Forney Automatic Concrete Compression & Flexural Machines

Forney Automatic Concrete Compression Machines provide automated strength testing for concrete cylinders, cores, cubes, beams, and other cementitious specimens. Automatic control minimizes operator involvement by controlling specimen contact, preload, loading rate, break detection, data collection, and piston return according to the selected test procedure, helping laboratories improve repeatability and technician productivity.

Key Features

• Automatic test-cycle operation
• Heavy-duty steel load frames
• Models available for multiple load capacities
• Touchscreen control interface
• Automatic control of loading rate and break detection
• Reduces operator-dependent variability
• Configurations available for compression, flexural, and splitting tensile testing
• Select configurations support modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio testing
• Accessories available for cylinders, cubes, beams, grout prisms, masonry, and other specimens
• Applicable configurations support ASTM C39, C78, C109, C293, C469, C496 and C1019 as well as corresponding AASHTO methods.

Typical Applications: Concrete testing laboratories, DOT laboratories, ready-mix producers, precast operations, commercial testing laboratories, universities, and high-volume QC facilities.

Lab Tip: Compression machines should be selected based on specimen type, expected maximum load, required test methods, electrical service, and future testing requirements. Contact us if you need help configuring the machine, platens, spacers, flexural accessories, or unbonded capping system.

• User Manual