Compression

Compression testing is a way of determining how something will react when a compressive force is applied to it. It typically involves measuring the relationship between the applied force and how much the object deforms.

It is performed to:

characterise the compressive properties of raw materials, eg plastics, foams, rubbers and metals
assess the strength of components and assemblies, eg control switches, keypads, solenoids, helical springs, bellows, package seals, PET bottles, PVC pipes
assure the quality and performance of finished products, eg actuation force of a syringe plunger, firmness of a tennis ball, push-out strength of a tablet from a blister pack and much more

Some of our customers

Featured Case Studies

Cable and pipe pull-out force batch testing system

TerraFixing’s Application of the Mecmesin OmniTest 25 for Direct Air Carbon Capture

Presto Zeus Ultimo 3.0 for Direct Air Carbon Capture

Crush Strength Testing of Catalyst Pellets

PCB pull and shear testing

Wine Cork Extraction Test to ISO 9727-5

Extraction Testing of Whisky Stoppers

Battery Terminal Weld Tensile Testing

Adhesive test on capsulated stoppers in Packaging

Vial stopper needle penetrability residual seal force and torque testing

Edge Crush Test of corrugated cardboard in Packaging

Cosmetics Brush Pull-Out Testing

Nursery Toy Product Puncture Resistance Safety Testing

Crush Strength Testing of Catalyst Pellets

Clothing Button Pull-Off TTF Testing

Synthetic sports surface tuft binding

Fishing net tensile strength testing to ISO1805 and ISO1806

Jewellery Tensile Strength Testing for Safety and Durability

Face Mask Strength Testing

Vaccine Delivery Device and Packaging Testing

Tennis Ball Compression Test

Force testing of watch components and attachments

Watch bezel adjustment torque testing

Crush Strength Testing of Catalyst Pellets

Child Safety – Force Required to Access a Lighter

Vial stopper needle penetrability residual seal force and torque testing

Testing

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Testing of Ventilator and Breathing Assistance Components

Vaccine Delivery Device and Packaging Testing

Railcar Spring Testing

Tensile Testing of Metal Shutter Raw Materials

Spring Design and Manufacture

Edge Crush Test of corrugated cardboard

Testing Rubber to Materials Standards

Surgical Rubber Glove Tensile and Puncture Testing

Anchorage Strength Testing of Roots for Resistance to Lodging

Client Application of the Zeus Ultimo 3.0 for Direct Air Carbon Capture

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Standards

Featured Testing Standards for Presto Quality Solutions

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM is an abbreviation used for American Society for Testing and Materials. It is an association that provides the basic standards to the industries used for the testing procedure of materials and products.

EN 826

Standard Test Method for Compressive Behavior of Thermal Insulation Materials

ASTM D6175-03

ASTM D6175-03 (2019) is a standardized test method established to determine the radial crush strength of extruded catalyst and catalyst carrier particles.

BS EN 12209

This European standard, known as BS EN 12209, sets the conditions and methods for testing as well as the requirements of durability, strength, security, and function of mechanically operated locks and latches and their locking plates for building doors, window doors, and entrance doors.

BS EN 13411-3

BS EN 13411-3 is a European safety standard governing ferrules and ferrule-securing techniques used in steel wire rope terminations.

ASTM D4280-03

ASTM D4280 is an ASTM International standard specifying performance criteria for nighttime lane marking and defining raised markers that are extended life type, nonplowable, and retroreflective on the surface of pavements.

ASTM D622-99

ASTM D622 provides ASTM test methods that are suitable for testing conventional hose types used for operating air brake and vacuum brake systems, whether they are used on a single motor vehicle, or when used for a combination of motor vehicles as connecting or transmission lines.

SAE USCAR-38

This performance specification, SAE USCAR-38, is produced by the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) and describes the basic test methods and requirements for ultrasonically welded cable termination-type connections, that are subjected to an ultrasonically welded connection with a bus, terminal, or device, including welded eyelet or battery connections.

