Foam compression testing is essential for assessing the durability and performance of polyurethane foams used in mattresses, furniture, and automotive seating. The JIS K 6400 standard outlines the procedures for conducting these tests. This blog provides a step-by-step guide on performing foam compression tests using IDM Instruments' advanced equipment.
Overview of JIS K 6400
JIS K 6400 specifies test methods for flexible polyurethane foam, focusing on evaluating the foam's softness and...
Ensuring the quality and durability of flexible cellular materials is crucial in various industries, including automotive, furniture, and bedding. The ASTM D3574 standard outlines the test methods to evaluate properties such as tensile strength, compression, and resilience of polyurethane foams. This blog provides a detailed overview of these test methods and their importance.
Overview of ASTM D3574
ASTM D3574 is a comprehensive standard that specifies various test methods for flexible cellular...
The Falling Dart Impact Tester covers the determination of the energy that causes Polyethylene Film to fail under specified conditions, with the impact of a free-falling dart.
This energy is expressed in terms of weight (mass) of the dart falling from a specified height, which would result in 50% failure of specimens tested.
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Testing fishing line with a Mark-10 testing machine certified and calibrated by IDM Instruments
We have crossed another milestone in the history of our company as 2022 marks our 50th corporate anniversary!
Founded in a humble garage, we take pride in our built outstanding reputation as a leading supplier of testing and measuring instruments. Thanks to our employees, partners, suppliers and especially customers, over the years, we have diversified and grown to cover manufacturing, sensors along with the supply of testing solutions.
Throwback picture of IDM Staff in...
The cast iron BT-21 units use the Mullens method to determine the bursting strength of paper, board and corrugated board for quality control and R&D purposes.
The exclusive interactive software offers options to a basic or complete test.
During the testing process, the wide LCD screen displays a graph of the evolution of the test. Once testing is complete the maximum strength of the sample material is displayed automatically.
There are two models available:
BT-21P = PaperBT-21C = Board...
The Gelbo Flex Tester allows testing the quality of non-woven material. As millions of masks are being manufactured and sold during COVID-19. The testing of the non-woven material is important to ensure that the face masks, protective gowns are manufactured using quality non-woven material. This is important because most non-woven materials tend to lint or shed.
Relevant Testing Standards
The Gelbo Flex Tester adheres to various testing standards including
– ISO...
With the ongoing commitment to product design and manufacturing improvements, IDM’s new-look model of Crease and Stiffness Tester C0039-M3 has been launched.
This unit tests the “spring back” or crease recovery of carton board used in the printing and packaging industries by determining the resistance offered by creased samples and measuring the recovery force after 15 seconds.
Including options such as adjustable jaws, bend length and IDM’s CST software, samples can be...
The Crease Bend Tester is used to monitor scoring equipment to ensure box performance, by measuring the bending resistance of creased board at the time of folding at the crease. It measures the maximum force required to bend the sample board. Corrugated converters use the Crease Bend Tester to aid in making adjustments to improve the quality; thus ensuring the end user will have boxes that run effectively on their production line.
A case study of how we designed and manufactured a custom Constant Load Pounding Tester for Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
Case Study Overview
Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known as ‘Shell’, a British-Dutch multinational oil and gas company is a client of IDM Instruments. Shell, India wanted to test foam samples for loss in thickness and loss in hardness as per ASTM D3574 and ISO 3385. Shell required a custom model with a twin head rather than the standard model. Read how did we...
To all our IDM friends,
2020 has been unique for all of us. As we wind down for the year, we would like to sincerely thank you for the continued support throughout this difficult year. We look forward to continuing our partnership in the coming year.
We wish you and your friends & family, “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year”
Please Note: our closure will be from Thursday 24th December and we will return on Monday, 11th January 2021.
We will be here for you....
Thwing-Albert Instrument Company has released a new Tensile Testing Machine Design, the Vantage NX. This revamps the popular EJA Vantage Series to introduce a new ergonomic frame. The new Vantage NX is available is capacities of 1kN and 2kN, and will replace the previous frame for those capacities.
The Vantage NX maintains the flexibility of a universal frame by allowing the testing machine to be configured for many different standards using different grips and fixtures. This new Universal...
From fundamental technologies and machinery to the latest state-of-the-art scientific instruments and computer controlled equipment, we can assist in a variety of industries including foam, packaging, paper, plastics and many more. We have both the knowledge and instruments to suit your specific application.
Our services include design, manufacture, sales, maintenance and calibration of testing and measuring instruments.
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