Application Centre
Our application centre features industry leading research facilities for the quasi-static tensile and shear testing, as well as dynamic impact testing of ground support.
Industry leading research
Specialized technical support
Advancing industry know-how
Application Centre
Our application centre features industry leading research facilities for the quasi-static tensile and shear testing, as well as dynamic impact testing of ground support.
Industry leading research
Specialized technical support
Advancing industry know-how
Description
The Epiroc application centre houses specialized equipment to conduct application specific product testing.
These in-house facilities aid in the:
- rapid development and testing of new products,
- continuous quality assurance testing,
- customization of products for customer requirements,
- improving industry knowledge base with continual scientific research.
Resin bolt installation machine
This machine controls the installation parameters of resin rockbolt samples to minimize variation in sample preparation impacting test results.
Combination Shear and Tensile testing
The CST tests rockbolts under a variety of quasi-static loading configurations to simulate underground loading conditions. Forces can be applied to rockbolts in shear, tension, or in combination.
Dynamic Impact Testing
The DIT (Dynamic Impact Tester) is designed to impart a dynamic impulse of energy into dynamic rock bolts. Energy is imparted by a freefalling mass that impacts onto the bolt sample which is fixed inside a steel tube, that is pinned to the testing frame.
