Universal Tensile Testing Machine

A universal testing machine (UTM), also known as a universal tester,[1] materials testing machine or materials test frame is used to test the tensile strength and compressive strength of materials. An earlier name for a tensile testing machine is a tensometer. The "universal" part of the name reflects that it can perform many standard tensile and compression tests on materials, components, and structures (in other words, that it is versatile).