TMI 83-76 Elmendorf Tear Tester
Elmendorf Tear testing determines the force required to continue the tearing of an initial cut in sheet materials such as paper, plastic film, textile and non-woven. Add the option to mount the Spencer Impact attachment for method ASTM D 3420 on the Elmendorf Tear Tester.
Description
The Elmendorf Tear Tester is an automated tear tester equipped with an optical encoder for measuring the angular position of the pendulum during tearing and converting this measurement to tear units. A large, full-color touchscreen display with intuitive, easy-to-use software provides a revolutionary new approach to testing and data review.
The Spencer Impact method is based on ASTM D 3420. An attachment to the Elmendorf Tear Tester is mounted on the top of the instrument and measures the puncture impact resistance of a plastic film sheet or other related sheet-like material. The fixture consists of a probe mounted onto the end of the Elmendorf pendulum and an air-operated clamp used to secure the film sample. The unit measures the resistance to impact/puncture as the probe penetrates a sheet of plastic film. Both Elmendorf Tear and Spencer Impact measurements can be performed on one instrument.
Features & Benefits
Features
- 7” full-colour digital touchscreen display
- Storage and editing of up to 200 readings
- Easily interchangeable pendulums
- Pneumatic grips and pendulum release
- Automatic calibration of pendulum
- Multiple data export options: USB flash drive, USB ESC/POS printer, RS232 and GraphMaster™ software
- Selectable units: grams-force, millinewtons, lbs-force, percentage of pendulum capacity
- Onboard statistics (average, min, max, standard deviation)
- Clamp pressure in psi and kg/cm
- Calculates force of multiple plies
- Report printout with optional printer
Technical Specifications
| Selectable units: | Percentage (%), Millinewtons (mN), Grams-force (gf), Pounds-force (lbf) |
| Sample statistics: | Average, High/low results, Standard deviation |
| Additional options: | GraphMaster™ software, Printer |
| Output: | USB flash drive, USB ESC/POS printer, RS232, GraphMaster™ software |
| Power: | 120/240 VAC 50/60 Hz |
| Air: | 600 kPa (87 psi) – IG4 Instrument Grade Air (ISO Class 1-4-1), ¼” OD tubing |
| Dimensions (WxDxH): | 12 in x 12 in x 20 in (305 mm x 305 mm x 508 mm) |
| Weight (approx.): | 23 lbs (10.4 kg) |
w/ Spencer Impact: w/ Spencer Impact
Selectable units: Percentage (%), Millinewtons (mN), Grams-force (gf), Pounds-force (lbf)
Sample statistics: Average, High/low results, Standard deviation
Additional options: GraphMasterâ„¢ software, Printer
Output: USB flash drive, USB ESC/POS printer, RS232, GraphMasterâ„¢ software
Power: 120/240 VAC 50/60 Hz
Air: 600 kPa (87 psi) – IG4 Instrument Grade Air (ISO Class 1-4-1), ¼” OD tubing
Dimensions (WxDxH): 12 in x 12 in x 20 in (305 mm x 305 mm x 508 mm)
Weight (approx.): 23 lbs (10.4 kg)
Pendulums
- 83-76-10 3200 gram pendulum
- 83-76-11 6400 gram pendulum
- 83-76-09 Universal pendulum 200, 400, 800 & 1600 gram pendulums; required calibration weights included
Standards
AS/NZ 1301.400S, ASTM D 1424, ASTM D 1922, BS 4468, CPPA D 9, ISO 1974, SCAN P11, TAPPI T 414
Applications
Applications
Film and Foil Testing, Paper and Tissue Testing, Textile and Non-Wovens Testing
Industries
Flexible Packaging and Films, Nonwoven and Textiles, Paper and Pulp
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