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Lighting weld test
Requirement
A simple, low-cost fixture was specified by the customer for the Quality Control Laboratory. This was to hold a lighting assembly in a test where the welded contacts were pulled off.
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Dental abrasive disk integrity
Requirement
The resistance to slippage of the eyelet crimp at the centre of a dental abrasive disk is a key measure of the quality of the product.
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Cable duct strength testing
Customised engineering example
Our customer manufactures tubes and ducts for routing of cables and optical fibres. Installation of these uses blowing, pushing and pulling techniques.
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Tensile Testing: Basics, Tips, & Trends
Have you ever wondered if the seatbelt in your vehicle is strong enough to restrain you in a collision? How about the average person pulling the cork out of a wine bottle?
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Welcome to Mecmesin
Mecmesin design and manufacture force and torque testing machines for evaluating the mechanical strength of components, products and raw materials across a wide range of industries.
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Calibration
Mecmesin is committed to providing the highest level of after-sales service to our customers worldwide. To keep your force and torque testing equipment in top-class condition you can always rely on our team of distributors and regional offices.
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The effect of washing on textile elasticity
Requirement
Durham University is a world top 100 institution and the first ever to establish overseas campuses.
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Cooked rice firmness stickiness and adhesiveness
Requirement
The texture of rice is vital to how the consumer perceives the quality of the product. Texture is one of the sensory criteria critical to acceptance.
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Cooked rice firmness stickiness and adhesiveness
Requirement
The texture of rice is vital to how the consumer perceives the quality of the product. Texture is one of the sensory criteria critical to acceptance.
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Syringe testing to ISO 11040-4 Annex C2 Luer cone break resistance
Requirement
The ubiquitous medical syringe is an extremely important device, delivering (parenteral) injectable products to the patient by means of a cylinder and plunger mechanism.
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Critical strength: Perfecting catalyst and pellet crush testing
Catalysts are widely used in industrial processes where yield and time issues are critical to forming a product as soon as possible.
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Furniture webbing tensile strength test
Requirement
Supported by the Royal Household of Windsor Castle, a Buckinghamshire New University student was investigating the wear and strength properties of traditional English jute-based webbing, used in the construction and restoration of
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Wine can pop-and-tear opening force
Requirement
The traditional wine connoisseur has seen a packaging evolution in terms of closures; natural corks to synthetic cork materials to Roll-On Tamper-Evident/Pilfer-Proof (ROTE/ROPP) screw caps.
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Top-load crush test of plastic bottles
Requirement
Silgan Plastics is a US based company that has supplied packaging for the personal care, household, automotive. pharmaceutical and food market industries for over 50 years.
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Jewellery testing to tensile strength standards for safety and durability
Requirement
From necklaces and rings to bracelets and earrings, manufacturers and importers of both high-end fashion and costume jewellery need to test for mechanical strength to ensure the safety and quality of their products.
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Tethered closures testing attachment force
Requirement
As consumers, manufacturers and legislators demand greener packaging and the growing use of recyclable materials is commonplace, attention has turned to the humble plastic closure.
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Testing Kevlar material and stab-proof vests
Requirement
Kevlar® has many applications in the modern world ranging from bicycle tyres, racing sails through to protective gloves and body armour.
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Automated syringe break-loose and glide force system
Requirement
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented demand on manufacturers of syringes and vials.
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Abrasion and micro-scratch testing of wood and laminate surfaces
Requirement
The use of natural materials has long been a unique selling point across many consumer product lines.
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Break-loose and sustaining force tests of pre-filled drug cartridges to ISO 11608-3
Requirement
Mechanical pen injectors for delivering drugs, such as insulin, have found increasing acceptance over the traditional vial-and-syringe method. Advances in pen design have made models increasingly user-friendly, allowing superior ac
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Strip Torque
Strip torque testing is a specialised method used to evaluate the performance and safety of threaded closures and connectors in packaging, medic
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Shear Modulus Guide
Understanding how a material behaves under sliding or twisting forces is essential when selecting the right component for mechanical or structural performance.
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Floating roller peel
Floating roller peel testing is a critical method used to evaluate adhesio
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bursting strength (sheet rupture)
Bursting strength is the capacity of a material or product to maintain in continuity when subjected to pressure.