STEP LAB SERVICES

STEP Lab is a company specialising in the design and manufacture of electrically driven mechanical testing machines for both static and dynamic tests. All our systems are developed on a proprietary electronic platform and use the Test Center software, which we created, for test management.

We also offer a wide range of services including maintenance, calibration and after-sales support, ensuring customers receive comprehensive and reliable assistance throughout the product life cycle.

Customer support

Maintenance

Calibration

Mechanical testing laboratory

STEP Lab offers testing services for materials and products, their development and quality control. The results are highly reliable thanks to the use of our testing machines that are constantly being checked and updated.

The use of STEP Lab testing machines and collaboration with STEP Consulting also guarantees a high degree of flexibility in responding to customer needs.

TESTS WE PERFORM

STATIC TESTS

Modulus of elasticity
Flexural modulus and strength
Tensile modulus, ultimate tensile strength and elongation at break
Tensile breaking load
Tension, strain at break and modulus in 3-point bending test
Tensile creep
Compression creep
Bending creep
Creep tests at constant strain and constant load

DYNAMIC TESTS

High-speed traction on conventional machine (speed of 333 mm/s)
Very high strain rate load curves (speeds up to 5 m/s)
Fatigue testing in load or deformation control
Fatigue testing in strain control

IMPACT TESTS

Drilling tests on plastic materials (instrumented and uninstrumented)
Drop tower impact test (uninstrumented)
Charpy Impact Test
Instrumented Charpy Impact Test

PRODUCT TESTS

STEP Lab, thanks to its mechanical and software expertise, is able to develop tests dedicated to a customer’s specific needs. Requests may result in a contract service or the development of a dedicated test system.