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The Delft tear test is a valuable tool for assessing material performance in applications where durability and safety are critical.
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Compression testing is critical for ensuring product strength, durability and compliance.
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Why is tear resistance testing important?
Tear resistance is more than a quality metric, it is a safeguard for performance and safety.
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Cantilever bend and anchorage strength testing are essential for validating product performance and ensuring safety in real-world use.
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Mecmesin solutions for extrusion testing
Mecmesin offers precision-engineered extrusion testing solutions designed for food texture analysis, built on platforms such as the
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How is torque to turn testing performed?
Torque to turn testing typically involves mounting the test specimen in a secure fixture, aligning the axis of rotation, and applying torque until the component begins to move.
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What is top-load testing?
Top-load testing, also known as column crush testing, is a method used to evaluate the ability of a packaging component to withstand a vertical compressive force without deforming or failing.
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Standards and specifications
Fastening torque testing is governed by international and sector-specific standards to ensure consistency and repeatability:
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Understanding compressive and tensile forces
Insertion and withdrawal testing focuses on two key force measurements:
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Grab method vs strip method
Compared with the strip method (as defined by ISO 13934-1), which grips the full width of the fabric, the grab method
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Why choose Mecmesin for tensile strength testing
Mecmesin has decades of experience in tensile testing, offering systems that deliver precision, repeatability, and compliance with industry standards.
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Chord modulus testing is a core technique for evaluating stiffness in a wide range of materials, from advanced composites to everyday packaging films.
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Physiology
We exert force and torque with our muscles in almost all our everyday activities.
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Manual controls and switches
Switches come in many different configurations... toggle, rotary, mercury, push-button, reversing, relay and circuit breaker.
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Best practice and future trends
Maintaining accuracy
Ensure reliable results by:
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Applications across industries
Compressive hardness testing is applied in many sectors to confirm that materials meet performance and safety criteria.
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Introduction to friction and its importance
Friction is the resistive force that occurs when two surfaces interact. It plays a fundamental role in engineering and manufacturing.
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Introduction to running torque
Running torque testing measures the torque required to keep a component rotating once movement has started.
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Introduction to peel wheel testing
The peel wheel test is a specialised adhesion test method used to measure the strength of adhesive bonds in flexible materials such as plastics, films, and laminates.
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How to perform a breaking torque test
Required equipment and setup
Mecmesin offers a range of torque testing systems suited to different torque capacities and application requir
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If you need guidance on puncture or shear resistance testing, selecting the right equipment, or integrating ASTM, ISO, TAPPI, and <
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Consumer Products
Mecmesin test solutions for products typically found in the home ...