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ElectroForce™ Apex 1Mechanical Testing Instrument Modern material and product development labs are tasked with developing innovative products with enhanced strength and durability, necessitating reliable, efficient material characterization. Mechanical testing is critical to ensuring the performance and longevity of your materials and products. It can be used to evaluate materials under relevant conditions including different temperatures, loading mechanisms, and rates. Performing mechanical testing on your materials and products can accelerate development by limiting build/ test cycles and preventing premature failure of products after they are launched. The ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument enables scientists, engineers, and technicians to quickly and confidently measure and evaluate mechanical properties from monotonic tests (also known as tensile tests), fatigue studies, and other material characterization techniques without extensive training. Mechanical testing is commonly used by leading labs and manufacturers to inform material selection and design, followed by component and product performance assessments. Employing mechanical testing early in development can reduce costs by identifying and eliminating weaknesses in material selection and design before it becomes very costly in the validation or even the post-launch phase. Using ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument for material development can provide quick measurements of strength and durability and help you assess the effects of many changes in formulation and processing. Electroforce Apex 1 Technology ElectroForce Apex technology delivers: • Reliable testing with simplified setup enables automated tuning and confidence in data acquisition • Sample protection with safe and smooth test preparation, including immediate instrument halt upon sample fracture • Full utilization of longer stroke (100mm) expands testing capabilities with consistent performance and durability • Precise force and friction-free motor design ensures subtle material behaviors are observed • Elastic (Young's) modulus • Yield strength • Ultimate strength • Fatigue life • Creep compliance • Stress relaxation • Fracture toughness • Fatigue crack growth • Enhanced sensor resolution ensures precise control and measurement of displacement • Integrated software automatically imports data for seamless viewing and analysis

Building on a legacy of high performance and reliability, the new ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument now adds enhanced stroke length with a streamlined workflow, eliminating many operator steps. Key features keep you informed of the status of your instrument, enable quick reconfiguration, and reduce the possibility of operator errors which compromise test results. The ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument is designed to easily and reliably produce accurate results. 1 An integrated motor brake securely holds the motor, enabling easy test setup and sample protection 2 High accuracy displacement sensor...

PRODUCT BRIEF Versatile Testing with Precise Motor Control The unique ElectroForce Apex 1 Linear Motor Technology enables testing across a wide range of forces, frequencies, and dynamic displacements. From <1Hz to >100Hz frequency and microns to 100mm of displacement, the new ElectrForce Apex 1 Instrument motor will precisely and reliably execute your desired experiment and ensure a faster test completion time. The ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument Motor is specifically designed to be optimized for mechanical testing, from the copper to the magnets to the sophisticated guidance system. This...

PRODUCT BRIEF Sample Evaluation in Real-Life Conditions Accurate mechanical testing often needs to simulate real-life sample conditions to best measure material properties. ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument accessories empower users to measure sample behavior under a wide variety of conditions and end-use environments. Environmental The ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument offers a range of environmental accessories, from an oven to simulate a wide temperature range to the bath accessory typically used to simulate the human body for biomaterials and medical device research. The ElectroForce Apex 1...

PRODUCT BRIEF Confident Data Acquisition Streamlined Monotonic Test Analysis With the ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument, data acquisition and Monotonic tests are easily executed with our streamlined workflow analysis are automatically configured based on your test parameters, and automated data analysis. ElectroForce Apex 1 Technology allowing critical data to be captured without overloading your enables the user to measure a material’s modulus, yield strength computer or analysis tools. and many other properties with limited operator input; only sample dimensions and basic test information...

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