Gantry PC Based IFD Tester

The Gantry PC Based IFD Tester is an Indentation Force Deflection  or Indentation Load Deflection (ILD) tester controlled by a PC.  This tester is capable of testing foam in three modes.

Foam ILD (or IFD) tests – Specified Deflection mode from ASTM D3574 at 25% and 65% compression. The initial thickness value of the sample must be entered, and the rest of the test is automatic.

Foam ILD (or IFD) tests – Specified Force mode from ASTM D3574.  Again, the test is automatically done after setting the initial thickness value of the sample

Load VS. Deflection curve – In this mode, the machine will compress a foam sample at a constant rate of speed over a specified travel distance.  For this test, you must enter the initial foam thickness and the required final thickness, and set an arbitrary speed value.  This test is often used to find the linearity of compression on foam samples.

For all three tests, data is saved (with allowable comments) to a  .csv file that can be downloaded to any spreadsheet (such as Excel) for detailed analysis.

This unit can be used with any of our Indenters, Butt or Back forms.  

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Gantry PC IFD Tester Info