C-FER Technologies operates a variety of large-scale servo-hydraulic load frames to simulate complex loading scenarios representative of field conditions.
Auxiliary Equipment
- Electric resistive or inductive heating systems
- Hydrotest equipment
- High pressure cooling system
- Leak detection equipment
- Bending systems
- Torsion systems
- Pass-through pressure vessels
Example Tests
- ISO / thermal well casing connections
- Biaxial tension/compression of line pipe
- Four-point bend of line pipe
- Wave loading on composite risers
- Make-up of subsea pipeline collets
- Drilling top drive assemblies
- Crack growth in aerospace structural panels
- Seismic building dampers
Universal Testing System (UTS)
Maximum Specimen Dimensions:
- Length: 6 m
- Base: 2 x 18 m
Maximum Load:
- Compression: 15 MN
- Tension: 15 MN
- Dynamic: 5 MN
- Structurally capable of 22 MN with additional actuators
Frame Orientation:
- Vertical
Special Features:
- Maximum stroke rate: 100 mm/s
- Bending capacity: 27 MNm
Tubular Testing System (TTS)
Maximum Specimen Dimensions:
- Length: 15 m
- Diameter: 1.5 m
Maximum Load:
- Compression: 15 MN
- Tension: 15 MN
Frame Orientation:
- Vertical
Special Features:
- Bending capacity: 27 MNm
Connection Testing System (CTS)
Maximum Specimen Dimensions:
- Length: 11.6 m
- Base: 2 x 2 m
Maximum Load:
- Compression: 15 MN
- Tension: 15 MN
Frame Orientation:
- Vertical
Special Features:
- Bending capacity: 8 MNm
- Sour service capability
Horizontal Testing System (HTS)
Maximum Specimen Dimensions:
- Length: 5.5 m
- Diameter: 1.2 m
- System can be reconfigured to accept larger specimens
Maximum Load:
- Tension: 71 MN
Frame Orientation:
- Horizontal
Special Features:
- Energy dissipation system for destructive testing
Materials Testing System (MTS)
Maximum Specimen Dimensions:
- Length: 1.88 m
- Width: 0.71 m
- Depth: 0.41 m
Maximum Load:
- 1,000 kN capacity servo-hydraulic MTS machine for coupon testing under a variety of load and temperature conditions
Frame Orientation:
- Vertical
Special Features:
- Other self-contained computer-controlled load and pressure systems for serviceability and proof testing of hoisting equipment, couplings, valves, vessels, etc.
Specimen Dimensions limits:
- Max Length: 6 m (20 ft) – (2 x 10 ft pony rods + coupling)
- Min Length: 1.2 m (4 ft) – (2 x 2 ft pony rods + coupling)
- 60 mm diameter (2.375 in) if bending applied
- 254 mm (10 in) casing outer diameter for no-turn tool
Maximum Load:
- 16,300 N-m (12,000 ft-lb) torque (gear motor for static load application)
- 9,490 N-m (7,000 ft-lb) torque (accumulator and piston motor for dynamic reaction)
- 1,334 kN (300,000 lb) axial tension (no bending)
- 667 kN (150,000 lb) axial tension (with bending)
- 1.5 in bending deflection
Frame Orientation:
- Horizontal
Applications:
- Sucker rod and coupling testing
- Sucker rod clamp testing
- No-turn tool testing
- Bearing testing
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