Paper, cardboard and thermoformed analyses
LBJ-TM12+
Characteristics
Manufacturer: Techman
Model: TM 12
Uses
The robotic arm is used for spraying. It can be used in automatic mode or used in conventional mode on a conveyor.
Technical specs
| Articulations |
6 |
| Range |
1300 mm |
| Speed |
0 – 250 mm/s |
| Mode |
Collaborative |
Paper PerFect Formation Analyzer – Optest (PPF)
Characteristics
PPF measures the uniformity of paper at several floc sizes or scales of formation. Properties such as printability and strength properties are strongly correlated with paper uniformity at very particular forming scales.
Samples are easily compared to selected reference sheets such as a competitor’s paper or the “best” sheet produced on a particular paper machine (RFV- Relative Formation Values).
Q-SUN Xenon Test Chambers
Characteristics
- Simulate light (indoor filtered light); heat or cold (elevated or low temperature), and water (humidity and water spray)
- Used to Evaluate durability and lightfastness of a range of materials
Optical tensiometer
Characteristics
- Manufacturer: Biolin
- Model: Thetaflex 300
Particularities
Thetaflex auto 5 (4 liquid dispenser)
90 ͦ Tilt table
Pulsed drops
Topographic module
Uses
- Static contact angle
- Dynamic contact angle
- Free surface energy
- Surface and interfacial tension
- Roughness corrected contact angle and 3D surface roughness
- Interfacial dilatation rheology
Technical specs
| Measurement range (°, mN/m) |
0 – 180, 0.01 – 2000 |
| Precision (°, mN/m) |
±0.1, ±0.01 |
| Maximum size of sample (mm) |
unlimitedx95x180 |
| Maximum resolution (px) |
1984×1264 |
Force tensiometer
Characteristics
- Manufacturer: Biolin
- Model: Sigman 700
Particularities
- Analysis of samples, up to 210g with a resolution of 0. Analysis of samples, up to 210g with a resolution of 0.01mg.01mg
Uses
- Surface tension methods (Du Noüy ring and Wilhelmy plate)
- Interfacial tension (Du Noüy ring and Wilhelmy plate
- Critical micellar concentration CMC
- Free surface energy
- Powder wettability
- Density
- Sedimentation
- Bonding strength
Technical specs
| Measurement range (mN / m) |
1-2000 |
| Displayed resolution (mN / m) |
0.001 |
| Density range (g / cm3) |
0-2.2 |
| Density resolution (g / cm3) |
0.0001 |
| Maximum load (g) |
210 |
| Weighing resolution (mg) |
0.01 |
| Strength resolution (µN) |
0.1 |
| Contact angle range (°) |
0-180 |
| Contact angle resolution (°) |
0.01 |
| Calibration and locking |
Automatic |
Oxygen permeability analyzer
Characteristics
- Manufactor: Mocon
- Model: Ox-TRAN 2/22
Particularities
- Use of a surface reducer for the analysis of film and paper with a low oxygen barrier
Uses
- Used to analyze the oxygen transmission (OTR) of barrier films and papers
Technical specs
| Analysis spectrum |
0.05 to 1770 cc/(m2 × day) |
| Humidity spectrum of test |
0%, 5 to 90% ±3% |
| Carrier gas |
Nitrogen/hydrogen (98%/2%) |
| Analysis gas |
Oxygen 100% |
| Analysis temperature |
10 °C to 40 °C ±0.2 °C |
Water vapour permeability analyzer
Characteristics
- Manufactor: Mocon
- Model: 3/34
Particularities
- Use of a surface reducer for the analysis of film and paper with a low water vapour barrier
Uses
Used to analyze the water vapour transmission (WVTR) of barrier films and papers
Technical specs
| Analysis spectrum |
0.05 to 890 cc/(m2 × day) |
| Humidity spectrum of test |
100%, 50 to 90% ±3% |
| Analysis temperature |
10 °C to 40 °C ±0.2 °C |
Temperature and humidity controlled room
Mullen model A and C, Messmer (2) bursting strenght testers
Instron 5565 tensile tester
Pulmac Trouble Shooter (Zero span) tensile tester
Gurley, PPS and Bendtsen porosimeter
Sheffield, PPS and Bendtsen rugosimeter
TMI static and dynamic friction coefficients
Messmer flat and ring crush tester
Technibrite Micro TB-1C reflectometer
Color Touch spectrophotometer
Thwing-Albert vapometers (24)
Hercules (HST) and Mutek (EST) sizing testers
TEST/PLUSTM Gloss Technidyne 20° & 75°
