Force and Motion - MTS
Information to move your mechanical testing to new levels of certainty
IN THIS ISSUE
General Testing
No. 8/ October 2007

» Lead Story
   Efficiently exploring new
   fossil fuel sources

» Materials Feature

   SEM and fatigue-testing
   capabilities in a single
   instrument

» Product Features

   New accessories
   dramatically expand
   monotonic testing
   applications

Efficiently exploring new fossil
fuel sources

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Advanced MTS technology enables the fast, precise characterization of materials encountered while exploring potential new sources of oil and natural gas.
 
Emerging economies and dwindling supplies have sent demand for fossil fuels skyward.  These conditions are forcing energy companies to explore new possibilities for meeting oil and natural gas demands, many of which involve difficult and unfamiliar extraction procedures.

Greg Pence, MTS Application Engineer, explains how advanced MTS test technology can positively influence the outcomes of new exploration and production initiatives.

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Materials Testing Feature
MTS recently partnered with German company VisiTec to develop a device that supports full fatigue testing within a large-chamber scanning electron microscope
(LC-SEM), giving engineers unprecedented insight into how material damage progresses over time.



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Product Feature     

MTS further broadens the utility of the MTS Insight electromechanical test system with the introduction of the affordable MTS Fundamental accessories family, along with several new grip, fixture and platen additions to the MTS Bionix® accessories line.


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MTS Events
Oct 24-26, 2007
Automotive Testing Expo
N.A. 2007
Rock Financial Showplace
Booth #10000

Sep 24-26, 2007
North American Spine
Society (NASS) 22nd
Annual Meeting
Austin Convention Center

Nov 11-14, 2007
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Anaheim Convention Center
Booth #1912