Our Capabilities

 Our state-of-the-art facility offers the expertise and competence for full-scale testing. 

What are the top 5 reasons to test?

  1. Demonstrate product compliance with legal or regulatory requirements

  2. Demonstrate product conformance to end-user or industry standard requirements

  3. Gather information for the prediction of product operating life (time or operating cycles)

  4. Determine absolute failure limits and mode(s) of failure

  5. Validate manufacturers claimed performance limits

Testing can be conducted to API, ISO, ASME, ASTM, ANSI, AWEA, other industry standards, and customer specified protocols. Full-scale testing of wind turbine, nuclear, and other industrial components can also be accommodated and verified for conditional environments.

Get an in-depth look at our testing services and capabilities.

Load Testing

We provide a full range of load testing and by combining a variety of load testing including tension, compression, bending and pressure, we provide both standard and custom testing options for your assemblies and systems.

Tension

We provide a range of tension tests to a maximum tension capacity of 5,000,000 lbs. – Assembly or system test – full scale - max stroke 24”.

Bending

Our bend testing is widely used for systems, assemblies or components. Our bending maximum is 450,000 ft-lbs. (depending on length – max length 222”).

Compression

We provide a range of compression tests to a maximum compression capacity of 5,000,000 lbs. max stroke 24”.

Pressure

Our equipment ensures we can complete pressure tests – internal or external testing with liquid or gas.

  • Internal – liquid maximum 60,000 psi 

  • Internal – gas maximum 45,000 psi

  • External – liquid or gas maximum 30,000 psi 

MTS Load Frame Descriptions and Capabilities

Load Frame Descriptions and Capabilities

We have six load frames from 1.5 million lb. to 5 million lb.

Oil and gas industry high and low temperature testing

Temperature

We provide a full range of high and low temperature testing.

• High temperature tests: 1200°F/650°C +

• Low temperature tests: -50°F

MTS heavy vertical and horizontal torque testing capacity

Torque

We have make and break power tong and bucking systems that have up to 150,000-foot pounds of torque testing capacity that can accommodate both vertical and horizontal configurations and tubulars up to 24 inches.

MTS multiple fatigue testing methods capable of replicating different environments

Fatigue

We perform multiple fatigue methods to replicate different environments such as high cycle (HCF)/resonant fatigue and low cycle (LCF) fatigue.

MTS downhole tool and production equipment testing

Flow

We have a 2,500 sq. ft outside area specifically designed to accommodate downhole tool and production equipment testing. This includes a 40-foot cased hole that we can suspend downhole tool assemblies for a variety of ISO, API and customer specified testing.

MTS 10 and 4 channel system for high pressure high temperature HPHT testing, pressure and thermal cycling

10 and 4 Channel System

High Pressure High Temperature

• For operations that are HPHT including aerospace, geothermal, oil and gas or industrial, we provide testing to 60,000 psi and 1200°F.

Pressure and Thermal Cycling

• Our three-stage centralized gas pressure system minimizes pressure-up time.

• When we combine pressure and thermal cycling with time, we incorporate our patented control software and automation.

MTS safety first approach

Test Lab Safety Features

We have numerous safety features in our test labs to ensure the safety of our staff and your equipment including alarms, halts, and fail safes (control side).

Shielding

• In-ground test pits and cased holes capable of lengths up to 80 ft

• Underground bunker test frames are securely sealed with I-beam steel plates

MTS remote monitoring with automated sequential test loads managed from a control room

Remote Monitoring

The automated sequential test loads are managed and monitored from secure control rooms.

• Real time test monitoring of images and data can be sent to any location globally via secure live streaming

• Remotely controlled HD cameras monitor with achievable video

MTS patented control software and automation

Patented Control Software and Automation

Our patented control software offers automated sequential testing in a secure environment.

• Software provides simulated field applications

• High-speed data acquisition

• Controls load, bending, pressure, and temperature

• Intelligent load control

MTS OES Strain Gage

Strain Gage

MTS lays hundreds of strain gages a year for challenging applications and environments in our state-of-the art test lab and in field locations.

Uniaxial, Biaxial, and Triaxial strain gage configurations with various epoxy applications for maximum adhesion.