Entry-level DIC System for Education, Making Materials Come Alive in the lab

DefleX®-2D is an entry-level, 2D digital image correlation (DIC) system, designed to help students visualise and understand how materials and structures behave under load. The camera and software kit tracks how surfaces stretch, bend and move – turning invisible stresses into clear, visual colour maps of strain and displacement in real time. 

Ideal for material science, structures and mechanical engineering courses and labs, this compact, fully integrated teaching tool makes complex concepts easy to see and explore. DefleX®-2D provides a powerful yet simple way to visualise and analyse strains and deformations meaning students can directly compare experimental data with theoretical predictions or computer simulations, supporting a deeper blended learning experience.

A bench mounting apparatus to allow students to investigate the deflections of unsymmetrical cantilevers.

A bench top frame with load cells and cantilevers for the study of deflection and forces on different types of beams for a wide range of supports and loads; also demonstrates Young's modulus.

Shows the various modes of buckling (elastic collapse or crippling) of slender compression members.

Either an annual or multi-year technical enhancement package up to five years.

A steel beam with eight half-bridge strain gauges spaced from the centre line, for the examination of strain at different points along a beam for both simply supported and cantilever experiments.

A set of carbon composite beams with varied construction. The different construction of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A set of carbon composite beams with cored construction. The different composition of the core of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A set of carbon composite beams with a varied construction along their lengths. The different composition of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics along its length.

A set of carbon composite beams with varied construction. The different construction of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A set of carbon composite beams with cored construction. The different composition of the core of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics.

A set of carbon composite beams with a varied construction along their lengths. The diff erent composition of each beam exhibiting differing bending/stiffness characteristics along its length.