1. Nexygen Plus Software

Lloyd Instruments NEXYGENPlus3 Data Analysis and Materials Testing Software NEXYGEN Plus 3 multi-lingual materials testing software is the hub of the Lloyd Instruments materials testing system. This extraordinarily easy to use and flexible software, allows the operator to control and monitor all aspects of the system from a single front end.

This provides a fast, reliable and powerful testing and data analysis for tensile, compression, tear, peel, friction, food, creep, relaxation and flexural test applications. Designed for use with Windows ©XP or Windows ©7. Test Creation Based on International Standards If your test follows an international standard, simply select the test from one of our pre-defined test procedures. If you prefer to configure your own test, the test creation wizard will simply guide you through.

Large built-in library of test methods meeting international test standards. Intuitive User Configurable Test facility. Video and still capture for visual analysis. User access settings and data traceability enabling compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11. Built in SPC functionality for continuous monitoring of process parameters such as Cp and Cpk. Microsoft Office ® integration for seamless transfer of data to familiar Windows ® packages, Windows ® 7 compatible. Versatile data export facility to LIMS, SPC or data management systems.

Test automation and batch testing.

01/3366 September 2009 NEXYGEN PLUS Materials Testing Software for Lloyd Instruments EZ and PLUS Series Testing Machines Quick Start Guide NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide 1 NEXYGENPlus.indd 1 9/8/:16:39 AM 2 WARRANTY AMETEK warrants for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery to the Licencee that the Licenced Materials will conform to Lloyd Instruments published specifications and release current at the time of delivery. AMETEKs sole obligation, and the Licencee s sole remedy, shall be for AMETEK to exert its reasonable efforts to correct such alleged defects and to supply the Licencee with a changed version within a reasonable time after Licencee notifies AMETEK in writing of any alleged defect. This warranty does not cover modifications to the Licenced Material made by any person not employed by AMETEK, or any defects caused by or otherwise related to such modifications.

Except for the express warranty stated above, AMETEK grant no warranties, either express or implied, on any Licenced material including, but not limited to, all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Licencee shall bear the risk of loss or damage to the Licenced Material whilst under its control. TRADEMARKS AMETEK is a registered trademarks of AMETEK, Inc. LLOYD INSTRUMENTS is a trademark of AMETEK, Inc.

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NEXYGEN is a trademark of AMETEK, Inc. DAVENPORT is a trademark of AMETEK, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. SUPPORT AMETEK Lloyd Instruments Ltd Steyning Way Bognor Regis West Sussex UK PO22 9ST Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) Internet: AMETEK Measurement and Calibration Technologies 8600 Somerset Drive Largo, FL USA Tel: Tel: (within USA only) 2 NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide NEXYGENPlus.indd 2 3 LICENSE AGREEMENT This Software Licence Agreement ( Agreement ) is made and entered in to by and between AMETEK and the Customer, hereinafter referred to as the Licensee.

AMETEK hereby grants and the Licensee hereby accepts a non-exclusive, non-transferable Licence to use the Licensed Material, subject to the following terms and conditions. DEFINITIONS Licensed Material is each product furnished by AMETEK to the Licensee and includes supporting materials and any related updated product or product portion furnished by AMETEK. User System is a single CPU. LICENSE The License granted hereunder authorizes the Licensee, on a non-exclusive basis, to use the Licensed Material for use on computers which are interfaced with instruments manufactured or sold by AMETEK. The use by the Licensee of Licenced Material supplied by AMETEK shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the terms of this License Agreement by both parties. REPRODUCTION RIGHTS Licensee may make one copy of the Licensed Materials for archival (backup) purposes. Licensee may copy the Licensed Material on to a hard disk which is the integral hardware component of the single computer on which the Licensed Material is to be used.

In this case, the original delivery media becomes the backup copy and the working copy is that which resides on the hard disk. Licensee agrees not to remove AMETEK copyright notices and other legends both in and on every copy of the Licensed Material, in any form, including partial copies. Licensee must not modify the Licensed Material or incorporate it into any other software without the express written permission of AMETEK. SECURITY AND TRANSFERABILITY The Licensee agrees not to provide, sub Licence, use in a time-sharing service or otherwise make available the Licensed Material or any portion thereof, in any form, to any person other than the Licensee or AMETEK employees without the prior written consent of AMETEK. The Licensee agrees to take all reasonable steps, both during and after the terms of this License Agreement, to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to the Licensed Material, and that no unauthorized copy, in whole or in part, shall be made.

TITLE Nothing contained in this License Agreement shall directly or indirectly, by implication or otherwise, be construed as an assignment or grant to the Licensee of any right, title or interest in the copyrights, patents or trade secrets of AMETEK, all rights related thereto being reserved by AMETEK except for the non-exclusive License granted hereunder to the Licensee as expressly provided herein. LIABILITY AMETEK will not be responsible for any direct, incidental or consequential damages, including, but not limited to Loss of Profits or in any way for any liability arising out of this Agreement, resulting from the use of the Licensed Materials save that nothing in this Agreement affects AMETEK s liability for death or personal injury arising out of AMETEK s negligence. NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide 3 NEXYGENPlus.indd 3 4 TERMS AND TERMINATION The terms of this Agreement and any License granted hereunder shall begin on the date of supply by AMETEK of the Licensed Material, and shall run until the Licensee discontinues use of all Licensed Materials, so long and only during such period, as the Licencee complies with the terms and conditions set forth herein. This Agreement and any License granted hereunder may be terminated by AMETEK, in addition to any other remedies that it may have, if Licensee fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided written notice describing the default is given to the Licensee. The Licensee shall have a period of thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to certify in writing that it has remedied the default.

