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Tensile Testing of Rubber Gaskets

Tensile Testing of Rubber Gasket

Tensile Testing of Rubber GasketTensile Testing of Rubber Gasket

Solution

Software-controlled high-capacity tensile testing system.
Range of fixtures to evaluate material tensile performance.

Benefits

Conforms to international industry standards for material testing.
Programmable routines allow repeatable multi-sample testing.
“We rely on the Zeus Ultimo 3.0 system for routine quality control, ensuring our materials consistently meet specifications. Presto Stantest provided a cost-effective solution with excellent support, and I would confidently recommend them for any materials testing requirement.” – Michael Hubbard, Business Quality Manager, British Gaskets Group.

In industries where sealing performance is of utmost importance, a manufacturing company must ensure uniformity in the quality of the materials. In response to this need, Presto Stantest introduced Zeus Ultimo 3.0, a truly automated, software-controlled, twin-column tensile testing system that can be used to measure mechanical properties of a vast range of rubber and polymer materials. Featuring high load capacity and a generous test area, it can perform equally well on both high-strength and high-elongation specimens without difficulty.

The practical benefits have been transformative for British Gaskets. The in-house tensile testing capability allowed the company to take control of both the time and quality of testing, instead of relying on outside testing facilities. It is a solution that meets all international material testing standards, thereby strengthening their confidence in their supply chain and production processes.

Requirement

British Gaskets is a producer of many types of gaskets, sealing products, and moldings using materials such as neoprene, Viton, EPDM, and silicone. The company required a well-developed test system that could measure tensile strength and elongation of different types of rubber and polymers precisely, and at the same time, maintain the quality of the materials to be used in various applications.

Solution

The Zeus Ultimo 3.0 provides fully automated control over all test parameters. The output of the test results is in the form of graphs, which clearly indicate the point of material failure each time a test is conducted. Through this system, British Gaskets was able to operate without depending on the outsourced testing and yet controlled its quality accurately.

Universal Testing Machine The twin column provides enough load capacity to facilitate all the expected material strengths, and high-strain specimens are accommodated through the huge test area. The VectorPro software enables the storing of a library of test routines, which are recalled and executed by authorized staff, which guarantees consistency and repeatability of various batches.

Test Equipment

Zeus Ultimo 3.0 tensile tester
1000 N cell
Spring-loaded fold grips and test hooks

The solution offers an effective, consistent, and dependable method of testing the mechanical characteristics of rubber gaskets, which can be applied in the strict control of quality standards in production and materials supply.