TMI Büchel Burst Tester 13-56

Brought to you by TMI Büchel, our world-leading paper testing specialist brand, our digital Mullen-Style Burst Tester 13-56 is highly accurate, reliable and easy to use.

Designed for paper mills, packaging manufacturers, corrugated producers, textile laboratories and materials testing facilities, the Burst Tester 13-56 helps teams evaluate material strength and identify weaknesses before products reach production or distribution.

Digital Mullen-style burst testers measure the strength and resilience of sheet materials by testing for real life failures such as punctures and rupture. They hydraulically pressurize a membrane against a clamped, film, or sheet sample, to produce a multi-directional stress on the material until it fails. This reveals the burst strength.

This helps manufacturers assess material durability and maintain consistent product quality across batches.

Depending on the type of material, the burst testing method highlights the planar strength of the sample. It’s sensitive to the quality of the fiber bond and the interlaminar, or orientational defects of your sheet product.

Early identification of material weaknesses helps reduce waste, minimise rejected products and improve quality assurance processes.

Burst Tester 13-56: The latest in burst testing technology

With improved electronics and a state-of-the-art user interface, our Burst Tester 13-56 is so easy to use. Your sample is pneumatically clamped, and the rubber membrane is pushed upwards by digitally controlled hydraulics from our burst testing equipment.

The force at burst is displayed and recorded automatically and can be incorporated into on-board batch analysis. All aspects of the burst test method are easily adjustable – so you can create the perfect testing conditions for each unique application.

This allows laboratories to achieve more repeatable testing conditions while improving efficiency and reducing operator variability.

A multi-purpose burst strength tester

Our burst tester makes light work of inspecting paper and paperboard, corrugated, polymer films and laminates, or textiles.

We make a variety of models customized for these applications to suit a range of pressure levels for more accurate results. You can use the Burst Tester 13-56 on any suitable sheet or film product within the pressure range of the instrument.

This flexibility allows manufacturers to test a wide range of materials using a single reliable testing platform.

Adaptable, bespoke burst testing

The advanced technology used to bring the Burst Tester 13-56 to life makes burst testing easy and accurate. Now, all that’s left for you to decide is how to access your results!

The Burst Tester 13-56 lets you pick the approach that works for you – an instrument that’s truly tailored to your needs. We understand that some people like to connect their results to external servers and analyze their findings as part of a larger data set. For others, having a self-contained instrument is preferable – a machine that lets you run reports and analyze data within the interface.

With the Burst Tester 13-56, the choice is yours. You can connect to a Windows10 PC for enhanced data analysis, pressure displacement curves, databasing and data management (including interface to LIMS or other server-based data repositories).

Alternatively, you can choose to produce complete reports and analysis outputs without any external PC requirement.

This adaptable approach supports integration into existing laboratory workflows and quality management systems.

Safe and secure burst testing

The Burst Tester 13-56 features an inherently safe measurement stage with an integral, interlocked safety shield to protect you during the sample stage, which requires two-handed test activation.

This helps improve operator safety while maintaining reliable testing performance.

Optional burst testing add-ons

Just in case all of this that wasn’t enough, you can further enhance the performance of the Burst Tester 13-56 by purchasing the following additional extras:

Burst Tester 13-56 option one: compatible with GraphMasterProTM (PC-based data collection and curve analysis software)
Burst Tester 13-56 option two: laser height gauge assembly. This new laser option allows you to measure peak deflection during the burst test, as per ISO 13938-1 and related international standards.

These optional burst testing add-ons should be purchased with the burst tester at the time of your original order.

Burst tester & testing to international standards

The hydraulically pressurized, elastomeric diaphragm burst design of the Burst Tester 13-56 conforms to a wide range of international testing standards, including: ASTM D3786, BS 3137, EDANA NWSP 30.1, EDANA NWSP 30.2, ISO 13938-1:2019, ISO 2758, ISO 2759, TAPPI T 403, TAPPI T 807, TAPPI T 810.

This helps ensure your testing aligns with recognised international standards and supports consistent, comparable results.

More burst testing options

Across the Industrial Physics portfolio we make a range of burst testers and burst testing devices. For example, there’s the TMI Büchel Tissue Burst Tester 13-76, another precision burst testing machine. If you need a burst tester to inspect metal cans, then the CMC-KUHNKE Loose End Buckle and Burst Tester is a great option.

Bursting at the seams with knowledge!

Over the decades we’ve learnt a thing or two about burst testing for many different applications and for all types of materials.

We like to share related information across the knowledgebase section of our website. For example, we wrote this blog to answer the question: what is rupture or burst testing? Then you could check out this one on the key methods and standards of textile testing.

What happens after you enquire

When you enquire about the Burst Tester 13-56, our specialists will work with you to understand your materials, testing requirements and production or laboratory setup. We can recommend the most suitable configuration, confirm delivery timelines and support installation planning for your facility.

Industrial Physics can also assist with onboarding and setup guidance, helping ensure your burst testing process is implemented smoothly and delivering reliable results from the outset.

Service, warranty and ongoing support

When you choose the Burst Tester 13-56, you gain access to Industrial Physics’ global service and support network. Our teams can assist with calibration, preventative maintenance, spare parts and technical support to help maintain accurate and reliable testing performance throughout the lifetime of your equipment.

We also provide operator training and ongoing application support, helping your team maintain consistent burst testing procedures and get the most value  from your investment.