Industries and Applications

We serve the industries; medical device and pharmaceutical; paperboard and corrugated board packaging, plastics and rubber, ergonomics testing and job task analysis physiotherapy and athletics food texture analysis food and beverage packaging springs textiles aerospace cosmetics electronics, components construction and construction materials Metals

Medical Device & Pharmaceutical

Score bend test on corrugated board using a F305 test stand with a G1071 score bend fixture

Paperboard and Corrugated board Packaging

  • Score bend testing
  • Opening force
  • Adhesive peel
  • TAPPI-T821 pin adhesion of corrugated board.
  • Tensile strength
  • Burst strength
  • Paperboard crush resistance

Plastics and Rubber

  • Tensile strength testing
  • Puncture testing of plastic films
  • Bubble wrap perforation pull-a-part testing
  • Detergent pod crush testing
  • Plastic floor coverings
  • Closures
  • Friction testing
  • Tear/peel testing
  • Induction seals
  • Tubing
  • Pipes
  • UPVC window profiles 

Ergonomics Testing & Job Task Analysis

  • Pushing a wheelchair or cart
  • Loading and unloading boxes
  • Luggage / cargo handling
  • Operating heavy machinery
  • Lifting boxes
  • Pulling items from racks

Physiotherapy and Athletics

  • Physical therapy instruments
  • Muscle strength testing
  • Fitness assessment
  • Rehabilitation progress measurement
  • Grip strength
  • Static and dynamic balance
  • Range of motion
  • Strength symmetry
Burger patty test, puncture test of a tortilla

Food texture analysis

  • Hardness
  • Crispiness
  • Firmness
  • Consistency
  • Crunchiness
  • Shear
  • Rupture
  • Stickiness
  • Cohesiveness
  • Stiffness
  • Viscosity
Top load testing of a plastic bottle using a Chatillon TCM test stand.

Food and Beverage Packaging

  • Top load testing
  • Clamshell container opening force
  • Cap torque testing
  • Cork pull out force
  • Aerosol cap pull-off

Springs

  • Pushbutton actuation 
  • Mattress testing 
  • Spring clip insertion and extraction 
  • Compression testing 
  • Tension testing 
  • Spring-type component/assembly testing

Textiles

  • Webbing, harnesses, belts
  • Fabric strength testing
  • Belts 
  • Rope, twine, string
  • Finished good testing - seam strength, etc. 

Aerospace

  • Hydraulic force gauges for airplane maintenance
  • Spring testing
  • Wire terminal crimp pull testing
  • Force and torque testing of dials and switches
  • Passenger control button activation force
  • Bearing torque testing
  • Cable tension testing
  • Tensile strength of materials
  • Bend strength of materials
  • Electronics component pull-off testing
  • Seatbelt release force

Cosmetics

  • Lipstick break strength
  • Powder compacts/eye shadow
  • Compaction strength
  • Gelcaps
  • Cream gel tests
  • Seal strength testing
  • Lipstick/lip balm hardness
  • Soap/wax hardness

Electronics, Components

  • Wire terminal/crimp pull off force
  • Glass and ceramic flexural break strength
  • Credit and smart card de-lamination 
  • Cable/loom - conductor breakage tests
  • Keypad actuation
  • PCB's - adhesive and component pull off strength 
  • Solder strength on components 
  • Weld strength

Construction and construction materials

  • Geotextile puncture resistance strength
  • Adhesives
  • Fastners – nuts, bolts, screws, nails, etc.
  • Asphalt and bitumen
  • Harness and webbing tensile testing
  • Plasterboard
  • Sealants and mastics
  • UPVC window profiles
  • Wallpaper
  • Wire/cable pull testing
  • Wood/timber

Metals

  • Tensile strength
  • Flexural/bend strength 
  • Weld strength
  • Ductility
  • Fasteners – nuts, bolts, screws, nails, etc. 
  • Chains 
  • Coils 
  • Compression strength 
  • Pipes 
  • Springs 

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