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Carbon black in polyolefins is used in wide variety of industries. To generate an effective light screen protection for polyolefin polymer against extreme light exposure, two to three percent of finely segregated carbon black content is required. It is very much vital for the manufacturer of such polymer to ensure that the......

PET bottles which are manufactured for carrying soda or other pressurized beverages have to sustain a lot amount of internal pressure. Under this much internal force the material may burst out if not manufactured with good quality material and using the right method. Equipment like Bottle Burst Tester can estimate the exact......

Pressure sensitive tapes with adhesive qualities can be defined as a continuous length, flexible strip with a permanent adhesive substance on one side at room temperature. It adhere to substances on application of little amount of pressure externally. Manufacturers of such tape material is keeping on increasing the adhesive qualities of the......

The Packaging industry calls for heavy duty sealing agents and adhesives for securing their packaging quality. There are distinct types of adhesives which are used as per their requirement. And similarly there distinct test modes to quantify the bond strength of the adhesion material. It depends on your requirement of the test,......

PVC or polyvinyl chloride is a highly used material in plastic industries. It has numerous applications and exhibit multiple properties. Due to its variable viscosities, the material is tested for its MFI value or melt flow index using Melt Flow Index Tester. The melting property of a PVC material is crucial for......

The heat deflection analysis is a test conducted on plastic materials to see their ability to withstand load in elevated temperatures. The test results obtained are an important indication for judging the relative service temperature of a polymer substance when they are used in load bearing parts. Equipments such as Heat Deformation......

Electrical devices on whole or components and parts used in it can never be inert towards fire hazards. They can be resistant up to a level but not inert. To check whether a material is OK for placement in an appliance they must clear a UL94 flammability test and for which one......

Improving packaging quality has been the only target area where one can achieve more success than their competitors. The packaging sealant is an important area of packaging industry to focus upon. The adhesive used for assuring packaging seals must be test under distinct real-life condition which may contribute to their weakening. Humidity......

Carton Box Manufacturers may invest a lot in the production material and manufacturing process. But still at the time of Audit, few of them fails because of lack in delivering the right property test data in the Quality report. Along with the material quality thickness, weight and other parameters, it is very......

Soda bottle burst test is a common and vital quality control test in the bottle packaging industry. The pressurized gas locked inside the bottle exerts high amount of pressure on the container walls. Poor quality or low resistance bottle may not be capable enough to take that amount of pressure and burst......

Plastic films are often placed on glass material for packaging purpose. But low friction plastic will never be placed on glass material instead will slip down and fall. Therefore testing the plastic film quality before mass production is vital. The test equipment like Coefficient of friction Tester is used to perform friction......

Olefin is a simple form of polymer which produces polyolefin class of plastic materials such as Polyethylene or PET material and polypropylene. As you may know that polyethylene is a common plastic material used in Bottle and packaging material manufacturing. Determination of carbon black content is done on the basis of gravimetric......

PET bottle are the best packaging material considered for the Soda bottle and carbonated beverage. Due to their internal resistance towards compressed pressure of the beverage, they are considered to be ideal for the job. However, just using PET material alone for the bottle doesn’t help, The material standard used, the bottle......

Medical Packaging industry has been renowned for utilizing the best possible packaging methods and quality control. This is because of the responsibility they carry for the end customer. The highest level of quality control is conducted in the industry to assure that the content packed inside keeps its integrity perfect till speculated......

Paper Cones are largely utilized as yarn Carriers in industry. The load or compression force, which the cones are fit for opposing, is dependent upon components, like, Quality and Quantity of paper, Quality and Quantity of adhesive materials, fabricating process, Moisture content, Physical size and measurements. It is exceptionally troublesome for a......

Sand is an important ingredient of cement and related materials. Its moisture content plays a vital role for its application. Therefore testing the moisture content of sand is considered to be important in quality control department. This can be done using Moisture Analyzer, test equipment. This machine works on the principle of......

The molten flow properties, is a vital segment of research studies when we are manufacturing polymer product. The melt low index of polymers state many features and behaviour aspect of the particular test polymer substance. Therefore, testing the features via calculating its Melt flow index or MFI is an important step. The......

