Plastic Testing Equipments

This is an instrument designed to test :

1. Opening Torque of Screwed Closures.
2. Opening Torque of Child-Resistant or Security Closures.
3. Latching Force of Child Resistant Closures.
4. Breaking strength of Pilfer-proof ROPP caps.
5. Hinge-Twist Test of Flip-Top Caps.

Salient features:

1. Good gripping power.
2. Peak Hold Facility for freezing of Max. Reading.
3. A Dead Weight type Calibration System provided on the equipment.
4. Auto-Calibration facility.

Significance:

On Automatic Production line involving Auto-Capping operation, this Equipment will help
to set the machine for the Optimum Closing and Subsequent Opening Torque.

This will also help in designing the suitable Thread Profile of Plastic Caps for Plastic Bottles as well as for Glass Bottles.

The Opening Torque for Closures is a prime requirement from the User‘s point of view.

Extra High Torque means extra effort by the consumer to open a bottle / jar.

Extra Low Torque means - loose caps. Causing spillage and leakage due to transit vibrations.

Every product has to be designed with an Optimum
Torque Value taking into consideration its end use.
This Optimum Torque Value will lead to an Optimum Closing Torque which needs to be adjusted on your bottling machine to give consistent performance of your package.

Emphasis on the Torque Values during
Design & Development stages can easily predict
Market Acceptability and Performance of your package.
Facility to test Child Resistant Closures available
in Motorized Model.

Capacities Available :

Standard : 50 Kgcm with Least count of 0.01 Kgcm

Multiple Measuring Units (User Settable) :

Kgcm, Lbin, NM, NCm.

Models available :

Various models starting from Digital Economy models to Semi-Automatic Computerized models.

This equipment is relevant to :

1. Caps / Closures Manufacturers.
2. Bottles / Tubes Manufacturers.
3. Mold Manufactures.
4. Cosmetic Manufacturers
5. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
6. Beverage Manufacturers.
7. Heavy End-Users of bottles / tubes / caps / closures.
8. Research Institutions.
9. Packaging Development centers.

This is an equipment to check the Coefficient of Static Friction (COF) as well as the Coefficient of Static Friction (COF) between Paper - Paper, Film - Film, Laminates - Film / Metal, etc

Definitions :

The coefficient of friction is the ratio of the frictional force resisting movement of the surface being tested to the force applied normal to that surface (the weight of the material above that surface).

The static coefficient is the ratio of the force resisting initial motion of the surface to the normal force.

The kinetic coefficient (not determined by this method) is the ratio of the force resisting motion of the surface to the normal force once the motion is in progress.

Significance :

The coefficient of friction of packaging materials indicates how packages made from that material will perform in many critical applications.

The COF values are directly related to the optimum working of films or laminates on F.F.S machines used in packaging of products in pouches. While excessive friction will lower down production speeds, the lower friction may cause slippage and improper pouch formations.

The coefficient of friction of printing and writing papers is an indicator of the ease with which the top or bottom sheets of a stack of paper will slide across the succeeding sheet, such as occurs on the infeed of a printing press or the sheet transport into a copier machine. A minimum value of coefficient of friction is required to prevent doublefeeding of any sheets.

A high coefficient of one surface of paper or paperboard (containerboard) to itself means that containers having that surface will tend to resist sliding in unit loads. A low coefficient may indicate potential problems with the packages slipping from the load. The equipment confirms to various International standards like TAPPI T - 549.

Models available :

Various models starting from Standard Digital models to the high-end Fully Automatic Computerized models.

This equipment is relevant to :

1. Paper Mills
2. Printing / Processing Houses
3. Plastic Film Manufacturers.
4. Convertors / Laminators
5. Heavy End-Users of above.
6. Research Institutions.
7. Packaging Development centers.

An instrument to scientifically evaluate the moisture content of a given substrate such an paper, board, or any other material in powder or leafy form.

Confirms to TAPPI T - 412

Consists of a 400 watts Drying Oven with a microprocessor controlled digital temperature indicator-cum-controller capable of maintaining the internal temperature at 105 +2???oC. with free circulation of air.

To be used with a Digital Balance of high accuracy (0.01 gram or better).

Significance :

Moisture is significant for economic reasons and for its effect on such properties as printability, shrinkage, dimensional stability, physical strength, and paper runnability.

Instant Moisture Meters (Portable / Handheld) and Digital Moisture Analyzers (Automatic) are also available.

This equipment is relevant to :

1. Paper Mills.
2. Carton Manufacturers.
3. Heavy End-Users of Paper and Cartons.
4. General Industry.
5. Research Institutions.
6. Packaging Development centers.