Motorised

•   Manual bidirectional control
•   Run to or between target angular positions
•   Run to break
•   Run to torque

•   Clear, colour display, with continuous live readings, indication of status, rotational speed, angle, and (with AFTI connected) torque.
•   Just four multifunction buttons for all settings and operation, with multi-language display.

•   Fine control allows precise setting of speed and angular position, and all test parameters. The centre button confirms menu settings.
•   Coloured LEDs clearly indicate machine status during testing.

The AFTI interacts with the Vortex-dV to receive, store and transmit torque data, capture first and ultimate peak values, with pass/fail indicator, and can be used to set control limits for the Vortex-dV. (Order separately).

•   Measure torque, tension or compression
•   View 1st peak & ultimate max readings
•   Audible and visual pass/fail alarms
•   Store up to 500 readings in the memory
•   Reversible display

Connect to a PC with VectorPro™ Lite software, for:

•   storage of test routine settings and calculations
•   data acquisition
•   live graph plotting
•   results storage, reporting and exporting
•   basic statistics.

•   Choice of transducers: 1.5 N.m, 3 N.m, 6 N.m, 10 N.m (13 lbf.in, 26 lbf.in, 52 lbf.in, 90 lbf.in)
•  Maximum travel of adjustable transducer carriage: 182 mm (7.2″)
•  Maximum headroom: 505 mm (19.9″) [448 mm (17.6″)]*
•  Width between columns 280 mm (11.02″)
•  Weight 19.5 kg (48 lb)
•  Power requirements: 230 V AC 50 Hz, or 110 V AC 60 Hz
•  Max power: 100 W
•  Torque accuracy: 0.5% of full scale
•  Torque units: mN.m, N.m, kgf.cm, lbf.in, ozf.in (as per AFTI)
•  Speed range: 0.1 rev/min to 30 rev/min (clockwise and anticlockwise)
•  Speed accuracy: ±1% of indicated speed
•  Speed resolution: 0.01 rev/min, (0.1°/s)
•  Maximum displacement: 9999 revs
•  Displacement accuracy: 0.2° per 36,000°
•  Displacement resolution: 0.1° (0.001 rev)

* with upper and lower mounting table fitted

For TE closures, Vortex has the sensitivity to detect:

•  The applied torque as the closure is tightened
•  The strip torque as the closure is overtightened
•  The release (peak) torque as the first seal is overcome
•  The slip and bridge torque where the tamper-evident band separates from the screw closure.

For CRCs, masses are added to the top-load carrier to apply a constant down force while rotating the closure and measuring the release torque.

When further evaluation of results is required, a range of calculations are available to help pinpoint areas of interest, for example to accurately differentiate between the breakaway torque peak and the tamper evident band breakage event. Standard and customisable report templates enable easy documentation creation, which can be stored and exported to Microsoft Excel® and SPC packages.

Console Mode allows tests to be created very simply by selecting options from radio-buttons and drop-down boxes. A number of pre-configured calculations are available and can be included by simply clicking with the mouse. Console mode is ideal for use on the factory floor by operators who need only minimal training to load and run programs directly from one of the five “Favourite” buttons.

•  Capacities from 0.3 N.m to 10 N.m.
•  Intelligent Torque Loadcell capacities: 0.3 N.m, 1.5 N.m, 3 N.m, 6 N.m, 10 N.m (2.7 lbf.in, 13 lbf.in, 26 lbf.in, 52 lbf.in, 90 lbf.in)
•  maximum sample height of 448 mm
•  Width between columns 280 mm (11")
•  Capacity of upper mounting table from 10 to 78 mm (0.39 - 3.1")
•  Capacity of lower mounting table from 10 to 190 mm (0.39 - 7.48")
•  Load accuracy is ±0.5% of full scale
•  Load resolution is 1:6500
•  Speed range of 0.1 - 20 revs/min (clockwise and counter-clockwise)
•  Maximum displacement of 2440 revs
•  5 kg top loading capability

* measured with upper and lower mounting tables fitted

Results are shown clearly on the display with additional functions including; audible and visual alarms, memory up to 500 readings and option to export results for further evaluation.

Cam-operated fixture jaws, used for cork extraction tests, are designed to hold the cork securely in place, without pinching it.

The bottle cradle uses a non-slip surface, ensuring bottles stay in the correct position.

This system is designed to ensure protection from spillage, including a drip tray located beneath the test area, and is CE marked to European standards.

Test selection includes push-button icons for instant access to your five most frequently used tests. You define the button images and the tests as required, while other tests are easy to find by touch menus. The MultiTest-xt range makes routine quality testing simple.

You set the criteria: colour-coded pass/fail indicators then identify good and bad test samples. See each test progress as a ‘live event’ graph, in order to observe changes in sample performance, or view a batch in tabulated form for comparisons between each sample.

