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- WHAT IS AN MFI (MELT FLOW INDEX) TEST?MFI (Melt Flow Index) test is a laboratory test used to determine melting properties and flow rates of plastic materials
- WHAT ARE QUALITY CONTROL TEST EQUIPMENT?Quality control test equipment are various measurement and analysis tools used to determine, monitor and improve the quality of production processes and products.
- WHAT IS 3-POINT BENDING TEST?The 3-point bending test is a test method used to evaluate the bending strength, elasticity modulus and other bending properties of a material.
- WHAT IS A BCT (BOX COMPRESSION TEST)?BCT (Box Compression test) is a test method used to determine the strength of packaging and how much weight it is able to bear during transportation.
- WHAT IS A CHARPY IMPACT TEST?The Charpy impact test is a test method used to measure the impact strength of materials.
- WHAT IS A COMPRESSION TEST ?A compression test is a test method used in the fields of material engineering and mechanical engineering.
- WHAT IS A DRYING OVEN?Drying ovens are ovens that are designed specially to be used in industrial facilities or laboratories for temperature control and test purposes.
- WHAT IS A DSC (DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY) TEST?The DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) test is an analytical technique used to examine and characterize the thermal behaviour of materials.
- WHAT IS A GLOW WIRE TEST?The glow wire test is used particularly to determine the fire resistance of electric appliances and equipment.
- WHAT IS A LIGHT CABIN?A light cabin (or a light box) is a lighting instrument used to correctly evaluate and compare colours and images.
- WHAT IS A RHEOMETER?A rheometer is a laboratory device used to measure the fluid properties and rheological behaviour of materials.
- WHAT IS A SHORE HARDNESS TEST?The Shore hardness measurement is a test method used to evaluate the surface hardness or elasticity of a material.
- WHAT IS ACCREDITATION?Accreditation means the official recognition of the fact that an organisation or a laboratory complies with a given standard or specific requirements and has the required competence.
- WHAT IS AN ELASTICITY MODULUS?The elasticity modulus determines how much strength a material can oppose to a tensile or compression force and to what extent it will be deformed when subjected to such a force.
- WHAT IS AN EXTENSOMETER ?An extensometer is a device that is able to measure the slightest changes in the length of a material at a very high level of accuracy and to record such measurements during mechanical tests.
- WHAT IS AN IZOD IMPACT TEST?An Izod impact test is a test method used to evaluate the strength of a material against environmental conditions and mechanical impacts.
- WHAT IS AN OXIDATION INDUCTION TIME (OIT) TEST?The OIT test is meant to determine the starting of the oxidation when a material is heated at a given temperature.
- WHAT IS CALIBRATION?Calibration is an operation that is regularly carried out in order to prevent deteriorations in the accuracy of measurement devices or deviations in their measurements that may occur in time.
- WHAT IS CARBON BLACK DISPERSION?Carbon black dispersion is an expression that is usually used to refer to the particle size and dispersion of the carbon black.
- WHAT IS CMT (CORRUGATING MEDIUM TEST) ?CMT (Corrugating Medium Test) is a test method used to evaluate the strength and properties of cardboards and pasteboards.
- WHAT IS ECT (EDGE CRUSH TEST)?ECT (Edge Crush Test) is a test method used to evaluate the strength of the edges of cardboard or pasteboard packaging materials.
- WHAT IS FCT (FLAT CRUSH TEST)?FCT (Flat Crush Test) is a test method by which one evaluates the behaviour of cardboard and pasteboard packaging materials under pressure applied to a flat surface.
- WHAT IS FOUR-POINT BENDING TEST?The 4-point bending test is a test method used to evaluate the bending strength and elastic behaviour of a material.
- WHAT IS RCT (RING CRUSH TEST)?The ring crush test (RCT) is a laboratory test method used to evaluate the strength of papers and cardboards.
- WHAT IS THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION (COF)?Coefficient of friction (COF) refers to the strength of two surfaces in movement against each other.
- WHAT IS TORQUE?Torque is a magnitude in physics that expresses the resistance of an object against turning.
