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A universal test machine for testing coating abrasion resistance on beverage cans or flat materials. It mimics in-the-field transportation to test for abrasion damage, to help improve quality control.
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The Comprehensive Abrasion Test is a universal test machine designed to test the coating abrasion resistance on cans or other packaging or material types. The abrasion tester’s reciprocating motion mimics in-the-field transportation damage of coatings, equivalent to the Gavarti Associates “GV-CAT” system.
This Comprehensive Abrasion Test machines is used in coating test laboratories for quality control work and is particularly useful in beverage can testing.
Beverage cans often suffer from severe scuff and friction during transport, as do cartons and a variety of flexible packaging products. And damaged and abraded cans or packaging can have a big economic impact, making abrasion testing a must. For example:
Typically, foodstuff in damaged packaging is hard, if not impossible to sell to the consumer. A small scratch is enough to make the merchandise worthless.
If the paint (or ink) does not survive the scuffing movements during transport and bare aluminum starts to scuff against bare aluminum, a can may start to leak within minutes. Drinks can spray and spill over the entire consignment, especially when carbonated.
With more than 300 billion cans sold globally per annum, you can imagine how significant the costs of such damage can be. Want to know more about the effect of cans on the packaging and testing industries? Check out our history of the can timeline.
This machine is a comprehensive solution for testing the abrasion resistance of inks and coatings on aluminum beverage cans, cartons or book covers.
Since the failure of the coating can have two causes, testing has to be done at both paint makers end and at the side of the can maker/paint applicator.
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Applications: Abrasion Testing, Corrosion Testing, Hardness Testing, Scratch Testing
Materials: Glass, Metals, Plastics and Polymers
Dimensions: 1050x790x760 mm / 41.3×31.1×29.9 inch
Operating temperature: 0-50°C / 32-122°F
Operating Humidity: 0 – 90% rH (non-condensing)
Can dimensions: 150 – 1000 ml / 5.07 – 33.8 fl. oz. (US) / 5.28 – 35.2 fl. oz. (UK)
Pressure upper cylinder: 0 to 6 bar / 0 to 87 psi
Pressure side cylinders: 0 to 6 bar / 0 to 87 psi
Frequency: 0 – 2.5 Hz
Noise level: < 70 dB
Air supply: 8 bar ± 20%
Mass: 125 kg / 276 lbs
Max. energy consumption: 265 Watt
Min/max can diameter: 53 – 84 mm / 2.1 – 3.3 inch
Min/max can height: 88 – 205 mm / 3.5 – 8.1 inch
Stroke length: 12.7 – 50.8 mm / 0.5 – 2 in
Power supply: 115 VAC o3 230 VAC