


TTI Testing will always offer innovative proposals on any aspect of materials testing and will design and build new equipment when required.
Where a project requires it, TTI Testing will build relevant new test equipment or configure existing test equipment.
TTI Testing will commission these investigations at partner laboratories, but is responsible for analysis and interpretation.
Dr Jeff Nichols (Managing Director)
Tel.: +44 1241 439676
Mob.: +44 7801 972689
Fax.: +44 1323 509770
Email: nichols@tensiontech.com
Dr Isabel Ridge (Technical Director)
Tel.: +44 1235 812717
Mob.: +44 7846 236035
Fax.: +44 1323 509770
Email: ridge@tensiontech.com
![]() 100 kN tension – 400 Nm torsion test machine |
This 100 kN tensile testing machine has an electric motor and chain drive for continuous rotation and torque loading up to 400 Nm.
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![]() 250 kN tension-compression universal test machine |
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![]() 250 kN cyclic bending over sheaves test machine. |
250 kN Cyclic Bending over Sheaves (termed CBoS or BoS) test machine. This machine is primarily for the BoS fatigue assessment of ropes (bending under constant load). However, it can if required, also fluctuate the load cyclically during the bending cycle (termed bending-tension fatigue) to simulate the sort of loading which might be experienced by crane or mooring ropes in an offshore environment. |
An example of an R&D project requiring a new test machine, this machine was designed and built by TTI Testing Ltd for the testing of long term fatigue resistance of fibre rope for oil & gas and wave energy markets.
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This 7m machine is designed for testing high elongation fibre rope.
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![]() 25 kN mechanical grips for rope yarns and cords [upper] and 2 kN pneumatic grips for high modulus textile yarns [lower] |
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Yarn-on-yarn
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TTI Testing Ltd will design and commission construction of demonstrator technical textile structures, particularly large flexible containers for a variety of industrial applications.
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The image left shows a 6 tonne container, designed by TTI Testing, to hold drill cutting waste, being tested to its target safety factor of 6:1 |
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Another demonstrator design is shown here. The objective was to design a flexible container that could be stored layflat on a pallet but which was self-standing and stable when erected and filled with liquid. The photograph shows the container being tilted on a pallet whilst containing about 1000 kg of water, to demonstrate its stability. |