fluid.

If you change any operating procedure, write the change and the date of the change in the appropriate manual.

Use protective guards such as cages, enclosures, and special laboratory layouts when you work with hazardous test specimens (for example, brittle or fragmenting materials or materials that are internally pressurized).

Your system might have active or passive safety devices installed to prevent system operation if the device indicates an unsafe condition. Do not disable such devices as it can result in unexpected system motion.

Whenever you replace fuses for the system or supply, ensure that you use a fuse that is appropriately sized and correctly installed. Undersized or oversized fuses can result in cables that overheat and fuses that explode. Either instance creates a fire hazard.

Ensure adequate lighting to minimize the chance of operation errors, equipment damage, and personal injury. You need to see what you are doing.

Make sure you can access system components that might be out of reach while standing on the floor. For example, ladders or scaffolding might be required to reach load cell connectors on tall load units.

Make sure the equipment is secure or provide vibration isolation. Some testing can be performed at resonant frequencies that might cause the equipment to vibrate and move during testing.

Pressing the Emergency-Stop button causes the system to automatically run a consistency check. The Emergency-Stop button should be pressed occasionally to run the constancy check.

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Safety Practices While the System Is in Operation

Wear appropriate personal protection

Provide test area guards

Expect specimen temperature changes

Handle chemicals safely

Know system interlocks

Know system limits

Do not disturb sensors

Ensure secure cables

Stay alert

Wear eye protection when you work with electromechanical testing machines, breakable specimens, or when anything characteristic to the specimen could break apart.

Wear ear protection when you work near electric motors, pumps, or other devices that generate high noise levels. Some systems can create sound pressure levels that exceed 70 dbA during operation.

Wear appropriate personal protection equipment (gloves, boots, suits, respirators) whenever you work with fluids, chemicals, or powders that can irritate or harm the skin, respiratory system, or eyes.

During cyclic testing, the specimen temperature can become hot enough to cause burns. Wear personal protection equipment (gloves) when handling specimens.

Whenever you use or handle chemicals (for example, cleaning fluids, hydraulic fluid, batteries, contaminated parts, electrical fluids, and maintenance waste), refer to the appropriate MSDS documentation for that material and determine the appropriate measures and equipment required to handle and use the chemical safely. Ensure that the chemical is disposed of appropriately.

Interlock devices should always be used and properly adjusted. Interlock devices are designed to minimize the chance of accidental damage to the test specimen or the equipment. Test all interlock devices for proper operation immediately before a test. Do not disable or bypass any interlock devices as doing so could allow crosshead movement regardless of the true interlock condition.

Never rely on system limits, such as mechanical limits or software limits, to protect you or any personnel. System limits are designed to minimize the chance of accidental damage to test specimens or to equipment. Test all limits for proper operation immediately before a test. Always use these limits and adjust them properly.

Do not bump, wiggle, adjust, disconnect, or otherwise disturb a sensor (such as an accelerometer or extensometer) or its connecting cable when power is applied.

Do not change any cable connections when electrical power is applied. If you attempt to change a cable connection while the system is in operation, an open control loop condition can result. An open control loop condition can cause a rapid, unexpected system response which can result in severe personal injury, death, or damage to equipment. Also, ensure that all cables are connected after you make any changes in the system configuration.

Avoid long periods of work without adequate rest. In addition, avoid long periods of repetitious, unvarying, or monotonous work because these conditions can contribute to accidents and hazardous situations. If you are too familiar with the work environment, it is easy to overlook potential hazards that exist in that environment.

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Hazard Labels

Stay clear of moving equipment/avoid crush points

Know the causes of unexpected crosshead motions

Do not use RF transmitters

Hazard Labels

Stay clear of mechanical linkages, connecting cables, and hoses that move because you can get pinched, crushed, tangled, or dragged along with the equipment. High forces generated by the system can pinch, cut, or crush anything in the path of the equipment and cause serious injury. Stay clear of any potential crush points. Most test systems can produce sudden, high-force motion. Never assume that your reactions are fast enough to allow you to escape injury when a system fails.

The high force and velocity capabilities of MTS systems can be destructive and dangerous (especially if crosshead motion is unexpected). The most likely causes of unexpected crosshead response are operator error and equipment failure due to damage or abuse (such as broken, cut, or crushed cables and hoses; shorted wires; overstressed feedback devices; and damaged components within the control loop). Eliminate any condition that could cause unexpected crosshead motion.

Keep radio frequency (RF) transmitters away from the workstation computers, remote terminals, and electronics consoles. Intense RF fields can cause erratic operation of the more sensitive circuits in the system.

The following hazard labels and icons are located on the test frame.

LABEL	DESCRIPTION

Lift the machine upright.

Moving parts present.

Moving parts can crush and cut.

Keep hands away from moving parts.

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Hazard Labels

LABEL	DESCRIPTION

Flying objects.

Danger of eye injury.

Wear safety glasses.

Tip over hazard.

Use outriggers when machine is standalone.

Do not start, operate, or service machine until you read and understand the operator’s manual.

Failure to do so could result in serious injury.

There are no customer-serviceable parts on the MTS Criterion electromechanical frames.

To turn the pulley, manually move the crosshead upward and downward.

Pulleys can be turned by hand when power is disabled.

WEEE The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) symbol ( ) means that the controller and its electronic parts must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste. Proper disposal is required by approved electronic waste collection agencies. Customers in the EC region who desire to return an end-of- life controller and its electronic parts are encouraged to contact your local MTS Systems Sales/Service Offices for instructions.

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About This Manual

Introduction

About This Manual

Purpose

The purpose of this manual is to help you understand your testing system, its capabilities, and operating requirements. This manual provides information for all MTS Criterion Series 40 Material Test system, from the lowest force model (1 kN), to the highest (600 kN). Read each section carefully and refer to the manual whenever you need assistance.