If AMETEK does not receive such certification within this thirty (30) day period, AMETEK may give the Licensee notification of termination. Within ten (10) days of notification of such termination or within thirty (30) days after the Licensee has discontinued use of all Licensed Material, Licensee shall destroy or return to AMETEK all the License Material and all reproductions in whole or in part in Licensee s possession or under Licensee s control and shall so certify in writing to AMETEK. GENERAL Any variation of this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the parties.

Each party acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it does not rely on any representation warranty or other provision except as expressly provided herein. No delay or omission of either party in exercising any right hereunder shall impair such right or is to be construed as a waiver thereof. 4 NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide NEXYGENPlus.indd 4. 5 Icons WARNING The raised hand icon warns of a situation or condition that may lead to personal injury or death. Do not proceed until the warning is read and thoroughly understood.

Warning messages are shown in bold type. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE The lightning icon warns of the presence of an uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to cause serious shocks or death. Never open the enclosures unless you are an authorized and qualified LLOYD INSTRUMENTS service personnel. Never open any enclosure when power is connected to the system or its components.

CAUTION The exclamation point icon indicates a situation or condition that may lead to equipment malfunction or damage. Do not proceed until the caution message is read and thoroughly understood. Caution messages are shown in bold type. NOTE The note icon indicates additional or supplementary information about the action, activity or concept. Notes are shown in bold type. CAUTION HIGH FORCES ARE OFTEN INVOLVED WITH THE MATERIAL TESTING PROCESSES.

MACHINES ARE POWERED BY MAINS SUPPLY VOLTAGE CLASS 1 PRODUCT, MUST BE CONNECTED TO A MAINS SOCKET OUTLET WITH A PROTECTIVE EARTH CONNECTION DO NOT POSITION THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE DISCONNECT DEVICE (MACHINE MAINS INLET SOCKET) General Safety General safety precautions must be followed when using this AMETEK product. Failure to observe precautions and warnings may result in damage to the equipment, or injury to personnel. It is understood that safety rules within companies vary. If a conflict exists between the material contained in all AMETEK User s Guides and the rules of a company using an AMETEK product, the more stringent rules should take precedence.

IF THE EQUIPMENT IS USED IN A MANOR NOT SPECI- FIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE EQUIPMENT MAY BE IMPAIRED TO MAINTAIN ALL ASPECTS OF THE SPECIFICATION, ONLY LLOYD INSTRUMENTS APPROVED ACCES- SORIES CONNECTIONS AND COMPONENTS SHOULD BE USED STRICTLY ADHERE TO ALL SPECIFIED SAFETY PROCEDURES READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING THE MATERIALS TESTING MACHINE. NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide 5 NEXYGENPlus.indd 5 6 1.0 creating a test file 1.1 CREATING A TEST FILE Click on the CREATE A NEW BATCH OF TESTS button on the Welcome screen shown below: NOTE: If the Welcome screen is not displayed, it can be displayed by clicking on the Icon on the toolbar. A SAVE AS dialog will be displayed as shown below: 6 NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide NEXYGENPlus.indd 6. 7 Enter the required name for this test file noting that the file can be saved in any location, e.g. A networked folder.

10 2.0 PERFORMING A TEST 2.1 PERFORMING A TEST Click on the OPEN AN EXISTING BATCH button on the Welcome screen shown below: NOTE: If the Welcome screen is not displayed, it can be displayed by clicking on the Icon on the toolbar. An OPEN dialog will be displayed as shown below: Select the required test file then click on the OPEN button. NOTE: The above steps do not have to be performed if the test is run immediately after the test file has been defined as shown in the previous section.

10 NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide NEXYGENPlus.indd 10 9/8/:16:41 AM. 11 The graph screen will be displayed as shown below: Click on the green START TEST button at the left hand side of the graph to start the test. The materials testing machine will move to perform the selected type of tests then the results will be calculated and stored in the data table.

To view the data table, click on the RESULTS tab at the bottom of the screen. To return to the graph screen, click the GRAPH tab at the bottom of the screen. To save the test file, select FILE, SAVE from the main menu.

For further information regarding the many features of the program, please refer to the comprehensive on-line help. NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide 11 NEXYGENPlus.indd 11 9/8/:16:41 AM 12 Measurement and Calibration Technologies Visit us on the web at Americas AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies Chatillon Brands 8600 Somerset Drive Largo, Florida United States of America Tel Tel (USA Only) Fax China AMETEK Inc. Shanghai Rm 912, Metro Tower 30 Tian Yao Qiao Road Shanghai China Tel Fax Ext 12 France AMETEK SAS Rond Point de l Epine des Champs Buro Plus - Bat.

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D Elancourt France Tel +33 (0) Fax +33 (0) Germany AMETEK Europe GmbH Rudolf-Diesel-Strasse 16 D Meerbusch Germany Tel +49 (0) Fax +49 (0) Singapore AMETEK Singapore Pte. 10 Ang Mo Kio Street 65 #05-12 Techpoint Singapore Tel Fax United Kingdom AMETEK Lloyd Instruments Steyning Way Bognor Regis West Sussex PO22 9ST United Kingdom Tel +44 (0) Fax +44 (0) The material in this document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, AMETEK, Inc. Assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, nor from the use of the information contained herein. 01/3366 September NEXYGEN PLUS Quick Start Guide 2009 by AMETEK, Inc.

Information within this document is subject to change without notice. NEXYGENPlus.indd 12 9/8/:16:41 AM.