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.

From theory to reality - Seeing in microscopic detail

Combining theory, hands-on experimentation, visual learning, and technology evolution, DefleX®-3D is our teaching system helping students learn about 3D digital image correlation (DIC) that measures and visualises full-field surface deformations, strains and displacements. 

Designed for teaching, it enables students to explore material behaviour, experimental mechanics, and design validation with real-world data. Simple to calibrate and quick to set up, using two digital cameras and image analysis software, DefleX®-3D captures surface changes in real-time or playback, enabling footage manipulation and data analysis whenever, wherever.

A powerful introduction to Digital Image Correlation (DIC) for teaching and demonstration

The DefleX® Starter Kit (DSK1) is a complete teaching tool and demonstration system designed to introduce the fundamentals of digital image correlation (DIC). Using our DefleX®-2D or DefleX®-3D software, the user quickly learns how to set up, calibrate, and operate a DIC system, an advanced non-contact measurement technique widely used across research and industry. 

The DefleX® Starter Kit (DSK1) features four main testing areas: torsion, a tensile vice, cantilever bending, and a panel deflection apparatus that demonstrate a variety of use cases for DIC and showcase the capabilities of the DefleX® software as a measurement and visualisation tool.

Bench top apparatus that investigates the free and forced vibrations of a rigid beam with a spring, and a simply supported beam. Demonstrates Rayleigh's approximation and Dunkerley's method.

Experiment for studying simple harmonic motion and the factors that affect the period of oscillation of pendulums. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.

Experiment for studying simple harmonic motion and the factors that affect the period of oscillation of bifilar and trifilar pendulums. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.

Experiment that illustrates how to calculate and find a compound centre of percussion pendulums. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.

Experiment that uses simple harmonic motion theory to demonstrate how to calculate the frequency of oscillation of simple mass spring systems; demonstrates Hooke's law. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.

Experiment that demonstrates the oscillatory motion of a disc attached to a slender rod. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.

Experiment that uses the fundamental theory and Rayleigh's approximation to calculate the frequency of oscillation of a cantilever. Also utilises Dunkerley's method to predict the 'beam only' frequency. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.

Experiment that demonstrates the oscillatory motion of a rigid beam, pivoted at one end and suspended by a spring at the other. Fits on to the Free Vibrations Test Frame.

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

A comprehensive set of tools and ink to easily apply an effective speckle pattern to a range of surfaces for use with the DefleX® DIC systems. 

Damper pot, connecting rod and disc for use with the TM164 Free Vibrations of a Mass Spring System.

A simple eddy current damper for use with the TM165 Free Torsional Vibrations.

Damper pot, connecting rod and disc, plus mounting bracket for use with the TM167 Free Vibrations of a Rigid Beam and Spring System.