(Starrett: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co. has introduced a series of motorized digital test frames for performing a wide range of basic, high-volume, in-situ manufacturing, force-testing applications including tension, compression, flexural cyclic, shear, and friction. The Starrett FMM digital-force testers are part of the new Starrett L1 line of entry-level, computer-based, force-measurement solutions. Optimized for production and quality control testing, the versatile, innovative architecture of the L1 system is designed for fast, easy-to-use, reliable and repeatable operation. To view a video and request a brochure visit click here.

What makes Starrett FMM force testers exceptionally unique is their ability to be used with either Starrett L1 software for computer-controlled testing, or with a Starrett DFC digital-force gage. The DFC gage lets users control the speed and travel of the FMM series, providing a single operator interface for control and testing. Using the DFC series on an FMM test frame, load, distance and break-limit testing can be performed simply at an economical price and with excellent accuracy of better than 0.1 percent.

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