Waters launches ElectroForce Apex 1 for faster, versatile polymer testing
Waters Corporation announced the launch of the TA Instruments™ ElectroForce™ Apex 1 Mechanical Testing Instrument on February 4, 2025, at MD&M West. Designed to enhance versatility, speed, and simplicity, the new instrument supports precise tensile and fatigue testing of high-performance polymers and composites.
Javier Ramos, Chief Technology Officer for Inkbit Corporation, praised the Apex 1 for its user-friendliness, noting that after just one short training session, they were able to perform comprehensive testing of their 3D-printed polymer parts, gaining confidence to explore a wider range of materials and manufacturing processes.
The ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument offers a motor stroke range that is at least 43% greater than its competitors, allowing for a wider variety of monotonic and fatigue testing applications. This increased range also speeds up testing by up to 30%, helping laboratories and manufacturers reduce development costs by identifying weaknesses in material selection and design earlier in the product lifecycle.
Yu Cheng, Vice President of Research and Development and Product Solutions at TA Instruments, highlighted that as manufacturers pivot toward sustainable materials, simple, accurate, and affordable mechanical testing is becoming increasingly critical. The Apex 1 Instrument was created to offer precise and reliable testing for material selection, design validation, and performance assessment.
The instrument includes advanced software with TuneIQ™ Technology, which automatically tunes the system without operator intervention or additional stress on the sample. Its new motor control system improves break-stop capabilities, increasing confidence for running longer, unsupervised experiments. Intelligent data acquisition features help prevent computer hard drive overload by collecting only critical, manageable data.
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