Calibrate your Light Weight Deflectometer now

According to the German standard TP BF StB Part B 8.3 the TERRATEST Equipment for the dynamic plate load test must be calibrated once a year. What could be more reasonable than choosing the cold season for the calibration? From experience we can tell that most construction activity will be suspended as soon as the outside temperatures drop below zero. During calibration the Light Weight Deflectometer will be checked through thoroughly. It will thus guarantee completely precise test results in the next season. TERRATEST is well prepared for the wintery rush and calibrates the Light Weight Deflectometers in two shifts. "We are well set up and promise all customers an immediate calibration of their Light Weight Deflectometers", says Dr. Bernhard Korsch, manager of the calibration department at TERRATEST. "Our entire team works hand in hand, which is why there is hardly any waiting time", adds Dr. Korsch.

Additionally TERRATEST offers its customers an extra special service: "On request we calibrate your Light Weight Deflectometer instantly and we do so at no extra cost", says production manager Sven Krone. "More and more of Terratest's customers make use of this service, especially our customers from the Berlin area. Our office is conveniently located right at Berlin's northern motorway ring", adds Krone. "Even our Polish customers increasingly enjoy using this service."

And also the logistics are very well organised at Terratest. "Of course we also offer our customers a comfortable pick-up and delivery service, so that the calibration procedure including logistics can be carried out in an uncomplicated manner", says Frank G Schulz, managing director of TERRATEST GmbH. "More and more customers worldwide rely on the high-quality Light Falling Weight Deflectometers from TERRATEST", adds Schulz.

Before dispatch every calibrated Light Weight Deflectometer undergoes an extensive performance check according to a strict checklist. This ensures that TERRATEST customers can always count on a reliable operation of their Light Weight Deflectometer for the dynamic plate load test.

The Light Weight Deflectometer takes over India

TERRATEST’s Light Weight Deflectometer is now already for the third time at “bc-Bauma India 2014”, India’s largest construction trade fair. From 15 to 18/12/2014 TERRATEST presents itself with its own booth in the German Pavillion in Hall 3.

“TERRATEST 5000 BLU” is the first Light Weight Deflectometer with Bluetooth technology and Android app. “Today, at the first day of the trade fair, we have already had very promising conversations with road construction authorities and civil engineering companies,” says Frank G. Schulz, CEO of the TERRATEST GmbH. “Our potential clients are deeply impressed by the Bluetooth technology of our Light Weight Deflectometer. The possibility to control TERRATEST’s Light Weight Deflectometer with an Android smartphone or a tablet is also met with great interest. We expect the Indian market to hold promising growth rates for our devices in the near future,” adds Schulz.

TERRATEST has delivered a variety of Light Weight Deflectometers to road construction and civil engineering companies as well as universities in India within the last years.

Goldbeck group relies on TERRATEST’s Light Weight Deflectometer

The GOLDBECK group, headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany, is one of the leading enterprises in Germany’s commercial and communal engineering sector. In 2012/13 the company had 3,300 employees and generated an annual turnover of EUR 1,300 million.

“For more than a year we have now been using four of the Light Weight Deflectometers TERRATEST 5000 BLU on our construction sites across Germany. The Light Weight Deflectometer for the dynamic plate load test supports our site managers in optimising the internal quality controls in the field of compaction work”, says Michael Ruland, coordinator for the execution of civil engineering works at GOLDBECK GmbH. 

“We are highly impressed by the Bluetooth technology of the Light Weight Deflectometer; no wire gets in the way of the test. Its quick connection setup, the reliable data transfer, and the particularly powerful rechargeable battery amaze us daily. Other important criteria that made us choose TERRATEST’s Light Weight Deflectometer were its good price, the user-friendly PC software, and the customer-friendly service. The delivery of every device was accompanied by a comprehensive on-site training for our site managers”, adds Ruland.

Deutsche Reihenhaus AG relies on TERRATEST Light Weight Deflectometer

Up to now, more than 5000 families have found a new home thanks to Deutsche Reihenhaus AG. The company builds high-quality terrace houses on a turnkey basis all over Germany. Frequently, whole neighbourhoods are given a completely new atmosphere. Naturally, quality assurance takes top priority with such construction projects. In order to make self-monitoring even more efficient, Deutsche Reihenhaus AG has now invested in TERRATEST’s leading-edge measurement technology.

“We are highly impressed by the Light Weight Deflectometer TERRATEST 5000 BLU”, says Alexander Schmidt-Saraceni. “Its handling is simply brilliant. Thanks to its Bluetooth control system, it has an enormous advantage over traditional cable devices”, adds Schmidt-Saraceni. “We use TERRATEST’s Light Drop Weight primarily for testing the compaction quality before casting the foundation.” 

Deutsche Reihenhaus AG documents the highest quality standards with the help of the Light Weight Deflectometer TERRATEST 5000 BLU.

Light Weight Deflectometer – New Video on Youtube

A little while ago we put up a new product video about the Light Weight Deflectometer TERRATEST 5000 BLU on our Youtube channel. In 3:18 minutesyou will find out all about the world’s first wireless Light Weight Deflectometer with Bluetooth technology and voice navigation – click here. The video demonstrates impressively the advantages of a wireless device in practice. 

“The cable connection of the Light Weight Deflectometer used to be its Achilles’ heel. We replaced it with a Bluetooth connection, creating a tremendous practical advantage”, says Frank Schulz, TERRATEST’s general manager. “The user no longer has to rewire the device for every test; no wire gets in the way while working”, explains Schulz.

Many users know what it means to bend down and rewire the Light Weight Deflectometer, which has a lifetime of more than 10 years, every time you want to conduct a test. The wireless signal range of 10 metres makes the Light Weight Deflectometer TERRATEST 5000 BLU a perfect test instrument for utility line construction, since the measurement electronics can easily be placed outside of the trench.