Although I have been pleased to be manufacturer of this leading-edge device since invention in 1992, the manufacturing and service rights have been sold to eXceL Tribometers, LLC

The XL was engineered specifically for wet testing. It mimics certain biomechanical parameters of the human gait, unlike traditional slipmeters that tend to give misleading results in the presence of real-world environmental contaminants, due to disabling sticktion, a phenomenon arising from dragsled meters and others having residence time before the slip dynamics are applied. To view an animation of the XL, click here.

Portable
The English XL Variable Incidence Tribometer is lighter than your laptop (3.85 pounds) and has a nicer carrying case, complete with shoulder strap. The XL slipmeter is the easiest-to-use of all tribometers. I.

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