A new servoelectric material test system generates little noise.
A new material test system has been introduced that uses servo-electric technology to reduce noise levels, and eliminate the oil leaks and some other characteristics associated with servo-hydraulic material-test equipment. In fact, its makers say that the machine is so efficient that it runs whisper quiet.
The product, introduced in March, is called Evolution and it is from MTS Systems Corp. (Eden Prairie, MN). The name stems from what the company calls a progression from electromechanical technology and servo-hydraulic technology. Chip Emery, CEO of MTS, says that the Evolution combines the dynamic testing capability of servo-hydraulic test systems, which MTS also makes, with the ease-of-use of electromechanical tension and compression systems.