Plastics & Rubber

Globally many manufacturers of plastics and rubber materials, components and finished products use Mecmesin test equipment to ensure their quality, strength, performance and usability.

Our test solutions for the plastic and rubber industry include:

3-point bend testing to identify flexural properties of plastics
adhesion/peel testing of plastic labels, ID and credit cards
coefficient of friction testing of plastic film and sheeting
compression testing of plastic foam
measuring the elongation/return characteristics of plastics, rubber and elastomers
measuring the initial 'slip' torque and 'bridge' torque on plastic tamper-evident closures
pull-off and insertion/withdrawal testing of plastic fasteners
release and application torque of plastic closures
tensile and material strength testing of:
- conveyor belts
- gaskets and o-rings
- rubber and plastic flooring
- shoe soles
- tyres
top-load testing of plastic containers, e.g. PET bottles

Achieve regulatory compliance, test to a range of international standards, e.g. ASTM, BS, DIN or in-house specifications.

We have over 40 years of experience in solving quality-control challenges for the plastics and rubber industry.

Our force, materials and torque test equipment offer you versatile, practical solutions to your quality control requirements at an attractive price.

Some of our customers

Featured case studies

Standards

Featured or equivalent test standards for Mecmesin solutions in this section

Silgan Plastics has utilised the Mecmesin tester in several of our plants over the last two years to monitor top-load. It brings a wealth of features at a very competitive price. We pride ourselves on being the forefront of container performance and capability and the 5-x top-load tester is a valued piece of our strategy.

Randy Blankenship, Quality Engineer
Silgan Plastics

ASTM D2659

Top-load plastic bottle test in factory by semi-automated process

Tensile test on rubber gaskets

Case study

We use the Mecmesin MultiTest 10-i system to perform regular quality control tests to guarantee the quality of our supplied materials. Mecmesin provided us with a cost-effective solution to our needs and exceptional customer service. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to other companies with materials testing requirements.

Michael Hubbard, Business Quality Manager
British Gaskets Group

Elongation under tension testing of rubber and plastic sealing components and materials dog-bone specimens

PET 병의 스크류 캡 토크 테스트

Case study

"Mecmesin은 포르투갈 공급 업체 Egitron을 통해 우리의 요구에 적합한 신뢰할 수있는 장비와 사용자 친 화성이라는 좋은 솔루션을 우리에게 제시했습니다. 작동이 매우 간단하기 때문에 모든 작업자가이 장비를 사용할 수 있습니다. Egitron은 뛰어난 기술 지원을 제공하기 때문입니다. "

Miguel Carvalho, 품질 보증 관리자
Água de Luso

CETIE Guide 5

Silgan Plastics has utilised the Mecmesin tester in several of our plants over the last two years to monitor top-load. It brings a wealth of features at a very competitive price. We pride ourselves on being the forefront of container performance and capability and the 5-x top-load tester is a valued piece of our strategy.

Randy Blankenship, Quality Engineer
Silgan Plastics

Case study

Tensile test on rubber gaskets

We use the Mecmesin MultiTest 10-i system to perform regular quality control tests to guarantee the quality of our supplied materials. Mecmesin provided us with a cost-effective solution to our needs and exceptional customer service. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to other companies with materials testing requirements.

Michael Hubbard, Business Quality Manager
British Gaskets Group

Case study

Mecmesin은 데모를 포함하여 새로운 테스트 장비를 구입할 때 매우 도움이되었습니다. 우리의 장비는 Mecmesin에 의해 매년 보정되며 저는 그들의 애프터 서비스가 탁월하다고 생각합니다.

대런 펠,
Par-pak Europe Ltd

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톱니 모양의 2 방향 평면 그립이 트레이와 뚜껑 요소를 단단히 잡습니다.

“We were seeking a solution to improve repeatability, precision and documentation of our tests and also to automate our tests of the break force of plastic ear tags. We found an excellent solution with the MultiTest 2.5-xt equipment, providing not only precise measurements but also being easy to programme and having good software to produce test reports. We received excellent service from the supplier.”

Ole Klejs Hansen, Senior Advisor
RYK / Danish Cattle Federation

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Animal ID tag tensile test and cattle wearing the tags

PET 병의 스크류 캡 토크 테스트

"Mecmesin은 포르투갈 공급 업체 Egitron을 통해 우리의 요구에 적합한 신뢰할 수있는 장비와 사용자 친 화성이라는 좋은 솔루션을 우리에게 제시했습니다. 작동이 매우 간단하기 때문에 모든 작업자가이 장비를 사용할 수 있습니다. Egitron은 뛰어난 기술 지원을 제공하기 때문입니다. "

Miguel Carvalho, 품질 보증 관리자
Água de Luso

Case study

Mecmesin은 질문에 대한 확고한 지원을 제공하는 고객 서비스를 제공하며 항상 필요한 결과와 답변을 제공합니다. 이 솔루션은 계속해서 우리에게 문을 열어주고 우리의 필요에 따라 성장합니다. 우리가 필요로한다는 것을 몰랐던 모든 것이었고 우리가 요청할 수있는 모든 것이 었습니다. 사용하기 쉽고 매우 사용자 친화적 인 소프트웨어를 사용하여 마스터 할 수 있으며 매일 사용하는 프로그램으로 변환 할 수 있습니다. Mecmesin과 함께 다음 단계로 나아가기를 기대합니다!

품질 관리자 Terri Lebow
Vintech Industries Inc.

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The MultiTest 0.5-i is a very good and reliable machine and the Emperor™ Software brings great advantages. It’s a very useful tool for these kinds of tests. It’s fully programmable and offers an in-depth analysis of results. It’s a precious tool for everybody involved, especially those who work with plastics and their mechanical performance.

Nikos Michopoulos, Quality Control
Eurofilm Mantzaris S.A.

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