Rtec Twin Roller Tester TwinRoller-3000: Advanced Traction & Rolling Contact Fatigue Analysis
The Rtec-Instruments TwinRoller-3000 is an industry-leading twin roller machine explicitly engineered to study traction, wear, and Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) under highly controlled combinations of rolling and sliding. Featuring two high-torque, independently controlled servo-driven rollers, this platform allows researchers to accurately duplicate real-world component pressures, shear stresses, and lubrication regimes.
As the authorized distributor for LMS Scientific in Malaysia, we bring this advanced tribology platform to local automotive labs, gear manufacturers, railway engineering institutes, and lubricant development facilities, backed by reliable regional technical support and application expertise.
As the authorized distributor for LMS Scientific in Malaysia, we bring this advanced tribology platform to local automotive labs, gear manufacturers, railway engineering institutes, and lubricant development facilities, backed by reliable regional technical support and application expertise.
Key Functions & Core Benefits
- Independent Dual-Roller Control: Equipped with independent servo-controlled high-torque motors to adjust each roller’s rotation precisely. This allows seamless testing across pure rolling, pure sliding, and highly precise sliding/rolling ratios (0 to 200%).
- High-Load Mechanical Stiff Architecture: Delivers dynamic and robust load capacities from 1 N up to 8000 N, making it ideal for simulating heavy industrial contact stresses.
- Patented In-Line 3D Optical Inspection: Features an optional in-line profilometer capable of generating sub-nanometer 3D images of the surface topography during the test, allowing immediate tracking of pitting, micropitting, and wear track progression without sample extraction.
- Precision Thermal & Liquid Environmental Control: Simulates rigorous real-life field conditions with environmental setups supporting dry contacts or liquid immersion from -35°C up to 150°C.
- Comprehensive Multi-Sensor In-Line Monitoring: Integrates crucial dynamic sensors—such as Acoustic Emission (AE) for crack onset, Eddy Current sensors, and Potentiostat setups for tribo-corrosion—to monitor real-time surface interactions.
Industrial Applications in Malaysia
- Gear Lubricants & Materials Testing: Simulating meshing tooth interactions to evaluate elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL), traction fluids, and gear oil additive efficiencies.
- Railway & Wheel-Rail Interfaces: Investigating rolling contact fatigue (RCF), rail friction variations, corrugation causes, and track wear minimization materials.
- Bearings & Rolling Mills: Characterizing material pitting limits, surface coatings, treatments, and mechanical life span under highly repeating high-pressure sliding-rolling contact regimes.
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SPECIFICATIONS
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SPECIFICATIONS
| Sliding / Rolling Ratio | 0 to 200% adjustable ratio |
| Normal Downforce Load | Maximum 5000 N / 8000 N (Higher custom ranges available) |
| Loading Stage Resolution | Motion resolution: 0.1 µm; Maximum speed: 1 mm/s |
| Standard Torque Rating | 60 Nm (Higher custom ranges available) |
| Standard Rotation Speeds | Up to 3000 / 6000 RPM |
| Roller Specimen Size | 30 to 60 mm diameter (Custom sample holders available) |
| Environmental Temperature | -35°C to 150°C (Controlled via high-resolution controllers) |
| Test Environment Media | Dry or Fully Immersed with Liquids |
| Diagnostic Sensors | Acoustic Emission, Eddy Current, In-line Wear, Potentiostat |
| Data Acquisition | Integrated 16-bit high-speed DAQ architecture |
| Compliance & Standards | ISO 9001:2015 Certified System manufacturing |
BROCHURE
| TwinRoller-3000 Twin Roller Tribometer Brochure |  Free Download PDF >> |
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