Roller on Roller Product Data Sheet

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Roller on Roller Tribometer

Product Data Sheet

Roller on Roller Product Data Sheet

Legal Information
2015 Ducom Instruments. All rights reserved. This document is provided as-is. Information, views and internet references expressed in
this document, may change without notice. You bear the risk of using it. Some examples are for illustration only and are fictitious. No real
association is intended or inferred.
This document does not provide you with any legal rights to any intellectual property in any Ducom Instrument product. You may copy
and use this document for your internal, reference purposes. You may not publish, distribute or disclose this information in any form without
the written permission of Ducom Instruments.
Images and illustrations maybe representative of the general class of instrument and/or application. Images and illustrations in this document
may show features that are optional. Design details and aesthetics of the actual product may vary from the representative image(s) in this
document.

Disclaimers
Customization means seller provided components, modifications, or enhancements to hardware, software, and/or electronics upon the
direct or indirect request of the buyer. Customization of parameters includes modification of standard parameters or inclusion of new
parameters to suit specific parameters requested by the buyer. Certain parameters of the instrument, its accessories and/or options may
be interrelated, and when parameter(s) is/are requested to be customized, achieving the specifications of such customized parameter
takes precedence over its related and/or dependent parameters and their specifications, making the specification of the dependent
parameter a floating specification that may be optimized by the Seller to meet the time and cost targets of the project.

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Specifications of the instrument are listed as the individual parameters. The safe maximum operating limits of the instrument are as outlined
by the Seller and as stated in the operating manual. Maximum values of parameters may be applied individually or as a combination with
certain other parameters. However, maximum or minimum values of certain parameters may not be applied at the same time for
instrument and operator safety. Always refer the operating manual or consult Ducom Instruments for safe combinations of operating
parameters.

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Contents
Legal Information ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Disclaimers ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
About Us ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Ducom Instruments ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Certifications ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Features ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Technical Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
WinDucom - Control & Data Acquisition .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Machine control ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Data Acquisition System ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Post processing ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Options & Accessories..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Options ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Accessories ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Configuration + Customization Monash Uni......................................................................................................................................... 10

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About Us
Ducom Instruments
Founded in 1978, Ducom Instruments has led the way in designing and manufacturing advanced materials testing
instruments with a specialization in tribology. Applying cutting-edge technology and strong design principles to its products,
Ducom focusses on providing customers with an excellent ownership experience starting with ease of use and maintenance.
Our locations in the United States, The Netherlands and in India each have an in-house Research & Development initiative
coupled with development partnerships with world renowned institutions. As a result, Ducom holds several proprietary
technologies, copyrights and patents with additional filings every year. Many of these technologies are applied to our
instruments, and work in the background so users can enjoy better results and user experiences.
Our instruments use components that are manufactured in an AS9100:2009 certified aerospace grade manufacturing facility
for excellent quality.
We also designed and put into place an active and distributed customer support architecture, which allows our support team
to address support requests in multiple modes which including remote support via video conferencing for quick and low cost
support to personal visits by our engineers for full on-site support.
Our instruments are operational all over the world. Research labs working on cutting edge technology development which
requires advanced and highly configurable test systems to standardized quality control requirements which rely on highly
repeatable systems to accurately monitor product quality test instruments by Ducom.

Certifications
ISO 9001:2008 Certified Organization
AS9100:2009 Certified Manufacturing Organization
Govt. recognized R&D Centre in Ducom Instruments (Asia)

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Overview
Materials and lubricants usually work in environments which
involve complex surface interactions. Movements, speeds
and loads encountered by surfaces and lubricants during use
are diverse and challenging to study.
The Roller on Roller Tribometer is intended for friction and
wear evaluations of materials and lubricants that operate
under roll and slide conditions as seen in gears, rail roads and
other such applications. With two servo controlled drives, this
system is capable of performing tribological tests in pure
sliding to rolling contact tests.
With the choice of a variety of sample adapters, users can
perform a variety of tests as shown in Error! Reference source
not found.. A fully computer controlled machine control and
data acquisition software allows test programming and acquisition and reporting of results
with ease.
Users can define percentage of slip and roll. The unique servo controlled drives allow precise
and control over test speeds and directions. Options of temperature control and automated
loading enhance testing capabilities.

