Material testing machines with removable memory devices

A material testing system, comprising:

• a material testing machine, comprising:
• a testing frame comprising a bottom base connected with a top plate via a guide rail,
• a movable crosshead configured to move along the guide rail,
• a fixture attached to the movable crosshead, the fixture being configured to hold or support a test sample,
• a test sensor configured to measure a test force applied to the test sample during a test, the test sensor being configured to output test sensor data representative of the test force,
• a memory connector enclosed within the testing frame,
• a removable memory device removably connected with the memory connector, the removable memory device being enclosed within the testing frame when the removable memory device is connected with the memory connector, and
• control circuitry enclosed within the testing frame, the control circuitry being in electrical communication with the memory connector, and the control circuitry being configured to store a timestamped record of the test data in the removable memory device when the removable memory device is removably connected with the memory connector.

A method, comprising:

• measuring, via a test sensor a material testing machine, a test force applied to a test sample during a test, the material testing machine comprising:
• a testing frame comprising a bottom base connected with a top plate via a guide rail,
• a movable crosshead configured to move along the guide rail,
• a fixture attached to the movable crosshead, the fixture being configured to hold or support the test sample,
• the test sensor,
• a memory connector enclosed within the testing frame,
• a removable memory device removably connected with the memory connector, the removable memory device being enclosed within the testing frame when the removable memory device is connected with the memory connector, and
• control circuitry enclosed within the testing frame, the control circuitry being in electrical communication with the memory connector;
• outputting, via the test sensor of the material testing machine, test sensor data representative of the test force;
• and
• storing a timestamped record of the test data in the removable memory device, via the control circuitry, when the removable memory device is removably connected with the memory connector.