Selecting a materials tester is a major project – it takes time and investigation to ensure that the instrument will not only meet your needs today but provide room to grow as your testing needs expand.
Announcing the Automatic Pendulum Return feature for our ProTear Elmendorf Tear Tester. Now you can eliminate the need for the operator to “catch” the pendulum on the backswing and manually reset for each test.
Thwing-Albert is pleased to announce that Mr. David Zarrilli will be assuming the role of Director of Sales & Marketing. As David has been with Thwing-Albert for nearly 30 years, having spent most of that time in various sales and marketing positions, he brings a solid foundation and understanding of materials testing and the instrumentation required to meet the demands of today’s vigorous testing needs.
We would like to recognize Steven J. Berg, our current Vice President of Sales and Marketing, for his time on the TAPPI Board. He has held multiple positions including the Division Chairman for the Process and Product Quality Division, which oversees the physical, tissue, optical, and pulp and chemical committees.
A pharmaceutical company in need of an accurate, flexible, and consistent method to measure the seal strength of foil sealed single-dose medicine cups. Their current method was to peel the foil seal by hand and rely on an operator to determine if the seal strength was adequate. A test routine to remove operator influence and provide objective analysis was required to determine the optimum sealing parameters for their dosing cups.
Testing laboratories are constantly working to improve product quality. Thwing-Albert Instrument Company can help provide a single-source solution for updating and maintaining the testing machines used daily to verify that materials are meeting industry standards including ISO, ASTM, TAPPI and many others.
The capability to prepare test specimens accurately, efficiently and safely is critical to ensuring reliable and repeatable test results. Inadequate sample preparation can lead to additional retesting and higher costs while improper tools can endanger operator safety. The selection of the optimal sample cutter depends on a few key factors.
The ProTear Touch updates this design to feature a touch-screen and an increased capacity up to 12,800 grams. Now customers can also change the capacity quickly without the need for tools. The tester provides a rapid and precise way to evaluate the tear resistance of sheet materials including paper, textiles, roofing products, plastic film, and foils.
Windows has ended support for all Windows 7 versions. MAP4 Software for your Thwing-Albert testing machines that is older than version 4.2 is not compatible with Windows 10. Remember to check your version before you upgrade your company to Windows 10.
