Controls - Concrete Testing Machine | PILOT PRO

• Huge boost in efficiency and error elimination: LinK-LAB – Integrated testing station solution for seamless connection and data inputs from many ancillary devices for dimensional measurement, weight, bar code, etc.
• Automatic – time saving: test-cycle automation maximises productivity and ensures tests are performed accurately according to pre-set methods, eliminating operator variables.
• Highly accurate and energy saving: Our DC motor technology quietly and efficiently delivers super accurate load control at both low-speed and low-loads.
• Intuitive, quick and simple operation: The integrated control system features an intuitive 5.1” color graphical display, which works like a tablet or smart-phone, and makes PILOT PRO quick and simple to operate.
• Standards compliant – peace of mind: Hardware and firmware are in total compliance with all the main international concrete testing standards including ASTM C39 and EN 12390-3.
• Multilingual functionality: The system is available in multiple languages and is fully compatible with non-Latin characters for Chinese, Cyrillic (and more).

The machines consist of:

• Frame
  Rigid welded steel construction. Spherical seat allows free alignment at the initial contact with the specimen.
• Compression platens
  See table.
• PILOT PRO, Automatic power and control system 
  See technical specifications.
• Safety features
  Includes: Max. pressure valve to avoid machine overloading; piston travel limit switch; emergency stop button; front and rear transparent flexible fragment guard (front rigid door available – see upgrading options).

ORDERING INFORMATION

• 50-C13P02 PILOT PRO Automatic Compact-Line Gen. Util. compression tester, 1500 kN cap., for cubes up to 150 mm and cylinders up to dia. 160 x 320 mm. 230 V, 50-60 Hz, 1 ph.
• 50-C23P02
  PILOT PRO Automatic Compact-Line Gen. Util. compression tester, 2000 kN cap., for cubes up to 150 mm and cylinders up to dia. 160 x 320 mm. 230 V, 50-60 Hz, 1 ph.
• 50-C34P02
  PILOT PRO Automatic Compact-Line Gen. Util. compression tester, 3000 kN cap., for cubes up to 200 mm and cylinders up to dia. 160 x 320 mm. 230 V, 50-60 Hz, 1 ph.

Note: rigid front door and pedestal are not included but available as accessories.

TECHNICAL SPECS

PILOT PRO AUTOMATIC POWER AND CONTROL SYSTEM

Hydraulics

• Dual-stage pump: centrifugal low pressure for fast approach automatically switches to radial multi-piston high pressure for loading
• DC motor, 720W, 50-60Hz
• Maximum working pressure 700 bar
• Load/unload valve
• Second/third frame selection valve available as option

Hardware

• 524,000 points high-resolution/stability analogue channels
• 3 channels for load sensors
• Control frequency 250 Hz
• Sampling frequency 250 Hz
• 5.1”, 800 x 480 pixel, 16 M colours, icon-driven capacitative sensing touchscreen graphic display
• Unlimited storage capacity for test data on internal 8 GB SD card
• USB port for test data storage on external USB memory stick and for firmware upgrade
• Ethernet port for PC / Internet /network communication
• Optional integrated graphic printer including Load-Time plot
• RS 232 port for data downloading in ASCII format

Firmware

• Execution of compression, flexure, indirect tensile, ACV tests in automatic mode with load rate controlled by a closed-loop P.I.D. system
• Execution of loading ramps with the possibility to manually increase or decrease the test speed during the test
• Possibility to reach at controlled speed a load target and to keep a steady loading phase.
• Simultaneous display of load, specific load, actual load rate, load/time graph
• Saving of the specimen failure type (to EN or ASTM) in the test results
• Download data to internal printer (optional) or to PC via RS 232 port or to USB memory stick
• PC / network communication via Ethernet
• Multi-coefficient linearization of the calibration curve for better accuracy at low loads thus avoiding the use of a second pressure transducer
• Recording facility for up to 10 test profiles for each channel including: type of test (e.g. compression, flexural, indirect tensile), specimen size and shape, load rate, test standard and other general information. Each one of the recorded test profiles can be recalled automatically to save time
• Improved PID algorithm and Multi PID selection. Up to 3 different PID settings can be tuned for a variety of materials (ACV, flexure, compression with neoprene pads, etc.)
• Compatible with the newly released Datamanager software, tailored for construction material testing laboratories, for real-time data acquisition, display and management
• Peripheral devices integration and web services available as option (see page…)
• Automatic load measurement verification procedure, by connecting suitable load cells and our digital readout unit to PC
• Language selection (including Cyrillic and Chinese)
• Unit selection (kN, ton, lbf)
• USB port for firmware upgrade and safe backup of the original configuration data (PID, calibration, etc.), in case of loss and/or data corruption. The restore of the machine to the factory settings is easy avoiding the need of any technical support.

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATION TABLE

UPGRADING OPTIONS

(To be specified at time of order: these items has to be factory installed.)

Frame Pedestal

Front Door

Fragment guard lock switch
50-C50/P1
Fragment guard lock switch. To prevent test execution with the front door open.

Serial printer 
50-Q60P/PR
Upgrade of PILOT PRO system to incorporate a serial graphic printer in the rear panel, allowing results (including a load/time plot) to be printed at the end of test

Second and third frame connection
The PILOT PRO System can be upgraded with a hydraulic valve for controlling (not simultaneously) a second and third frame.
Note: when connecting a low capacity frame (i.e. flexural or cement) pressure regulator 65-L1400/X5 may be necessary.Please ask our technical department.

50-C10C/2F 
Two-way valve for PILOT PRO System to control a second frame. This item must be factory installed.

50-C10C/3F 
Three-way valve for PILOT PRO System to control a second and third frame. This item must be factory installed.

Special calibration procedure
50-C0050/CAL
Special calibration of compression testers assuring Grade A from 1% to full load range.

Software 
50-SW/DM
Datamanager PC Software suitable for remote control of the machine, data acquisition, processing and filing. Allows printout of customized test certificates.