Centrotecnica has announced the RT 3200 S, the biggest slip table it has ever built. THP Systems represents Centrotecnica in the UK, and this table is notable not only for its size but because it has been designed to serve two very different and demanding areas of testing: high-energy batteries and space hardware.
Configured for battery testing
Battery packs for electric vehicles and energy storage are large, heavy and potentially hazardous under test. For this work, the RT 3200 S offers:
- A slip table surface of up to 2,000 × 3,200 mm
- A payload of up to 36 tonnes, including thermal barriers
- A dedicated direct coupling solution between shaker and table
- Dedicated safety systems designed specifically for high-energy battery testing
The combination of thermal barriers and a large table surface is relevant where vibration is combined with temperature conditioning, for example when a shaker works with a climatic chamber such as the ACS battery test chambers that THP also supplies.
Configured for space testing
For satellite and space hardware, the table provides:
- A 2,000 × 2,000 mm slip table surface, well suited to satellite testing
- A frequency range reaching up to 2,000 Hz
Holding useful performance to 2,000 Hz on a table of this size is a demanding requirement, and it allows horizontal testing of large spacecraft structures across the frequency range typically called for in qualification.
Centrotecnica slip tables and fixtures through THP
The RT 3200 S joins a wide Centrotecnica range that THP offers to UK customers, including the EST slip table, TBH and KRT slip tables, and the RT range, as well as head expanders and custom fixtures. Earlier this year we also covered the RT 2000 SP slip table in our news section.
For aerospace and battery customers alike, THP can help size the table, coupling and shaker together so the complete system meets the test specification. With a table of this scale, early decisions on payload mass, mounting pattern, coupling and the surrounding chamber or barrier arrangement have a large effect on what the finished system can achieve, so we recommend involving us at the planning stage.
Source: Centrotecnica
To discuss large slip table requirements for battery or space testing, please contact the THP team.
