The purpose of the rig is to apply the extremes of 'in-service' operational conditions to a range of V-band clamps, ensuring they support the qualification criteria and don’t prematurely fail.

1. Following on from the success of delivering two Flexpurge
machines for Ceramex, sister company Teconnex engaged
us to design and build a high-temperature heat rig.
The purpose of the rig is to apply the extremes of 'in-
service' operational conditions to a range of V-band clamps,
ensuring they support the qualification criteria and don’t
prematurely fail.
The PLC programme controls the temperature, force,
direction of force and frequency variables, whilst the on
board control systems, feed-back loops and sensors
monitor for movement/slip of the clamp, halting the test if
either exceeds the values laid down by the test programme.
During the test, the PLC will periodically record forces and
temperatures. The integrated thermal camera will take
images and data-log those to validate the conformance of
the clamp or investigate the root causes and contributory
factors of any failures.