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Grenade cartridge sheath projectile separation pull testing
Requirement
When manufacturing ammunition, the projectile is set into the case and it is crimped or sealed in place.
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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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Adhesive test on capsulated stoppers
Requirement
A capsulated stopper (T-top, Bar-Top or Altop®) is a natural or synthetic cork stopper where the end is glued into a cap of wood, PVC, porcelain, metal, glass or other material.
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Fishing line and knot strength
Requirement
Toit Fishing’s mission is to develop, improve and reimagine fishing tools with overarching themes of reliability, functionality, durability and environmental sustainability.
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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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Aluminium cap nozzle flexure break-off force
Requirement
A major global supplier of medical gas devices and components required quality control tests to assess part of a new product.
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Cosmetics brush pull-out testing
Customised engineering example
Our client is a major cosmetics company using a variety of brushes, make-up wand and applicator designs for all applications and wished to tensile test the integrity of the bristles.
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Child resistant closures (CRC) mandrel
Customised engineering example
Child Resistant Closures (CRC) require sufficient vertical force to activate the CR locking mechanism prior to torque being applied.
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Tensile Testing for Wiring Harness Connections
The only way of really knowing the strength of a crimped terminal is to pull it. This can reveal production problems, where strand nicks, incorrect crimp height, or effects from changes in terminal supply, may not be clearly apparent.
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Handbag clasps and other luggage components
Requirement
The seemingly endless depths of a woman’s (or person's!) handbag are shrouded in mystery.
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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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Essentials of Adhesion (Peel) Testing
Across many households and industries, consumers have developed a strong preference for and confidence in ‘Duct Tape’ for all types of uses and applications. This is mainly due to the adhesion strength.
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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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Essentials of Adhesion (Peel) Testing
There is a reason people reach for Duct Tape as a fix for almost everything – Adhesion Strength. From busted pipes to ripped furniture, the preference for a solution that “does not easily peel off” is the guiding principle for manufactures.
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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.
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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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Packaging: Peel & Adhesion testing
Adhesion strength is a key factor in packaging, providing reliability and durability for a wide range of products.
Whether it's ensuring that a shipping box remains sealed during transit or that labels stay firmly attached to containers, the a
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High Performance Plasma Coatings
Requirement
Alphatek Hyperformance Coatings Ltd. are a coatings company that applies wear, corrosion, heat or electrically resistive coatings, supplying to many different industries.
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Car window sliding force tester
Requirement
Bridgestone TG Adelaide, a major supplier of rubber components to the automotive industry in Australia, needed to measure the frictional load associated with sliding a glass window between two rubber guides.
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Motorised force test stands
Repeatable force testing
Looking for a motorised tensile or compression tester to improve the accuracy and repeatability of your measurements compared to manual force gauges?
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Adjustable spectacles torque test
Customised engineering example
Adlens manufacture adaptive spectacle lenses, where the optical power is adjusted by a side dial which is then removed.
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ISO 36
ISO 36 determines the strength required to separate two plies of fabric bonded together with rubber, or a rubber and a fabric ply bonded together. This test is referred to as a “T-peel” test, because as the two adherends are pulled apart, they form the
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T-Peel (Adhesion Strength) Testing
This webinar will focus on the most common approach to measuring the adhesion strength of two materials bonded together with an adherent.