Rapid deformation of coating can occur due to multiple quality issues including constant experiencing impacts or rubbing or scratches. Other factors may take time to torn off the coating completely but direct impacts are the most dangerous which call peel off the entire coating layer depending on the force of impact. Coatings......

Plastic Water bottles are used by packaging industry in large scale. They exhibit huge number of properties that is useful for the application they are made for. One such quality is the wall thickness. Thickness of plastic water bottle is being inspected under quality control requirements. Many industries specify restricted thickness number......

Water can become the reason behind paint degradation, so information of how a coating layer opposes water is useful for surveying how it will perform in real- life administration. Test Failures with 100 percent relative humid conditions might be caused by various variables incorporating a quality lack in the paint itself, defilement......

The heat treatment of plastics also known as Annealing and Normalizing process is a fundamental stage to guarantee tight resistances in plastic material while accuracy machining, holding and polishing and to abstain from breaking and crazing. Heat treating additionally takes out inside strain or stress and guarantees better mechanical and heat properties.......

Ionomers are of transparent nature and is a thermoplastic elastomers of glass-like clearness, high sturdiness and has exceptional adaptability. They are utilized multiple times as a tie-layer and as an adhesive polymer which gives brilliant attachment to aluminum and other polar substrates and in addition remarkable fixing properties. Imperative food packaging applications......

Stacking of the bottles is a common sight in the retailer shop, while transit, or while storing at manufacturing unit. The bottles are stacked over each other for long time. The load vertically coming over the bottles is distributed over all the surface and especially on the base section. Top load tester......

Polymer products have a natural tendency of cut-growth phenomenon. According to which if plastic product or components have a cut on its surface which may be a part of design or may be an impact result, it will eventually grow with constant impacts. The resistance to such impacts is test using Izod......

A cap or closure is the most vital section of bottle or container packaging. It seals the entry area and acts as a barrier to contamination. Especially during the filling line, the cap when placed and twisted to close the container it must be using the same torque for all bottle. To......

Kraft paper or kraft is paper or paperboard (cardboard) created from substance mash delivered in the kraft procedure. Sack kraft paper, or simply sack paper, is a permeable kraft paper with high versatility and high tear obstruction, intended for bundling items with levels of popularity for quality and sturdiness. The ring crush......

A manufacturer of photocopy paper needs to examine the reason for machine disappointment because of regular paper jams. A Coefficient of Friction (COF) test was prescribed to gauge the static and active coefficients of grating between two sheets of paper. The COF estimation is a proportion that depicts material surface unpleasantness. For......

Caps and closure have an important role in bottle packaging industry. There are various test processes that decide their quality as per customer demand. Torque test is one of them. However, conducting the test using a precision equipment makes all the difference. Cap torque tester is a bottle cap testing instrument. It......

Carton box compression test is performed using compression test machines. However, using the right equipment will favour you more than using hi-tech equipment. By, ‘right’, we mean standardized to global test requirements and precise in test value output. Box Compression Tester – Digital is one such testing equipment used to evaluate the......

Blister packaging is the new and growing trend in the packaging industry. Not only it allows the product appearance but is also deliver high strength. With its transparent product appearance, the package style is becoming quite famous among numerous industries. However, testing the quality of the package is very important. Most of......

Plastic or more clearly PET bottles are the new era of liquid packaging. But as something new is introduced in the market, it is always taken with many quality doubts by the customers. Whether it will sustain or not, will it perform well, is this the better alternative and why. Answers to......

Soda bottles are composed of high-quality PET material to assure that the compressed pressure is carried over the time and do not disturb the inside content composition. However, the closure system of Soda bottles also plays an important role in securing the seal integrity. Therefore it is important to check and detect......

PET bottle manufacturing process involves blow moulding procedure. During which the bottle is first blown into a preform structure. This is done for testing purpose and see if the final product will be manufactured as per company production requirements or not. The preform structure are subjected to many quality tests but the......

