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Another groundbreaking step forward


Never satisfied with making one breakthrough, Tinius Olsen has continued to innovate from its highly successful VectorExtensometer U200 model to the new U70 model, expanding the technology to even further horizons.


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inius Olsens’ VectorExtensometer U200 was introduced in 2022 and has proven to be a real step change in extensometer technology, capable of replacing multiple contacting and non- contacting sensors with a single, industry specific instrument. But there’s more to come, with the introduction of the new U70 model creating an even greater scope of application.


On the outside, very little has changed in terms of the benefits of integrated adaptive AI capabilities with optical hardware, reducing test throughput times and complexity, automating the process of capturing strain, improving measurement accuracy, data consistency and operator safety.


What the U70 brings to the table is the ability to test smaller samples as well as its application with metals at high temperature - yet another major step forward in extensometer technology.


Tinius Olsen’s VectorExtensometers have been breaking ground since 2022 and again with the U70.


■Measure strain through failure, however violent


■Measure simultaneously longitudinally and transverse


■Test in harsh environments or challenging light conditions


■Test highly fragile specimens simplicity ■Avoid introducing stress concentrations, such as damage from knife-edge contact


“Both models of VectorExtensometer are delivered to you already pre-configured: all you need to do is simply plug them in, power them up, and you’re ready to go!”


Tests can now be made from a 10–51mm gauge length range, within the 70mm FOV, with the U200 offering 25–180mm within a 200mm FOV, giving great options across a wide spectrum. As regards the U70’s wider benefits, nothing changes as it addresses practical problems by eliminating the challenges of traditional contacting and non-contacting extensometers by utilising intelligent non-contact, high-accuracy measurement techniques to: ■Increase testing efficiency by reducing the need for operator intervention


■Improve test success rate by eliminating contact-point slippage


■Eliminate the cost of consumable parts ■On larger test frames, locate below the moving member used to apply the test force viewing the test specimen across the test zone.


Simple, reliable operation Both models of VectorExtensometer are delivered already pre-configured: all you need to do is simply plug them in, power them up, and you’re ready to go! Both instrument setup and changes to


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Both VectorExtensometer models are pre- confirgured so you can operate them plug-and-play.


accommodate varying gage lengths, sizes and profile test specimens are eliminated, whilst a range of automation features such as specimen and gage length detection simplify the operator interaction and improve test reliability. It’s stereoscopic sensing detects machine or specimen misalignment and negates out-of-plane errors, with the on-board processing delivering seamless and simple integration and, eliminating all external control platforms.


Clear and simple visual status feedback and laser alignment guides, reduce operator training requirements and significantly improve test throughput. ●


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