Technidyne PROFILE/Plus® Bendtsen Roughness with Porosity

Brought to you by Technidyne, our specialist optical, surface, and physical property testing brand, the PROFILE/Plus® Bendtsen Roughness with Porosity measures surface roughness and air permeance according to industry standard methods. 

Achieving uniform ink coverage is essential to high-quality printing, and can only be achieved with a uniform paper surface. Our Bendsten roughness tester makes it possible to meet this demand with accurate measurements to help control paper roughness. 

Accurate and configurable Profile Plus testing

Our Bendsten roughness testers are fully configurable. They can be equipped to measure either Sheffield or Bendtsen Roughness and a variety of porosity reporting units. 

The high-resolution flow meter of each Profile Plus device  improves measurement accuracy. It reduces process variability, enabling tighter control specifications. With proper roughness of paper testing you reduce customer complaints, minimize product returns and generate higher profits. 

The Technidyne PROFILE/Plus® Bendtsen Roughness with Porosity offers a complete roughness of paper or porosity analysis solution.  

Rapid, multiple measurement capability

This Profile Plus device supports all types of testing. You can choose a machine to test top-side roughness only, bottom-side roughness only – or both top and bottom side roughness…in one instrument! 

It’s a fast and efficient Bendsten roughness tester. The average seven-second testing process provides quick measurement response and accuracy. 

State-of-the art measuring heads

Our Profile Plus has a unique three head design. This provides top and bottom roughness of paper and air permeance measurements simultaneously. 

The PROFILE/Plus® Bendtsen Roughness with Porosity monitors the zero flow rate to improve measurement accuracy for low porosity and/or very smooth grades. This provides a wide working range to test the quality of various types of paper and board. 

Our Profile Plus device will continually monitor a zero flow rate to optimize measurement accuracy. It reduces process variability and minimizes false reject decisions to improve PM efficiency and generate higher profits. 

Barometric pressure and temperature

The PROFILE/Plus® Bendtsen Roughness with Porosity can compensate for local variations in barometric pressure and temperature. If caused by a change in mill elevation, or the local environment.  

This feature enhances the repeatability of tests. It stabilizes the measurement conditions. It helps to ensure that the correct results are achieved, reducing retests and lowering the overall cost of testing. 

Dry diaphragm air compressor

Air-leak roughness and porosity testing requires high quality air, free from contaminants. This Profile Plus device uses a ‘dry diaphragm air compressor’, so testing is always performed with lab conditioned measurement air. 

Testing with lab conditioned air is important. It reduces maintenance costs and encourages a high instrument uptime, while optimizing results. 

Lowering costs and saving money 

The multiple measurement capabilities of the Profile Plus reduces labor costs and optimizes the ability to make process adjustments. This saves on raw materials and improves production. 

The selectable reporting units reduce the need for multiple instrument types, The NIST traceable laminar flow improves the calibration procedure for enhanced measurement accuracy. This helps to reduce process variability and false rejects, lowering overall costs. 

PROFILE/Plus® automated test system 

PROFILE/Plus® is a unique building block approach to automated testing. Each PROFILE/Plus® instrument is a standalone instrument that can be easily placed in line with other PROFILE/Plus® instruments to operate as an automated test system.  

Good-looking Bendsten roughness testing

A consistent appearance is an important attribute for the makers of paper products. If a company wants to impress, they need their products to look good across every batch. 

Roughness of paper testing helps makers of paper products to guarantee consistently high standards. The PROFILE/Plus® Bendtsen Roughness with Porosity is part of our popular PROFILE/Plus® line of instruments. Use it to guarantee the most accurate roughness of paper measurements of your products or packaging.  

Profile Plus touchscreen technology 

Collect valuable data and use the touchscreen interface to display it in charts, graphs or tables. When you chart and graph data like this you find trends and spot quality or process issues faster. 

Quality roughness of paper testing – as standard!

The PROFILE/Plus® Bendtsen Roughness with Porosity meets or exceeds the requirements of many international standards, including:  

• ISO 18522
• ISO 5636-4 
• ISO 5636-5 
• ISO 5636/3 
• ISO 8791-1 
• ISO 8791/2 
• ISO 8791/3 
• TAPPI T460 
• TAPPI T536 
• TAPPI T538

The Industrial Physics testing portfolio

In today’s world of strict standards and high demands, the data needed to assess whether a product meets customer specifications is essential. You can count on our industry-leading Profile Plus machines when the strength and appearance of your paper products is important. 

We make a wide range of paper testing devices and accessories. Have a look at the PROFILE/Plus® TAPPI Opacity, it accurately and automatically evaluates paper opacity to TAPPI Method T425 standards. 

Or perhaps the TEST/Plus Thickness – ISO is what you need? It delivers precise thickness measurements in accordance with ISO 534 and TAPPI T551.  

Blogs and advice from our brightest minds  

We like to share the lessons we’ve learnt over many decades of making paper testing machines and devices.  

Perhaps you’d like to read a couple of blogs we’ve published? First up, there’s this one that compares two variables of common roughness/smoothness testers. Alternatively, this piece explores how to test surface porosity with three techniques. 

To learn more about the Profile Plus range of instruments  you could check out this blog – TEST/Plus™ ISO and TAPPI Brightness outshine expectations.  

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