Moisture content analysis is a vital quality controls step in wheat or flour manufacturing unit. The test data retrieved from this particular test is further used in other essential testing process. Prior the milling process, flour millers set a standard moisture level in wheat. The moisture content of wheat or flour impacts......

Plastic components have their part and role in various industries and has numerous applications. And as their uses grow their quality complications grow too. Which is why manufacturers, have their sole responsibility to conduct precise quality control test in their unit. Among many properties, plastic has a value for its thickness based......

PET bottle is in high demand and use by the package companies. Especially for carrying liquid form substance such as a beverage. During the process of bottle packaging, the most essential section is the filling line. When bottles are scrolled in a continuous manner and the content is filled inside from top......

Carton boxes are used in the majority for fulfilling packaging purpose, in shipping and in transporting products from one place to another. The reason behind choosing them, is their incomparable strength and resistance against damaging conditions, like moisture, heat, small impact. However, testing the carton box for its drop strength is vital......

Electricity cables and wires are everywhere. They form the basis of our networking and electronic connections. The cable mesh across the world has made it possible for us humans to connect with each other at an unimaginable speed. Invariably our cable networks are prone to external climatic conditions, being exposed to direct......

The specific gravity of a plastic compound plays an important role in its sale. Plastic material is sold on the basis of per pound cost. Thus, a low specific gravity is equal to high material mass per pound which means higher the cost. However, the calculation and measurement of specific gravity is......

Plastic Materials are not only a part of domestic or commercial appliances they are also contributing towards highly complex industrial machinery, automotive sector and even in the Aerospace industry. Being involved in such sensitive applications, plastic material must deliver strength and high-quality. Use of Rigid Plastic Testing Instruments can be a solution......

Caps are an important part of Bottle Packaging industry as they seal the top opening of a bottle or container. However, many manufacturers don’t take them seriously which lead to poor sealing condition and content leakage. They also require to be tested under multiple test conditions so that the closure’s quality can......

Sheet Metal is one of the most utilized material in the metal industry and Metalworking process. They are cut in to various size and shapes to fulfil multiple industry requirements. Their drawability quality is its USP factor. Even in its manufacturing process, sheet metal drawability plays an important role. Manufacturers must conduct......

Bursting factor of corrugated boxes can be evaluated using Paper & Packaging Testing Instruments, however the right kind of instrument can make all the change. There are many properties of a corrugated box, such as the bursting strength, the moisture resistance, the Cobb value and many more and every property needs its......

Watches are the most important part of our daily life. They keep us on track always and on time.  Wherever we need to go if we follow the time they will never fail us. And in these range the most special case are the wrist watches. The watches were earlier made only......

Use of bottle for packaging is one of the booming industry in the market. Due to their numerous benefits, products are turning to bottle for their packaging. The entire production process starting from bottle manufacture, coloring, filling line, and capping process has their own importance in assuring quality to the customer. Among......

Pressure sensitive tapes are a very commonly used product almost everywhere. It has numerous amount of application including domestic, commercial and industrial. Being involved in so many things, it must offer high quality in adhesion or as per requirement. To evaluate the adhesive strength, the commonly used method is the rolling ball......

It has been noticed often that while shipping, the corrugated boxes are kept one above other and during that time, each box takes up a different level of load. Especially the one at the base. Compression test plays an important role in the corrugated box industry. It ensures the box which is......

Foam wraps are usually utilized to wrap delicate product such glasswares and crockery while they are in storage or in transit. The wraps selected for this application are thick and strong. They are designed to withstand flat impacts, abrasion and compression. However, encountering a sharp edge or any pointed object the foam......

The world of material testing is constantly modifying its technique. Manufacturers demand universal testing solutions which can provide variety testing in one setup. Investing money is not a problem when the outcome is worth. Force Measurement Testing Systems 500 delivers an all-in-one solution for Material Quality Assurance. The single-column force measurement system,......

Washing Machines are not always manufactured under one roof. Their parts are often manufactured by different companies. Therefore, it is very important to check their quality prior to their assembly. Majority of tests are conducted on exterior Plastic parts and the Nylon Gear in Washing Machine Motor. The exterior polymer parts face......