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Pendulum impact tester RKP450

Pendulum impact tester RKP450
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Product Information Pendulum Impact Tester RKP 450 Range of application • Impact and impact bending tests on metals (Charpy, Izod – conventional and instrumented) • BruggerMethod tests to ensure the wear characteristics of toothed gear wheels • Wedgeimpact test to determine the strength characteristics of structural adhesives An operationally ready instrument includes: • Basic instrument, with electromagnetic pendulum release and motorized pendulum return, grout and heavy duty screw anchors, electrically monitored protection units and protection housing • Steel armament or concrete base • Test specific accessories such as vises, supports and abutments, pendulums and fins • Optional accessories such as PC equipment or specimen temperature units PI 475 2.0812 Basic instrument The basic instrument is designed to be mechanically stiff and is made of vibration damping cast iron. It is leveled on the foundation with the aid of three leveling planes, then casted with the grout and anchored with four bolts. Protection unit High capacity Pendulum Impact Testers such as the RKP 450, must fulfil the safety requirements of EN 9541, category 3. This means that the failure of a single safety monitoring element must not pose any risk to the operator. As a result, the RKP 450 has been updated in this area, and the protection unit fully com plies with the requirements of national and international standards. Important characteristics and functions of the protection unit: • It is equipped with a double safety protection system using twin, certified, independently operating control units, special safety switches and components. • It monitors the pendulum impact tester according to its operational mode (e.g. test or setup mode) • It recognises incorrect operation and displays this with blinking signals on the operating keys • It allows the pendulum to be released via a push button integrated into the door handle. The test can then be started immediately after closing the safety door. This is important for tests according to ISO 148 and ASTM E 23 on temperature conditioned specimens, which must be tested less than 5 seconds after removing them from the temperature unit. Protection housing The design of the protection housing facilitates easy handling during the testing process, changing tools, pendulums or fixtures, reconfiguring different test types and maintenance and calibration. Operating compon ents are centralized and illuminated to show the ma chine status and error messages, making the RKP450 safe, simple and fast. Front door, side doors and speci men removal slot allow: • Simple placement of the specimen • Quick changing of the vise and the pendulum • Easy access during maintenance, inspection and calibration • Easy removal of specimen remains

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Product Information Pendulum Impact Tester RKP 450 Installation According to international Standards, the base frame should be firmly anchored to the floor. This is done either with • A steel reinforcement for the foundation. The making of the foundation is performed by the customer. • Or with a readymade concrete foundation with > 40 times the mass of the largest pendulum, incorporating steel reinforcement. The foundation is equipped with metal lugs for bolting to a solid cement floor. Heavy duty screw anchors and 75 kg of nonshrinking grout are supplied with both types of anchoring....

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