Inappropriate Use

Contents

Before you attempt to use the MTS Criterion Series 40 Material Test System, read and understand this manual. Improper installation or operation of this product can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, and damage your equipment and specimen.

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Description

Every MTS Criterion Series 40 Material Test System is comprised of a load frame, electronic frame controller, and testing software.

The load frame has a rectangular shape and includes a base unit and one or two vertical columns. The two-column models have a fixed upper transverse beam. The moving crosshead is driven by precision ball screws on the load frame. The crosshead is coupled to the ball screw(s) with high-strength, precision ball nuts and rides on the ball bearings. This configuration is very efficient in minimizing friction and wear. The ball screws are preloaded. This feature removes the backlash so that position can be measured with increased accuracy over nonpreloaded ball screws.

The load frame drive is located in the frame base. The drive motor is connected to the lower end of the ball screws by a series of belts and drive pulleys. On the two-column machines, motor rotation causes synchronous rotation of the ball screws, which causes the crosshead to move up or down. On the single-column machines, motor rotation causes the rotation of the single ball screw, which causes the crosshead to move up or down.

Frame Controller

The frame controller is responsible for the following:

•Provides main data and signal processing power.

•Detects the activation of limit switches.

•Provides the interface between the software (computer) and the frame.

•Provides digital servocontrol for speed and position accuracy.

•Automatically identifies accessories, including load cells and extensometers, with the self-identify feature.

•Communicates with the handset.

•Provides programmable data acquisition rate (up to 1000 Hz maximum).

•Commands the motor.

Software

MTS testing software has various method templates available. The method templates in the General Testing Package provide a starting point in configuring test methods that conform to your testing needs. The General Testing Package is separated into four specific testing categories:

•MTS Tensile

•MTS Compression

•MTS Flex

•MTS Peel-Tear

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Software

Many additional features can be purchased to meet your company’s specific needs. Some of these features might already be part of the system you ordered, or they can be added to your system as your requirements change. Refer to the testing software manual for additional information.

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Load Frame Components

The following figures show the various components for the single-column and two-column load frames. To familiarize yourself with the various components of

your frame, refer to the figure that shows your model number.

For dimensions, see the specification tables in the “Specifications” on page 35.

Adapter

Base Adapter

Mat

Leveling Foot

Top Beam

Column Cover

Ball Screw Cover

Limit Rod

Upper Limit Stop

Limit Switch Actuator

Crosshead

Load Cell (inside)

Lower Limit Stop

System-Enabled Light

Emergency Stop

Manual Unload

Handset

Controller
Base
Power Switch	Power Cord

Model C41.103 - Rated Force Capacity 1 kN

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Top Beam

Ball Screw Cover

Crosshead

Load Cell

(inside)

Adapter

Base Adapter

Manual Unload

Mat

Base

Emergency Stop

Leveling Foot

Load Frame Components

Column Cover

Limit Rod

Upper Limit Stop

Limit Switch Actuator

Lower Limit Stop

System-Enabled Light

Power Switch

Power Cord

Controller

Handset

Model C42.503 - Rated Force Capacity 5 kN

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Load Frame Components

Column Cover

Ball Screw Cover

Crosshead

Load Cell

Adapter

Manual Unload

Mat

Base Adapter

Base

Lower Limit Stop

Top Beam

Limit Rod

Upper Limit Stop

Limit Switch Actuator

System-Enabled Light

Emergency Stop

Power Switch

Power Cord

Controller

Handset

Leveling Foot

Model C43.104 - Rated Force Capacity 10 kN

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Column Cover

Ball Screw Cover

Crosshead

Load Cell

Adapter

Load Frame Components

Top Beam

Limit Rod

Upper Limit Stop

Limit Switch Actuator

Lower Limit Stop

System-Enabled Light

Emergency Stop

Manual Unload

Handset

Mat

Power Switch

Base Adapter

Power Cord

Base

Controller

Leveling Foot

Model C43.304 and C43.504 - Rated Force Capacity 30 kN, 50 kN

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Load Frame Components

Load Cell

Adapter

Column Cover

Ball Screw Cover

Crosshead

Adapter

Load Cell

Adapter

Lower Test Space

Manual Unload

Mat

Base Adapter

Leveling Foot

Base

LowerLimit Stop

Top Beam

Upper Test Space

Limit Rod

Upper Limit Stop

Limit Switch Actuator

System-Enabled Light

Emergency Stop

Handset

Power Switch

Power Cord

Controller

Model C44.104 and C44.304 - Rated Force Capacity 10 kN, 30 kN

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Load Cell

Adapter

Column Cover

Ball Screw Cover

Crosshead

Adapter

Load Cell

Adapter

Manual Unload

Lower Test Space

Mat

Base Adapter

Base

Lower Limit Stop

Leveling Foot

Load Frame Components

Top Beam

Upper Test Space

Limit Rod

Upper Limit Stop

Limit Switch Actuator

System-Enabled Light

Emergency Stop

Handset

Power Switch

Power Cord

Controller

Model C45.504 and C45.105 - Rated Force Capacity 50 kN, 100 kN

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Load Frame Components

Column Cover

Ball Screw Cover

Crosshead

Load Cell

Adapter

Lower Test Space

Manual Unload

Base Adapter

Base

Leveling Foot

Top Beam

Limit Rod

Upper Limit Stop

Limit Switch Actuator

System-Enabled Light

Emergency Stop

Handset

Lower Limit Stop

NI Signal

Acquisition Box

Power Switch

Power Cord

Controller

Model C45.504W - Rated Force Capacity 50 kN

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