One group of tests which are of great significance within the packaging industry involve measuring those torques which characterise the performance of screw closurers, caps and lids
Mecmesin describes Vortex-i as a fully computer-controlled system which will set new standards for torque testing in quality control laboratories.
In today's increasingly competitive packaging industry, minimising costs associated with product wastage or reworking has become absolutely critical.
Packaging engineers, designers and specifiers are well-aware of the vital contribution that that force and torque measurement systems can make to the early identification of potential design or production problems.
Vortex-i, which is fully controlled by Mecmesin's flexible, powerful and user-friendly Emperor software, enables quality engineers to develop sophisticated procedures and analyses to meet their particular product testing requirements.
One group of tests which are of great significance within the packaging industry involve measuring those torques which characterise the performance of screw closurers, caps and lids.
Vortex-i is said to be the ideal instrument for identifying slip torque and bridge torque of tamper-evident closures, determining the release torque of vacuum closures, measuring the peak torque to open push-and-twist or squeeze-and-twist child-resistant caps, and indeed quantifying the openability of all types of screw closure.
Within the pharmaceutical industry, Mecmesin says the role of its testing systems is not limited to evaluating the performance of packaging - applying tensile, compressive or torsional loads directly to pharmaceutical products and powders can also generate a wealth of information about quality.
Mecmesin force and torque testing systems are distributed worldwide; throughout the USA and Canada availability is exclusively via Dillon-WeighTronix, of Fairmont, MN, under the Quantrol brandname.
