FIBRO's DST 1200 is an automated testing instrument for optical evaluation of in-plane deformation across a test sample surface. Designed for measurements related to hygroexpansivity, tensile forces, curl and cockling, the DST 1200 records dimensional changes when a test specimen is exposed to varying moisture, temperature or tension.

As dimensional changes can cause production problems such as misregister in four color offset printing as well as runnability problems, knowledge of your material's behavior under different conditions enables you to adjust your process to compensate.

With the DST 1200, you can establish the dynamic quality limits necessary to meet your customers' needs. Testing capabilities include:

Dynamics of hygroexpansion

Creep deformation of corrugated boxes; moisture-induced creep

Tensile creep and stress relaxation

Fiber orientation

Mechanosorptive effects in wood

Strain analysis of wooden beams and metals

Features:

Optical non-contact evaluation of in-plane deformation caused by humidity, temperature and tension

Detects cockling as well as in-plane displacements down to 1 u across an area of 50 x 50 mm

Allows dynamic visual and statistical evaluation

Automatic cyclic testing of hygroexpansion with optional desktop climate chamber

Option: Climate Chamber for evaluation of hygroexpansion

Once the test is defined in the database, the climate chamber is operated automatically from the computer. Neat, clean and simple to use, the chamber runs time-consuming experiments by itself - freeing you to do other work.