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Why is torque testing important in packaging?
Torque testing underpins closure performance, ensuring that products remain sealed and safe throughout distribution, storage and use.
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The standard specifies the procedures for measuring the force required for needle penetration and the drag force as the needle travels through a simulated skin or tissue.
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Top-load testing provides a vital measure of packaging performance, helping engineers and quality teams optimise designs, comply with regulations and ensure product safety.
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Cleavage strength testing is essential for confirming material and adhesive performance in demanding applications.
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Applications of peel testing
Packaging: Testing seal strength in pouches, blister packs, and easy-open systems.
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What is the grab method?
The grab method is a tensile testing technique where only the centre of a fabric specimen is gripped during testing — typically using 100 mm × 150 mm test specimens with a 50 mm wide clamp
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Why is texture testing important?
Texture testing ensures consistent product performance, supports process control, and validates compliance with industry standards. Even small changes in raw materials, processing conditions, or environmental factors can alter texture.
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Loop tack test procedure
Sample preparation
Cut adhesive strips to the required length and width stated in the chosen standard. Condition the samples at the specified temperature and humidity before testing.
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What Is A Universal Testing Machine?
To assess the quality of a finished product or component, it is often necessary to conduct multiple force tests.
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The science behind chord modulus
Definition and importance
Chord modulus is determined by drawing a straight line, known as the chord, between two points on the stress-strain curve.
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Why Mecmesin for ring crush testing
Mecmesin designs and manufactures precision testing systems that meet ISO 12192 and TAPPI requirements for RCT.
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Introduction to compressibility and recovery testing
Compressibility and recovery testing measures how a material behaves under load and how effectively it returns to its original form once the load is removed.
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Speak to one of our technical specialists today to discuss your shear testing requirements for food texture analysis and discover how Mecmesi
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Best practice and future trends
Maintaining accuracy
Calibrate to ISO 6789 or Mecmesin protocols
Use in controlled environments
Validate with certified
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Mecmesin equipment for texture testing
Tailored systems for diverse industries
Mecmesin offers precision texture testing systems designed to handle everything from soft gels and emulsions to firm solids.
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Plastic components and sub-assemblies
The successful design and production of plastic components requires careful attention to be paid to many elements. The choice of plastic material depends on the desired performance characteristics - will parts be under constant load?
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Packaging
Mecmesin testing solutions for consumer (primary and secondary) and transit (tertiary) packaging.
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ASTM D1002
This test method covers the determination of the apparent shear strengths of adhesives for bonding metals when tested on a standard single-lap-joint specimen and under specified conditions of preparation and test.
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Tensile Testing for Wiring Harness Connections Webinar
The only way of really knowing the strength of a crimped terminal is to pull it.
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BS EN ISO 8339
This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the tensile properties of sealants used in joints in building construction.