Rent / Lease

Overview

When you have a short or medium-term requirement or want to try our equipment before purchase, we have a limited range of equipment available for rent or lease. Benefits include:

  • ability to try before you buy
  • peace of mind from knowing youโ€™re not stuck with equipment that is not perfect for your needs
  • manageable cost
  • expert advice provided
  • chance to free up your valuable working capital
  • rent / lease payments are 100% deductible in your profit and loss statement
  • renting / leasing is โ€˜off balance sheetโ€™, meaning it doesnโ€™t affect your capacity to borrow for future expansion

We always insist on providing training to first time users of our equipment.

In situ testing equipment available for rent / lease includes the Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD / LFWD / Dynamic Plate Load Test), Plate Load Test (PLT),ย PANDA Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP), and eKODIAK Multi-Mass Automated Dynamic Cone Pentrometer (DCP).

To find out more including availability and quotation requests, Contact Us.

Products

Automated DCP โ€“ eKODIAKยฎ Multi-Mass Automated DCP (1)

eKODIAKยฎ Multi-Mass Automated DCP

  • Portable site investigation method for evaluating soil strength
  • Depth per blow automatically recorded, improving data resolution
  • Immediate electronic data capture and results presentation so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Varying the hammering energy enables both stiff and soft material to be assessed with higher resolution
  • Overcomes rod friction issues
  • Meets standard EN ISO 22476-2 standard
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Light Weight Deflectometer ZFG3000 ZORN Bridge Construction

Light Weight Deflectometer

  • Used for compaction control and bearing capacity estimation
  • Unbound or partially bound layers (sub-grade, sub-base, base)
  • Measures the deflection and stiffness (modulus)
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Meets ASTM E2835-21 (2021) standard and Test Method Q258A Dynamic Modulus of Deformation โ€“ Light Falling Weight Device โ€“ Accelerometer Type โ€“ (DTMR QLD) March 2021
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PANDAยฎ Instrumented DCP

PANDAยฎ Variable Energy DCP

  • Used for compaction control and site investigation
  • Portable method for evaluating soil strength
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Overcomes traditional DCP rod friction issues
  • Good for testing in challenging conditions (e.g. steeply sloping ground, remote locations, soft and marshy ground, over-water or confined spaces).
  • Meets NF P 94-105 standard for compaction control
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Plate Load Test

Plate Load Test

  • Used to determine the allowable and ultimate bearing capacity
  • Measures the load-deflection relationship
  • Suitable for pavement, foundation and temporary works platform investigation.
  • Immediate repeatable results so that on-site decisions can be made straight away
  • Meetsย DIN 18134ย andย ASTM 1195 / ASTM 1196ย standards
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Related Services

Calibration & Repairs

  • Most repairs are carried out at our workshop by our qualified technicians in Australia or the equipment is returned to the manufacturer for repair.
  • For calibration, the equipment is either calibrated in Australia or returned to the product manufacturer.
  • Insitutek hold stock of spare parts and consumables
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Sales

  • Supporting clients with commercial and technical sales knowledge
  • Insitutek products and services in the Asia Pacific region
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