*CORP Mastercard CQ

Mastercard CQM-ID 1.0 is a corporate quality management specification developed by Mastercard to establish standardized performance and quality requirements for smart card manufacturing.

Afera 5001

AFERA 5001 is a European testing standard made under the AFERA (European adhesive tape industry network) that establishes a method for testing the peel adhesion properties of self-adhesive tapes and therefore sets a common standard for defining peel adhesion properties of adhesive tapes for both producers and end-users.

ASTM D1781

ASTM D1781 is an ASTM International standard that determines the peel resistance of adhesive bonds between two materials with different physical properties, such as between a relatively flexible adherend and a rigid adherend or a relatively flexible facing of a sandwich structure and its core.

BS EN ISO 205

BS EN 205 is a European standard that sets out the test for the tensile shear strength of lap joints prepared with wood adhesives in non-structural use.

ISO 10373-1

ISO/IEC 10373-1 is an international standard that specifies the non-technology-specific test methods required to establish conformance of identification cards to the base requirements standards, for which the fundamental properties are defined in ISO/IEC 7810.

ISO 29862

ISO 374-4

ISO 7810

PSTC 101

ASTM C633

ISO 9073-3

ASTM C297

ASTM C393

BS 6319-2

BS 6319-3

BS 6319-6

BS 6319-7

BS EN 12090

BS EN 12311-2

BS EN 12430

BS EN 12697-23

BS EN 1607

BS EN 1608

EN 12089

EN 149

UL 486A-B

BS EN 12467

BS EN 1263-1

BS EN 520

*corp Ikea IOS-TM-005

ISO 21180

ISO 252

ISO 283

ISO 505

ISO 7622-1

ISO 7622-2

BS EN ISO 16409

BS EN ISO 22254

ISO 8627

BS EN 17394-2

ISO 20126

PD CEN/TR 17394-1

ASTM D2063/D2063M

CETIE Guide 12

BS EN 60794-1-21:20

BS EN 5057

BS EN 60352-2

IEC 62137-1-1

MIL AS23190A

IPC TM-650

SAE AS7928

ISO 14273

ASTM C133-97

BS EN 13942

ISO 8094

BS 1726-3

*corp Coca-Cola SM

ASTM D2659

ASTM D7860-14

BS EN 17665

CETIE Guide 4

CETIE Guide 5

ISBT PTC-00002

ISO 9727-2

ISO 9727-4

ASTM D1894

CETIE Guide 1

CETIE Guide 2

CETIE Guide 3

CETIE Guide 3 (FR)

CETIE Guide 6

CETIE Guide 9

ISO 9727-5

NFB 57 100

ASTM D3577

ASTM D3578

ASTM D412-16

BS ISO 11040-4

NF S86-604

ASTM F2923

ASTM F2999

BS EN 71-1

ISO 6425

ASTM D5618-94

ISO 1805

BS EN ISO 1806

BS EN ISO 6892-1

*corp ITF TB 03/01

BS 5229

BS EN 14372

ASTM F963-17

ASTM F2132-01

BS 7548

BS EN 14477

BS EN 868-5

BS EN ISO 80369-20

ISO 11607-1

ISO 8362-7

USP 1207.3

ASTM D1709-03

ASTM D3354

ASTM D5748-95

ASTM D903-98

BS 2782-3: 360C

CETIE Guide 7

EN 22872

ISO 11897

ISO 527-3

ISO 6383-1

ISO 7765-1

ISO 8113

PSTC 8

USP <671>

ASTM D6252/D6252

BS EN 28317

BS EN ISO 8317

FINAT FTM2

ISO 13821

ISO 3037

TAPPI T 811

TAPPI T 838

TAPPI T 839

TAPPI T 556

BS EN ISO 11608-2

BS EN ISO 7886-1

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Further Test Types

Tensile Strength