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The ABREX® simulates the testing of wear, by hand use or hand contact, on coating and printing of products, regardless of their shape, structure or material (plastic, metal, leather, etc.). The ABREX® simulates force and contact angle, in combination with standardized test materials and liquids, but also hand creams, lotions, (artificial) perspiration, cleaning agents, etc. The ABREX® offers the possibility to simulate, for example, the complex viscoelastic methodology of hand use, including chemical reactions. https://youtu.be/p9PBLnsv3hY
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TAPERADER® is a mobile measuring instrument that provides real-time, reproducible measurement results of the wear resistance of surfaces through a method known as micro-grinding. This pocket-sized tribometer (TAPERADER) can be used almost anywhere and provides fast and accurate assessment of: Material surface coatings paint systems etc. the TAPERADER, tribometer, offers two measuring methods: A wear operation in the µm range is performed over a configurable measurement period from 60 to 20 s, and is recorded and immediately displayed as an a nm value. Determining the time in which, for example, a wear depth of 2 µm is reached, and displayed as a result.
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The AquAbrasion is an accurate and repeatable way to perform wet wear testing, which we have proven to be a critical and often damaging step in determining the durability of outdoor wear. Deionized water can be used to replicate rain, or a sweat solution can be used to replicate sweat. Fabrics exposed to wet conditions are found to wear more strongly than when subjected to the same abrasive stresses under dry conditions circumstances.
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The circular motion of the machine creates multi-directional scratches, making the results more representative of the actual end use than other methods in the market, which only scratch in a straight line. This test move is also suitable for testing according to EN 438-2:2016, CEN/TS 16611:2016 and IKEA
