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Case study
Toothbrush tester for bristle stiffness and pull-out resistance
Requirement
Toothbrushes are just as important as toothpaste for ensuring effective oral hygiene. As consumers we often underestimate the essential role they play in removing food particles, getting rid of plaque and stimulating the gums.
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Case study
Bottle cap torque testing with custom mandrels
Requirement
A key element, when measuring the opening and closing torque characteristics between a bottle and its cap, is to minimise any distortion of the closure by gripping evenly and uniformly.
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Case study
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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Case study
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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Case study
Retort packaging 90 degree peel and lid strength testing
Requirement
The food packaging industry has long had concerns about pinholes, flex cracks and leaks in the flexible materials and seals of retort flexible lidded packaging.
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Case study
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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Case study
Peel testing Ostomy bags
Requirement
Salts Healthcare, a leading manufacturer and supplier of health care products required a low capacity system for testing the integrity of their hydrocolloid products.
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Case study
DVD removal force test
Requirement
The customer, a leading supplier of boxed DVD’s, had experienced a wide variation in the amount of force required to remove the DVD from the central spigot of the case.
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Motorised torque test stands
Repeatable torque testing
Looking for a motorised torque testing system to improve the accuracy and repeatability of your measurements compared to manual torque testers?
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Case study
Pork pie penetration test
Requirement
Vale of Mowbray have been baking pork pies since 1928.
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Case study
Respiratory device spring test
Requirement
Bespak is a leader in specialty medical devices for inhaled drug delivery and anaesthesia.
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Case study
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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Case study
Torque testing beauty product closures
Requirement
A manufacturer of a wide range of skin, hair-care, make-up and sun-care products based in Greece needed to replace their outdated torque testers with up-to-date digital torque testers to guarantee production quality and to ensure th
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Case study
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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Case study
Construction safety netting certification testing
Requirement
IPS Safety Netting supplies and installs thousands of safety nets for the construction industry. The nets are used for arresting falls and for protection from falling debris.
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Accessory
Touchscreen Controller for OmniTest Materials Testers
432-846
The Touchscreen Controller has been designed for use with the OmniTest range of Materials Testers as an alternative to a desktop or laptop PC. It provides full PC capability, operating with an embedded version of Windows 10, specifically optimised for and…
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Product
Falling dart impact testers
MEC-FD range
MEC-FD1
The Mecmesin MEC-FD Falling Dart Impact Tester range is designed to measure the impact resistance or toughness of plastic films in compliance with ASTM D1709 and ISO 7765-1 free-falling dart Methods A and B.
Dart and weight accessories required…
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Case study
Tamper evident ring test
Requirement
The customer manufactures closures for the beverage industry. These include tamper-evident caps used on mineral waters and other soft drinks.
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Case study
Force testing of watch components and attachments
Requirement
The time displayed on our mobile phones and other digital devices will always be more accurate than the time displayed on even the most skilfully engineered mechanical watch—so why does the watch industry continue to thrive?
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Case study
Tensile testing on polyethylene film
Requirement
Eurofilm Mantzaris S.A. are a leading producer of polyethylene films used for packaging and agricultural applications.
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Case study
Crush strength testing of catalyst pellets
Requirement
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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Case study
Screw-cap torque test on PET bottles
Requirement
For over a century, Agua de Luso has been one of Portugal's most famous names in mineral water.
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Case study
Mineral wool insulation panel testing
Requirement
Mineral wool is a type of non-metallic inorganic material, comprising either stone or silica as its main ingredient.
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Case study
Nursery toy product puncture resistance safety testing
Requirement
Wonderstar was established in 2010 in Thailand, with a mission of providing quality and well-designed baby products for families.
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Case study
Top-load Testing of Plant-based PLA Material Bottles
Requirement
BioPak Solutions in Roquefort-les-Pins, France, are leaders in the production of Polylactic Acid (PLA) bottles. The bottles are oil-free, contain no PET or Bisphenol A, and are made 100% from carbon-absorbing plants.