Tissue Burst Tester

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

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