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Specialised testing techniques
Application areas
Cantilever bend and anchorage strength tests can be adapted for niche applications, including:
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Elongation test of infusion solution bag
Requirement
Fresenius Kabi is a global manufacturer of pharmaceutical products and delivery systems for infusion therapies and clinical nutrition.
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Screw retention force of building materials
Requirement
A leading manufacturer and distributor of metal building roofing systems for the construction industry wanted to ascertain the pull out force of screws fixed to building materials.
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Train sliding door slam force tester
Requirement
A portable device was specified for testing the force required to activate the inbuilt safety device when automatic doors close on trains.
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Syringe pump calibrator
Requirement
Medical device manufacturers, Cardinal Health, supply a range of syringe pump infusion systems to hospitals.
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Lipstick tube force and torque testing
Requirement
Lipstick is by far the most popular cosmetic product with over 800 million tubes sold every year globally … and sales are resilient even during times of recession.
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Face mask strength testing
Requirement
With China now producing over 200 million face masks a day — more than twenty times the amount it made at the start of February – plus other nations diverting manufacturing expertise into face-mask, respirator and other non-invasiv
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Detonator shock tubing
Requirement
A manufacturer of non-electric shock detonator tubing for industrial applications had a specialist tensile testing requirement.
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Medical devices testing
Requirement
To provide a low cost, flexible tensile test machine which could be used in conjunction with special fixturing, to perform a range of functional and destructive tests on a range of products.
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Syringe needle fracture resistance under bending loads
Requirement
Dong-A ST, based in South Korea, is becoming well established as a global company in the field of ethical pharmaceutical drugs.
It also has a medical device business and multi-faceted Research and Development division.
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Shotcrete Early Strength Calibration Studies
Requirement
Multicrete Systems Inc. are specialists in project solutions for the mining and tunneling industries.
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Industrial fixtures and fasteners
Requirement
SFS intec is a global supplier of precision components, special fasteners and mechanical fastening elements, with long-standing customer relationships, in the aerospace, automotive and construction industries.
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Battery terminal weld integrity tensile test
Requirement
BMZ is one the largest European suppliers involved in the design and manufacture of specialist custom made battery systems for mobile power applications.
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Magnet pull tester
Requirement
Magnetic separators trap and remove ferromagnetic foreign bodies from product streams, in order to guarantee high product quality and prevent damage to machinery and processing equipment.
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Adhesion peel strength of COVID-19 tapes and stickers
Requirement
In the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown, there have been clear guidelines issued to businesses on keeping staff and customers safe.
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Tamper-Proof Closure Test
Requirement
Alcoa required a system to quickly test the tamper-proof rings on soft drink and mineral water closures.
The system had to be easy to operate and allow caps to be loaded quickly.
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Spring design and manufacture
Requirement
Longcroft Engineering design and manufacture springs, from prototypes and hand-made custom designs, to high-volume production.
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Granule hardness test
Requirement
Ecosyl Products Limited is one of the world's leading companies involved in the sales and marketing of forage additives for the agricultural industry.
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Page pull strength test
Requirement
Mecmesin collaborated with a customer to design and develop a force measurement system to determine book binding adhesive strength in retaining individual pages.
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Measuring shear strength of loose building materials
Customised engineering example
The shear strength of compacted materials (e.g. soil and sand) can be awkward to test.
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Surgical rubber glove tensile strength testing
Requirement
When selecting specialist gloves it is often the material strength and stretch which are the most important factors in determining quality and performance.
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Special compression fixtures
Special compression fixtures have been specially designed to meet the challenges of a particular application.
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Crimped cable connector pull-off force
Requirement
Amphenol is a global interconnect specialist; a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of high-performance interconnect systems.
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Tension and compression testing for education in solid mechanics
Requirement
The Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London was a pioneering organisation in the formulation of this discipline and today is the leading establishment of its kind in the UK.
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Nail Varnish Closure Removal Torque and Capping Check
Requirement
Barry M Cosmetics Ltd. are the leading British colour cosmetics brand, offering a comprehensive range of products for face, eyes, lips and nails.