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Case study
Cardboard beverage bottle carrier unfolding
Customised engineering example
A manufacturer of fully-enclosed cartons wanted to quality test the fold-out force for a variety of their designs, used mainly to package drinks bottles and cans.
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BS EN ISO 2062
Yarn, Packages (yarn), Textile products, Textile testing, Yarn testing, Tensile testing, Elongation at fracture, Breaking load, Wet-strength tests, Strength of materials, Specimen preparation, Testing conditions, Test equipment
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BS EN 388
Abrasion resistance up to 8,000 cycles
Blade resistance
Tear resistance
Puncture resistance
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BS EN 2591-412
Covers a method of assessing the insertion/extraction forces for contacts used in elements of connection.
680
Case study
Champagne and sparkling wine cork twist extraction effort
Requirement
Solution
Test equipment
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Case study
Cosmetics tube flip-cap attachment strength
Customised engineering example
Many flip-caps on flat-sealed cosmetics tubes are not designed for removal by the consumer under normal use.
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BS EN 671-1
Fire hydrants, Fire hoses, Firefighting equipment, Flexible pipes, Fire hose reels, Hose reels, Fire safety in buildings, Performance, Approval testing, Corrosion tests, Ageing tests, Flow measurement, Endurance testing, Impact testing, Pressure testing
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ASTM D1002
This test method covers the determination of the apparent shear strengths of adhesives for bonding metals when tested on a standard single-lap-joint specimen and under specified conditions of preparation and test.
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ASTM D1683
This test method measures the sewn seam strength in woven fabrics by applying a force perpendicular to the sewn seams.
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Accessory catalogue
Choosing your accessories
To achieve accurate test results it's important that your sample is gripped and held correctly.
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Electrical switches and connectors
Switches and connectors may be low-cost simple electro-mechanical devices but they are ubiquitous in millions of products and devices we use every single day.
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BS EN ISO 12625-12
Specifies a test method for the determination of the tensile strength of perforated lines of tissue paper. It uses a tensile-testing apparatus operating with a constant rate of elongation.
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BS EN 2243-3
Air transport engineering, Adhesives, Metals, Cellular materials, Peeling tests, Adhesion tests, Tensile testing, Test specimens, Specimen preparation, Testing conditions, Test equipment
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Aerospace
Safety and reliability are paramount in the aerospace industry. Around the world many airlines, manufacturers of commercial and military aircraft and helicopters, suppliers of fasteners, landing gear and avionics plus mainte
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Doors, windows and shutters
The effective safe performance of doors, windows and shutters requires them to be sturdy yet also easy to operate for users.
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Physiology
We exert force and torque with our muscles in almost all our everyday activities.
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Mecmesin's torque testing solutions are accurate, reliable and great value
Mecmesin has specialized for over 40 years in supplying torque testing equipment to the world's top companies.
We design and engineer torque testing equipment with the customer and operator at the forefront.
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Bend jigs
Flexural load tests are popular since they closely characterise how a material or component may perform during its lifetime.
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flat crush test (FCT)
Flat crush resistance serves to define the corrugated cardboard/fiberboard's resistance to compressive loads. The level of the flat crush resistance depends on the flute material and the type of the flute.
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Peel
Peel testing is used to assess bond quality and is a simple way of determining the adhesion strength of a material, especially in the case of a thin film deposited on a substrate.
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Vortex-xt
A motorized software-controlled torque tester with touchscreen for consistent torque measurement and evaluation.