MTS Advantage Pneumatic Grips - Manual (Page 50)

Advantage™ Pneumatic Grips
Installing a Specimen
Operation 50
Installing a Specimen
The following procedure describes how to install a specimen in the Advantage
Pneumatic Grips. This procedure assumes the proper set of face surfaces has
been selected and properly installed.
The contact area between the grip face and specimen should be as large as
possible.
A small contact area between the grip face and specimen can cause
premature wear to the grip face surface.
MTS recommends that specimens should be machined to provide the largest
possible surface contact area between the grip face and the specimen
CAUTION
W W
H
H
Large contact area
recommended Small contact area can
cause premature wear
and damage the grips
Wedge face
Contact area
Bottom gap
specification
(3-6 mm)
(H x W)