Hand Operated Compression Testing Machine

Channel type Load Frame : In these load frames “C” channels are used, they are welded at the top as well as the bottom and withstand high loads. A hydraulic jack is fitted at the center of the base of the load frame, over which can be fitted lower platen and spacer block with help of centering pin. A lead screw passes through the top of the frame. To the lower end of this lead, the screw is fixed the upper platen with a spherical seat for self-alignment. The platens are accurately machined, hardened, and polished. The lower platen has concentric grooves to correctly place the specimen.