Torsion Testing Machine
Product Code : LSK-MTE-10516
Torsion Testing Machine (SKU LSK-MTE-10516) is a compact machine that twists a specimen through a hand-turned worm gearbox and measures the resulting torque with a strain-gauged load cell. It is sized for classroom demonstrations and safe use by small groups in B.Tech, B.E. and diploma engineering labs. Every machine is manufactured at the Science Lab Supplies plant in Saha, Ambala, India (Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area) and can be ordered from there by colleges, polytechnics, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
Specifications of the 60:1 worm-drive torsion machine are tabulated below. In short, a rigid alloy box-section frame on adjustable feet carries the hand-turned strain head at one end and the torque reaction and measurement system at the other, with a keyed output shaft that slides to follow any change in specimen length.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-MTE-10516 |
| Format | Compact machine for classroom demonstrations and small student groups |
| Frame | Rigid, precision-engineered alloy box-section |
| Supports | Adjustable feet at each end |
| Strain head | 60:1 worm drive reduction gearbox |
| Strain head mounting | Platform that moves and locks at any point along the frame |
| Torque input | Handle at the gearbox input |
| Output shaft | Keyway lets it slide freely along its length |
| Specimen holding | Hexagonal drive sockets on the gearbox output shaft and torsion shaft |
| Drive socket sizes | Two |
| Torque reaction | Torsion shaft supported by bearings |
| Torque measurement | Strain-gauged load cell |
| Readout | Digital display of load cell force |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Torsion Testing Machine
With the machine, students can turn the handle to twist a specimen and convert the load cell force into torque at each step, building a torque and twist record for the material. It fits the torsion of shafts topic in strength of materials practicals for mechanical and civil engineering degrees and polytechnic diplomas.
- Torque against angle of twist in the elastic range.
- Estimating modulus of rigidity from test results, with specimen diameter checked on a Digital Micrometer.
- Observing how a specimen responds as torque is increased step by step.
- Comparing specimens of different materials, and relating the results to the shear gauges on the torsion system of the Strain Gauge Trainer.
Standard Scope of Supply
The machine is supplied as one unit with its frame and adjustable feet, the 60:1 worm-drive strain head and handle, the torsion shaft with strain-gauged load cell and digital display, and hexagonal drive sockets in two sizes. Any other items appear on the quotation.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations cover one machine or several for a full materials lab, and each sets out the packing, delivery time and price for the number requested. Tensile or fatigue machines from the same engineering lab equipment in India range can be priced together on it.
As a laboratory equipment exporter from India holding an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. The business is registered under Udyam as a manufacturing enterprise (UDYAM-HR-01-0014546) and for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). Specimen sizes and quantities can be sent via the contact page, the machine saved to the enquiry cart, or a bid prepared with help from the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is torque applied in the Torsion Testing Machine?
Torque is applied by turning a handle on the input of a 60:1 worm-drive gearbox. The reduction lets students twist the specimen slowly and steadily by hand while the digital display shows the load cell force.
How are specimens held?
In hexagonal drive sockets fitted on the gearbox output shaft and the torsion shaft; two socket sizes are supplied. The sliding keyed shaft makes insertion easy and allows for length change during a test.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Built at the company's own plant in Saha, Ambala, India, the Torsion Testing Machine is a Science Lab Supplies manufacture, so every quotation for it comes from the maker.
Is it suitable for student use?
Yes. It is compact and designed for classroom demonstrations and safe use by small groups, with loading applied by hand through the gearbox. Users should still follow the lecturer's instructions during tests.
Related Torsion and Material Testing Apparatus
Torsion is one of several standard mechanical tests. These items add tension, bending stiffness, universal loading and fatigue from the materials range, plus classic torsion and torsional oscillation apparatus from the physics range, and all of them can join one quotation.
- Bench Top Tensile Testing Machine — hand-driven worm-and-wheel loading and a peak-hold load display, up to 20 kN.
- Stiffness - Bending and Torsion — optional torsion kit tests solid rods of different materials and a tube.
- Universal Testing Machine — compression tests above the loading platform, tensile tests below it.
- Rotating Fatigue Machine — collet chuck grips the specimen and the cycle display freezes at failure.
- Torsion Apparatus Searle's Type — 165 mm wheel on ball bearings, with a split collet chuck for the test rod.
- Torsion (Barton's) Apparatus Vertical Pattern — 900 mm by 5 mm rod twisted through a torsional drum by scale-pan loads.
- Torsion Pendulum — 12.5 cm brass disc on a suspension wire, with a brass ring that raises the moment of inertia.
Browse the full Material Testing Equipment range, the Applied Mechanics range, or all engineering laboratory equipment.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
