Tissue Burst Tester
A dedicated instrument based on the EJA Tensile Tester for testing both the dry and wet bursting strength of tissue paper and paper towelling. With a very sensitive loadcell measuring system, it is specifically designed for testing tissue, non-wovens and other lightweight sheets. Complies with new CEN Tissue Bursting Strength Standard.
The Tissue Burst Tester is a precision PC-controlled instrument for measuring the wet and dry burst strength properties of tissue paper sand tissue products, paper towels, non-wovens and other substrates.
It is easy to use and can measure:
- Dry burst strength – useful for determining the strength required to avoid breaks or tears during manufacturing or converting.
- Wet burst strength – a critical property for all tissue products subjected to water-based liquids during normal use.
Integral Simplicity Materials Testing Software enables test parameters to be readily set and test results to be printed and stored on a PC. Standard results include burst strength, burst displacement, burst energy, total burst energy, burst index and statistics.
Features
- A pneumatic clamp, for the secure holding of samples, which enables safe and quick test set-up and eliminates the potential for sample slippage and operator fatigue
- A generous space of 2 inches (50.8 mm) for ease of loading samples onto the test platform
- Side facing electronics panel for ease of servicing
- An optional foot switch for hands-free operation
- Movable test control panel
- Burst test software
- Serial PC interface – no PC interface cards required
- Serial load cell interface
- Automatic electronic calibration
- Space saving small foot print
- Push-button auto zero
- Compatibility with Microsoft ® Windows ® 98/2000/NT/XP
Physical specifications
- Dimensions: 254 Ã- 419 Ã- 800 mm (10 x 16.5 x 31.5 in) (W x D x H)
- Net weight: 51 kg (112 lb)
- Crosshead travel 584 mm (23 in)
Above dimensions do not include PC
Clamping fixture
- Internal diameter 89 ± 0.03 mm (3.5 ± 0.01 in)
- Outside diameter 165 mm (6.5 in)
- Other sizes available on request
Probe
- Diameter 16 ± 0.05 mm (0.625 in)
- Other sizes available
Performance data
- Crosshead guidance – precision ball screw
- Horizontal clearance – unlimited
- Depth clearance – 89 mm (3.5 in)
- Force capacity – 2 kN
- Force measurement – high precision 20 or 50 N
- Force accuracy
- 10-100% load capacity ± 0.25% measuring value
- < 10% load capacity ± 0.025% load cell capacity
- Force resolution 16 bit A/D to 0.1 N
- Position resolution 0.6 µm (0.00002 in)
- Position accuracy ± 2.5 µm/25 mm ( ± 0.0001 in/1.0 in) or 0.01% of distance
- System control PC-based with serial interface (no PC slave cards) (PC not included)
- Operating system Microsoft ® Windows ® 98/NT/2000/XP
- Crosshead speed 1-1000 mm/min (0.05-40 in/min)
- Speed accuracy ± 0.1%
- Safety features emergency stop button, upper and lower limit switches with over-travel and load cell overload protection
Operating/storage environment
- Air temperature
- operating 10-50 °C (50-122 °F)
- storage -25-70 °C (-13-158 °F)
- Relative humidity
- operating 10-85% (non-condensing)
- storage 5-90% (non-condensing)
Power requirements: 110 V, 50/60 Hz 220/230 V, 50 Hz 240 V, 50 Hz
Standards
CEN prENISO:12625, ASTM D6548-00, TAPPI T570-00