INVENTORY NUMBER: E-3546
MANUAL FOAM I.L.D. (I.F.D.) TESTER (NEW):
FOR ASTM STANDARD # D3574
TABLE TOP MODEL
110 VOLTS - 60 HZ
(ALTERNATIVE 50 HZ AVAILABLE FOR OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS)
SPECIFICATIONS:
THIS IS A SIMPLE FOAM INDENTATION FORCE DEFLECTION (IFD) TESTER
CAPABLE OF TESTING SAMPLES 28” SQUARE AND UP TO 8” THICK.
IT USES A MODIFIED 8” STROKE VARIABLE SPEED DC DRIVE LEAD-SCREW ASSEMBLY
WITH AN ADJUSTABLE SPEED RANGE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM D3574.
(THAT SPEC ALLOWS THE TEST TO BE DONE WITHIN A RANGE OF 0.83 TO 3.3 MM/SEC).
A PRECISION LOAD SENSOR AND DIGITAL DISPLAY PROVIDE THE IFD LOAD VALUES.
MAXIMUM LOAD CAPABILITY IS 250LBS.
THE CUSTOM FABRICATED STRUCTURE (WITH THE REQUIRED LOWER VENTING GRID)
IS ANODIZED ALUMINUM.
FOAM CONTACT IS MADE WITH A PROVIDED 8” DIAMETER “INDENTOR FOOT”
ON A PIVOT COUPLING.
A THREE-POSITION SWITCH IS PROVIDED, ALONG WITH A SPEED CONTROLLER,
TO ALLOW THE LOAD TO BE SLOWLY BROUGHT DOWN ONTO THE FOAM.
THE LEAD-SCREW WILL DYNAMICALLY BRAKE WHEN RELEASING THE SWITCH
AT THE CORRECT POSITION,
(WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY READING A DIGITAL POSITION SENSOR).
DECAYS IN THE FOAM LOAD AGAINST THE INDENTATION FORM CAN THEN BE
MONITORED USING A SIMPLE STOPWATCH.
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