Standards

Featured or equivalent test standards for Mecmesin solutions in this section

Test types

Further or specific test types in this section

breakaway (slip) torque

Friction keeps a closure secure, and reduces as a screw thread is turned.

bridge torque

Where a tamper-evident collar or band is employed, these are often attached by a series of ‘bridges’, pulled apart as the cap

reverse ratchet torque

In two-part CRCs, the outer shell engages the inner with a one-way ratchet when pressed down.

strip torque

A closure may be over-tightened, rendering the seal ineffective, damaging the thread, or making it either too difficult to op

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Torque to twist out a champagne cork

Case study
As a responsible supplier, we are committed to ensuring safety within our products. The solution provided by Mecmesin means we can monitor the extraction force of our corks to guarantee our customers receive a consistent end product.

Frédéric Junge, Quality manager
Sibel

Cork torque extraction manual tester for Sibel

Screw-cap torque test on PET bottles

Case study
"Mecmesin, through their Portuguese supplier Egitron, presented us with a good solution: reliable equipment and user-friendliness that was adequate for our needs. All our operators are capable of using this equipment because it is very simple to operate. I enjoy dealing with Egitron because they offer excellent technical support."

Miguel Carvalho, Quality Assurance Manager
Água de Luso

CETIE Guide 5
Mineral water PET bottle closure production line check

Torque testing beauty product closures

Case study
"Mecmesin's Tornado testers are very easy to use. Even people who had no experience in this area found them simple to operate. We achieved very reliable results and found that the Tornadoes were easily adapted to test many different bottles and pots. The machines produced printed paper results or a digital file and we found this was a very easy way of keeping opening torque records. They are a very useful instrument for packaging."

Zachos Elias, Quality Control
Korres Natural Products S.A.

Cosmetics jar ready for release torque checking on a Tornado manual torque tester

Nail Varnish Closure Removal Torque and Capping Check

Case study
The Mecmesin system has helped us deliver a better product to our customers with less breakages and leaks. The Tornado is used every 2 hours to ensure the torque of the nail varnish caps are within working range.

Gregorio Suarez, Quality Control and Production Manager
Barry M Cosmetics Ltd.

nail varnish closure removal torque

Shotcrete Early Strength Calibration Studies

Case study
The Mecmesin penetrometer provides accurate low strength data (up to 1 MPa) as soon as you can start testing. This data can immediately be shared with the Shotcrete crews working underground. The instrument and accessories have brought benefits through easy transportation and has the ability to be used for shotcrete trials, where the samples are shot to be cored at a later date. This has eliminated the need to transport additional samples.

Adam O’Ray, Quality Control Manager
Multicrete Systems Inc.

Shotcrete sprayer and pump application equipment
The Mecmesin CombiCork is a Quality tool that allows Korbel to test cork materials, ensuring they match with Korbel’s stringent quality standards. Testing removes subjectivity from the uncorking of champagne corks, troubleshooting our process or material variation, so our customers are able to have a consistent experience every time they open a bottle of the finest Korbel California Champagne.

Rick Marson, Technical Director
Korbel California Champagne

Case study
Champagne cork shown in pneumatic grip with torque sensor

Torque to twist out a champagne cork

As a responsible supplier, we are committed to ensuring safety within our products. The solution provided by Mecmesin means we can monitor the extraction force of our corks to guarantee our customers receive a consistent end product.

Frédéric Junge, Quality manager
Sibel

Case study
Cork torque extraction manual tester for Sibel

Screw-cap torque test on PET bottles

"Mecmesin, through their Portuguese supplier Egitron, presented us with a good solution: reliable equipment and user-friendliness that was adequate for our needs. All our operators are capable of using this equipment because it is very simple to operate. I enjoy dealing with Egitron because they offer excellent technical support."

Miguel Carvalho, Quality Assurance Manager
Água de Luso

Case study
Mineral water PET bottle closure production line check
The Vortex-i system has enabled us to eliminate the variability of results experienced with our previous manually-operated testing systems, allowing accurate and consistent testing of the conformance of our drug delivery systems to our stringent in-house standards.

Stephen Byrne,
Becton Dickinson

Case study
Vortex-i torque tester for drug delivery device testing

Torque testing beauty product closures

"Mecmesin's Tornado testers are very easy to use. Even people who had no experience in this area found them simple to operate. We achieved very reliable results and found that the Tornadoes were easily adapted to test many different bottles and pots. The machines produced printed paper results or a digital file and we found this was a very easy way of keeping opening torque records. They are a very useful instrument for packaging."

Zachos Elias, Quality Control
Korres Natural Products S.A.

Case study
Cosmetics jar ready for release torque checking on a Tornado manual torque tester

Nail Varnish Closure Removal Torque and Capping Check

The Mecmesin system has helped us deliver a better product to our customers with less breakages and leaks. The Tornado is used every 2 hours to ensure the torque of the nail varnish caps are within working range.

Gregorio Suarez, Quality Control and Production Manager
Barry M Cosmetics Ltd.

Case study
nail varnish closure removal torque

Shotcrete Early Strength Calibration Studies

The Mecmesin penetrometer provides accurate low strength data (up to 1 MPa) as soon as you can start testing. This data can immediately be shared with the Shotcrete crews working underground. The instrument and accessories have brought benefits through easy transportation and has the ability to be used for shotcrete trials, where the samples are shot to be cored at a later date. This has eliminated the need to transport additional samples.

Adam O’Ray, Quality Control Manager
Multicrete Systems Inc.

Case study
Shotcrete sprayer and pump application equipment
The Millennium Seed Bank had a need to quantify the tightness of screw capped glass bottles used for long term storage of wild plant seed. Having established the optimum torque, the Orbis 6 N.m is used routinely to maintain the correct tightness of the bottles. The design of the Orbis makes it simple to use and easy to adapt to different containers.

Keith Manger, Laboratory Manager
Kew Gardens

Case study
Orbis in use with plastic closure and bottle torque showing reading
"We perform a variety of tests on our pump products. One of which is to evaluate their release torque. In order to precisely apply torque to screw and unscrew the pumps, we use Mecmesin equipment. These instruments prove their value to us through their ease-of-use and accuracy."

Christoph Szymiczek, Manager, Technical Service
Pfeiffer, now Aptar

Case study
Pump dispenser pharma closure removal torque testers
Online demonstrations and training available from Mecmesin technical sales engineers


Online test equipment and training demos

 

As more people are working from home to reduce non-essential travel, our technical sales engineers can provide online equipment demos or training sessions via web-based video calls.

If possible, send in your own samples and our sales team will be able to present your own products being tested.

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