Morehouse UCM - 1 Introduction; Origin and Use; Functional Operation

Universal Calibrang Machine
(UCM) Manual
(PM-5201)
Morehouse Instrument Company, Inc.
1742 Sixth Ave., York, PA 17403-2675 USA
Phone: (717) 843-0081
www.mhforce.com
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Rev. 03/2024
1. Introducon
1.1 Origin and Use
Morehouse Universal Calibrang Machines were originally developed to use the high accuracy of Morehouse
Proving Rings to calibrate working load cells. Today, calibrang machines are used in industrial, government,
and military laboratories to calibrate load cells, force transducers, dynamometers, load rings, force links, and
other force measurement devices.
1.2 Funconal Operaon
The Morehouse Universal Calibrang Machine is a device for simultaneously applying a force to a reference
standard and the device to be calibrated (unit under test). The force is produced by a hydraulic jack acvated
by a manually operated pump, specially designed as a force machine with low errors. The calibrang machine
is used to calibrate compression-type and tension-type instruments. The calibraon reference standard is al-
ways loaded in compression, even when calibrang an instrument in tension.
Figure 1: Morehouse Universal Calibrating Machine 1,000,000 lbf Capacity