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Xpander Automated specimen handling system for DMA+ series Boost your DMA testing productivity with the latest robotic technology! Xpander is designed to expand your DMA+ test productivity. The combination of Xpander with DMA+1000 or DMA+2000 offers unique capabilities to match the increasing DMA testing need of rubber and polymer industry. Smart Technologies Since 1999, Metravib is supplying robust and high performance automated DMA, adopted by leaders of the rubber and tire industry. With Xpander, METRAVIB introduces a new generation of automated systems to fulfill the increasing throughput requirement of testing laboratories. Its collaborative robot arm allows Xpander to run among human neighborhood without specific safety area. The conversion to manual mode is then greatly facilitated. A smart robotic toolbox ensures specimen gripping and superior clamping required for optimal DMA testing. Main assets • Designed for continuous testing 24/7/365 • Eliminates human error by fully automating testing • Improves reliability and reproducibility of DMA test results • High specimen storage capability • Fast adaptation to various specimen geometries and sizes • Fast conversion to various testing modes: compression, tension, shear • Fast conversion to manual use • Modular design to address customized testing requirements • Cost effective • Reduced foot print Main uses • Automated DMA tests • Industrial routine tests • Quality control tests • Rubber and polymer testing

Xpander: Repeatability, Reliability and Productivity How does Xpander operate? A 6 axis robot arm takes out the specimen from the carousel to the DMA+ test station, loads the specimen into the DMA+ holders, closes the thermal chamber and launches the test under controlled dynamic excitation, static load and thermal conditions. Loading specimens in the removable racks, outside of the system, makes possible uninterrupted tests. The Xpander software module of DYNATEST allows: • rapid test definition • data exportation • operator alert by text or phone message, when test stops. Composition • 6...