Page Pull Strength Test

Specification

Mecmesin has collaborated with a customer to design and develop a force measurement system to determine the ability of a books adhesive binding to retain individual pages.

Solution

A PFI 500N supplied by Mecmesin, was used in conjunction with a special manually-operated test frame, incorporating an upper gripping fixture able to accommodate the whole length of a single page, and a lower gripping fixture able to firmly hold both book and binding, both gripping fixtures were supplied by Pira International. The operator applies tensile load to the page until either.

• The page successfully sustains a particular load, or
• The page separates from the binding, in which case the peak capture facility of the gauge records the load necessary to remove the page.

Comments

System can be used to test:

• Adhesive Binding Strength
• Stitched Binding Strength
• Page Removal by Tearing
• Removal by Failure of Adhesive Bond

System

• 1 x PFI 500N
• 1 x Special Fixture
• Emperor Lite Software