Use a wide range of calculations to evaluate your test results, and to highlight points of interest. Create your own custom report templates or use those provided as standard. Alternatively, send raw data or calculated results for analysis and use in other systems or applications.

You can create and store unlimited test programs in your own library, developing and adapting them as your requirements change. A MultiTest-xt selected for its tensile testing capabilities is always tomorrow’s compression tester too.

And for security, password protected areas ensure everyday operators cannot accidentally change programs or settings.

The Emperor™-xt software behind each MultiTest-xt enables export of data direct to an SPC system, a remote PC, printer or datalogger, for further detailed analysis and reporting.

•  Auto recognition and configuration of loadcells
•  An upgrade option to run programs written in Mecmesin’s more powerful Emperor™ Advanced Program Builder
•  Software load holding
•  Digital I/O for interface with a PLC/Digital Control Interface

•  Maximum load of 2.5 kN (550 lbf)
•  Crosshead movement up to 590 mm (23.2")*
•  13 different loadcell capacities, from 2 N to 2.5 kN (0.45 to 550 lbf)
•  Load resolution of 1:6500 or better
•  Loadcell accuracy: ±0.1 of full scale
•  Speed range of 1 to 1000 mm/min (0.04 to 40"/min), 1 to 750 mm/min (0.04 to 30"/min) above 2 kN
•  Weight 26.5 kg (59 lb)

* measured without loadcell or grips (see technical datasheet for loadcell measurements)

•  Manual up/down control
•  Run to or between target displacement
•  Run to or between limit switches
•  Run to or between pre-set gauge loads

•  Clear, colour display, with continuous live readings, indication of status, up and down speed, displacement, and (with a gauge connected) load.
•  Just four multifunction buttons for all settings and operation, with multi-language display.

•  Fine control allows precise setting of speed and position, and all test parameters. The centre button confirms menu settings.
•  Coloured LEDs clearly indicate machine status during testing.

The VFG interacts with the MultiTest-dV to enable controlled testing to a load limit or break. (Order your gauge separately).
The VFG Touchscreen Force Gauge is our premium range digital gauge, providing exceptional accuracy and advanced test functionality to take your tests further.

•  View 1st peak & ultimate max readings
•  Pass/fail alarms indication
•  Store up to 500 readings in the memory
•  Reversible (invert) display
•  Excellent accuracy ±0.1% of full scale
•  Available in 10 models: 2.5 N to 2.5 kN

Connect to a PC with VectorPro™ Lite software, for:

•  storage of test routine settings and calculations
•  data acquisition
•  live graph plotting
•  results storage, reporting and exporting
•  basic statistics.

•  Maximum load of 2.5 kN (550 lbf)
•  Maximm headroom 526 mm (20.7") (with gauge and short extension rod)
•  Throat depth of 70.5 mm (2.8")
•  Displacement resolution of 0.001 mm (0.000025")
•  Positional accuracy of ±0.130/300 mm (0.005/11.81")
•  Speed range 0.1 to 1200 mm/min (0.004 to 47.2 in/min)
•  Speed resolution 0.1 mm/min (0.004 in/min)
•  Better than ±2% of indicated speed or ±20 µ/min, whichever is greater. (See help.mecmesin.com for additional info.)

Load tray for applying a predefined axial load e.g. when push-off twist testing child-resistant closures.

Counterbalance capability for eliminating the weight of a grip being applied to a sample. Significant when testing precise torque at low forces.

•  Helixa-i is controlled by Mecmesin’s powerful Emperor™ software, with full sophisticated programming and results calculation, and user-profiled reporting and exporting facilities
•  Helixa-xt is controlled by Emperor-xt, designed especially for intuitive touch-screen use requiring minimal training for repetitive use. It also has easy-to-use results calculation, reporting and exporting, and can run full Emperor programs created on PC.

•  Intelligent torque cells rated at 100 mN.m, 200 mN.m, 300 mN.m, 1 N.m, 1.5 N.m, 3 N.m, and 6 N.m (14 ozf.in, 28 ozf.in, 42 ozf.in, 8.9 lbf.in, 13 lbf.in, 26.5 lbf.in, 53 lbf.in)
•  Torque cell resolution: better than 0.01% of full scale
•  Axial alignment: total runout (without fixtures), better than ±0.25 mm
•  Speed from 0.1 to 30 rpm with resolution of ±0.1 rpm
•  Sampling rates of 1 kHz, 500 Hz, 100 Hz, 50 Hz and 10 Hz
•  Maximum displacement from tared position: 2500 revs
•  Displacement accuracy: 0.1°
•  Displayed resolution: 0.2°
•  Throat depth (max sample radius): 111 mm, or 127 mm with bellows removed
•  Headroom (without fixtures): 350 mm
•  Dimensions: (with external weight hanger), Helixa-i: W 290 mm × H 758 mm × D 491 mm (Helixa-xt: W 587 mm)
•  Weight: 28 kg (Helixa-i); 32 kg (Helixa-xt)