Figure 1. Examples of test arrangements made possible by choice of sample adapters.

Features
Fully automatic and computer controlled.
Continuously variable speed
Options for automated loading
Options for temperature control

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Technical Specifications
Parameter

Unit

Min

Max

Remarks

Speed

RPM

2000

Servo Controlled Slip

Test Load

1000

Dead weight. Optional Automated Loading

Lubricant Temperature

Deg C Ambient

120

With optional temperature control module

Wear Measurement

Wear Resolution

2000

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*Specifications are subject to change without notice. Please consult Ducom Instruments for details and the most updated
specifications.

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WinDucom - Control & Data Acquisition

WinDucom is a proprietary integrated machine control, data acquisition and post processing software. It has three modules:

Machine control
The Roller on Roller Tribometer uses the WinDucom software on a Windows operating system. The PC controls the test
sequence on the machine based on the parameters entered by the user. Sample related information can be fed into the
software at the start of the test for documentation and reporting purposes.

Data Acquisition System

WinDucom
acquires
rotational speed, wear,
temperature and number
of revolutions. Friction
force,
sliding
speed,
sliding distance and test
duration is displayed.
The Data Acquisition
System
allows
the
flexibility to present the
data in several ways.
Graphs of individual test
can be printed and results of up to four tests can be superimposed for comparative viewing using the CompariView module.
Data can be exported to other software like MS -Excel in ASCII format.

Post processing
Acquired data can be presented in several ways:
View test results of any test run
View parameters of up to 4 different tests together for comparison
Export acquired data in ASCII to other software

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Options & Accessories

Options
Numerous options are offered to enhance capability of basic tribometer. Some of the provisions are:

Automated Loading System

Lubrication feeder system for lubricated wear and friction studies.
Grease feeder system for grease lubricated wear and friction studies.
High temperature module (up to 120 Deg C) for heating lubricant reservoir.

Accessories
Compatible Desktop Computer (CPU, Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse)
CCD based image acquisition system for sample imaging and reporting
3D Optical Profilometer for post-test analysis

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Configuration + Customization Monash Uni.

Ducom Roller on Roller Tribometer
Base Instrument Customization List:
1.
2.

Customized Roller Diameter: 47 to 50 mm diameter / 10 mm width. Crowned Roller.

Motor Specifications: Torque: 115 Nm @ 400 rpm / Motor Power: 5kW

Standard Options:
1.

Heated Lubricant Sump (Ambient to 120 Deg C), with software temp set.

Customized Options:
1.

Automated Loading System: Customized: 1 kN to 8 kN Max Load

Standard Accessories:
1.

Compatible Desktop Computer (1 Number)

Standard Consumables:
1.
2.

Standard Test Rollers (25 Numbers): 47 mm dia. X 10 mm width (Crowned)

Standard Test Blocks (25 Numbers)

Others:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Power and DAQ Cables (1 Set)

WinDucom Software CD (1 Number)
Operation Guide (2 Numbers)
Standard Tool Kit (1 Number)

Standard Services:
1.
2.

DAT Delivery to address on quote.

Installation & Training: 2 to 3 days at your lab.

Lead Time: 10 to 16 weeks. (+2 weeks for motor spec upgrade to 115Nm & 5 kW)
Total Price: US$ 82,807.50
Payment: 50% deposit with PO & 50% before dispatch

This sheet contains information specific to the requirement and customization requests of Monash University.
Items included in the offer are only as listed in this page.
In case of conflicting specifications, specifications on this page will take precedence.

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