STRUCTURAL TESTING & MONITORING

AUTOMATED STRAIN TRANSDUCER CALIBRATOR

The BDI Automated Strain Transducer Cali-
CALIBRATOR

bration System (ASTCS) has been designed

to accurately calibrate strain transducers
using a precision linear stage coupled with
a pair of extremely accurate LVDT’s. The
ASTCS software is very simple to use and
allows each transducer to be calibrated in
less than two minutes. A NIST-traceable
calibration kit is also available so that
the user can perform their own annual
accuracy verification procedures.
FEATURES

• Precision stepper motor-driven linear stage

• Dual precision LVDT’s measure applied displacement

• Fully-automated calibration in a few minutes

• Custom software automatically generates cali-

bration certificates

• Transducer alignment and repair tools

included

• Separate NIST-traceable system certi-

fication kit available

EASY-TO-USE SOFTWARE NIST-TRACEABILITY KIT

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
AUTOMATED STRAIN TRANSDUCER CALIBRATOR
Calibration Range
Applied Displacement
Strain Gage lengths
Strain Gage Types
Applied Excitation Voltage
Displacement Method
Displacement Measurement
Displacement Certification
Linear Verification Technique
Repeatability Verification Tech-
nique
Calibration Accuracy
Calibration Certificate
Operating Temperature
Dimensions & Weight
1
Microsoft® Word required
2
Recommended calibration temperature between +15°C to
±2,000με (Typical)
±0.006 in (0.01524mm) @ ±2,000με
2.0 or 3.0 inch (50.8 or 76.2 mm)
120Ω, 350Ω, 1,000Ω, and 5,000Ω - Wheatstone bridge sensors
+2.5Vdc
Precision Stepper Motor Coupled to Linear Stage w/ 1.25 microns per step
Dual Precision AC LVDT’s, Output Averaged
NIST Certificate #729970 & #821/274437-07
Linear Correlation Coefficient of > 0.9998
Standard Deviation <0.5% (of mean)
< ±1.0%
Automatic PDF generated report1
+10°C to +35°C2
20” X 19” X 7”, 53lbs (50.8cm X 48.3cm X 17.8cm, 24kg)

NIST SELF-CERTIFICATION KIT

Mounting Custom machined aluminum mounting bracket for digital displacement Indicators.
Set of Jo Blocks NIST No. 821/276375-08
Two Digital displacement Indica-
tors:
Range: 0.600 in (15.24mm)
Resolution: 0.00005 in (0.00127mm)
System Verification Linear Correlation Coefficient (LCC) must be within 0.00001 of unity
SAMPLE CALIBRATION CERTIFICATION & REPAIR TOOLS

TRANSDUCER REPAIR TOOLS

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