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Automotive switchgear controls testing systems
Requirement
Automotive electrical systems suppliers to OEM manufacturers are tasked with meeting extensive quality and performance standards to remain high tier providers.
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Fundamentals of Food Texture Testing
Texture cannot be controlled unless it is measured in a consistent and repeatable manner.
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ASTM D4541-09e1
This test method uses a class of apparatus known as portable pull-off adhesion testers. They are capable of applying a concentric load and counter load to a single surface so that coatings can be tested even though only one side is accessible.
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Case study
Plasterboard penetration testing for performance and durability
Requirement
Saint-Gobain (British Gypsum) are leaders in the design; production and distribution of materials for the construction; industrial and consumer markets and are Europe’s largest distributor of building materials.
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Real-world applications
Plastic bottles and closures
In beverage and household product manufacturing, top-load testing is essential to confirm that bo
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CETIE Guide 2
This guide applies to the screw capping of non-carbonated beverages and products with a metallic tamper-evident closure. Bottles may also be fitted with an in-bore insert for product flow control or to prevent re-filling.
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Applications across industries
Friction testing plays a vital role in multiple sectors:
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TAPPI T 841
This method describes procedures for determining the edgewise compressive strength, parallel to the flutes, of a short column of single wall and double wall corrugated fiberboard.
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Scaffold support netting tester
Requirement
Huck, a scaffold netting supplier, run a return to manufacturer service to test netting has not degraded whilst in use.
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ASTM F152-95
ASTM F152 is a test standard that covers tensile strength of nonmetallic gasketing materials at room temperature.
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TAPPI T 809
This method describes a procedure for measuring the crushing resistance of a laboratory fluted strip of corrugating medium and provides a means of estimating, in the laboratory, the potential flat crush resistance of a corrugated board.
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Case study
Connection test on fuel injection components
Requirement
A number of destructive and non-destructive tests were required on a plastic assembly used in a fuel injection assembly. The tests included:
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USP <671>
Chapter 671 of USP (United States Pharmacopeia) provides standards for the functional properties of packaging systems used for solid oral dosage forms (SODF) and liquid oral dosage forms (LODF) for pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements.
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BS ISO 6939
Applicable to spun single and folded yarns of any fibre or mixture of fibres manufactured by any spinning systems. Not recommended for testing filament yarns, glass yarns, more complex structures such as cabled yarns or cords.
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Application in food texture analysis
Tension methods replicate real-world conditions experienced by food products during production, handling, and consumption.
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Applications of compressive modulus testing
Compressive modulus data is essential in sectors where compressive stiffness determines performance and safety.
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FINAT FTM2
This test method differs from FTM 1 in that it can allow the end user to compare the repositionability of different laminates.
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Case study
Tensile test on rubber gaskets
Requirement
British Gaskets are a major manufacturer of gaskets, sealing products and mouldings. These are made from a variety of materials to suit a range of applications.
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ASTM C1368
This test method covers the determination of slow crack growth (SCG) parameters of advanced ceramics by using constant stress-rate rectangular beam flexural testing, or ring-on-ring biaxial disk flexural testing, or direct tensile strength, in which str
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ISO 8510-1
Particularly suitable for use with less flexible adherends for which a 180 ° peel test is not suitable because the adherends crack, break or delaminate. A bonded assembly of two adherends is prepared using the adhesive under test.
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ISO 7622-2
ISO 7622-2 specifies a method for the determination of the tensile strength, in the longitudinal, of steel cords constituting the carcass of conveyor belts.
It applies exclusively to conveyor belts with a steel carcass.
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BS EN ISO 13127
This standard is only to verify that panel-tested closures with minor modifications are still compliant, by applying mechanical tests as more economical than further full panel tests with children and with adults.
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TAPPI T 576
This test method decribes the procedure, using constant-rate-of-elongation, for determining three tensile breaking properties of towel and tissue: tensile strength, stretch, and tensi;e energy absorption.
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Essentials of Grip & Fixture Selection
The accuracy of instrument itself- though important, is only one piece of the measurement accuracy puzzle. Grip and fixture selection plays a critical role in the applications in Force and Materials quality testing.