Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) possesses a large quantity of specialized equipment, designed and sold by MTS, used in the field of Rock Mechanics. In order to maintain the equipment within factory specifications, annual calibration services and repairs must be carried out by MTS. The calibration is also required for the NRCan’s Ground Control Laboratories to maintain ISO 17025 accreditation.
The list of equipment which is slated for calibration services are as follows:
A) MTS site number 505514 (Bells Corners, Ottawa, Ontario)
Calibration needed on the following equipment:
MTS In-Vessel Load Cell, calibration range: 2600 kN (500,000 lbs.)
MTS In-Vessel Load Cell, calibration range: 500 kN (250,000 lbs.)
MTS Delta-P transducer, calibration range: 4600 kN (1,000,000 lbs.)
Actuator Stroke LVDT, Calibration range: 50 mm
Confining Pressure Transducer, Calibration range: 140 MPa (20,000 psi)
Confining Stroke LVDT, calibration range: 400 mm
Pore Pressure Transducer, calibration range: 140 MPa (20,000 psi)
3 In-vessel LVDT’s, calibration range: 10 mm
3 MTS In-Vessel Circumferential Extensometers, calibration ranges: 15, 8 and 4 mm
2 MTS Circumferential Extensometers, calibration ranges: 12 and 4 mm
Service and Repair on the following equipment and software:
MTS 815 Rock Mechanics compression load frame with Triaxial Chamber
MTS FlexTest GT Digital Controller
MTS Multipurpose TestWare software
MTS Remote Station Control
MTS Cascade Temperature Controller
3 MTS Model 294.12 Actuator Service Manifolds
MTS 510.10B Hydraulic pump
MTS Confining Service Manifold / Intensifier
MTS Pore Service Manifold / Intensifier
MTS 458.20 MicroConsole
MTS Microprofiler
B) MTS site number 508846 (Sudbury, Ontario lab)
Calibration needed on the following equipment:
Load and Displacement calibrations on MTS 810 Load Frame
TerraTek 2,500,000 lbs. press Load and Displacement calibration.
Calibration on LC2200 Load cell
Service and Repair on the following equipment and software:
MTS 810 Load Frame, Model 661.20E-D3
MTS SilentFlo Hydraulic systems
Two, MTS FlexTest Controllers
