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Case study
Seat belt locking device test
Requirement
The customer requested a system to measure the force required to release the locking mechanism of a car seat-belt whilst it is under tension.
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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.
378
Case study
Pump dispenser bottle operation
Customised engineering example
As a method to dispense liquids and sprays propellants, such as pressurised gas, are avoided for many reasons. Dispensers with manual spring-loaded pumps are often used in their place.
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Case study
Kiểm tra độ cứng phim cách nhiệt
Ví dụ về kỹ thuật tùy chỉnh Làm quen với uốn ba điểm để kiểm tra tính chất độ bền uốn?
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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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IEC 60598
IEC 60598-1 specifies general requirements for luminaires, incorporating electric light sources for operation from supply voltages up to 1 000 V.
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BS EN 12090
Thermal insulating materials, Thermal insulation, Construction materials, Shear testing, Shear strength, Shear stress, Specimen preparation, Formulae (mathematics), Test specimens, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Adhesives, Mechanical testing, Repor
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Case study
PET preforms - repurposing production for COVID-19 test kits
Requirement
One thing which has characterised the fight against COVID-19 has been the ingenuity and innovation shown by manufacturers to repurpose their own mass-production facilities to make essential items. Everything from Personal Protectiv
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Event
Cork Pull & Cork Compression Testing OnDemand Webinar
FORCE TESTING in Wine & Spirit Applications
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BS EN ISO 9004
BS EN ISO 9004 provides guidance on achieving sustainable success through quality management. The European standard can be applied to all organisations across all sectors.
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Event
Tensile Testing: Basics, Tips and 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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ASTM D6746-15
ASTM D6746 is a test standard that covers methods to evaluate a characteristic of raw rubber or unvulcanized rubber compounds that is designated as green strength.
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ASTM F607-03
The ASTM F607 test method provides a means of determining the degree to which gasket materials under compressive load adhere to metal surfaces. The test conditions described are indicative of those frequently encountered in gasket applications.
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Event
Fundamentals 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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Case study
Car door closure effort
Requirement
When shutting car doors, users need to apply a certain force to initiate the movement and ensure a complete closure.
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Case study
Syringe testing to ISO 11040-4 Annex F needle penetration and drag
Requirement
The 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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Case study
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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BS EN 843-1
EN843-1 describes methods for determining the nominal flexural strength of advanced monolithic technical ceramic materials at ambient temperature.
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Event
Child Resistant Closure Torque Testing
Medical, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Packaging takes product safety seriously.
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Why is the 135° peel test important?
Seal strength testing plays a vital role in packaging quality control.
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Essentials of Cork Pull & Cork Elasticity Testing
Cork stoppers are extremely successful wine bottle closures that have been in use from ancient times.
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FINAT FTM 9
This test method describes a means of assessing probably the most important and yet the hardest to measure property of pressure sensitive materials, the tack.
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Case study
Surgical instrument operational torque
Customised engineering example
Endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical instruments are operated by axial and rotating adjustments in the handle, to perform precision movement in the head.
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Case study
Electrical assembly component strength
Customised engineering example
Due to the complex, asymmetric shapes of electrical assemblies, it can be difficult to grip the soldered, fused and welded parts in a way that mimic the forces applied when in use.