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Load Measuring Equipment and Methods
* Laboratory Random Tests

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Exemplified products

  • cannulae products
  • suture needles and blades
  • prefilled syringes
  • cartridges
  • plungers
  • membranes
  • closure parts
  • packages ...


Cannulae products, suture needles and blades *

  • cutting or penetration characteristics
  • quality of the tip and the cutting edges
  • dilatation properties
  • friction, quality of the surface treatment
  • mechanical tests e.g. bending tests

Pre-filled syringes and cartridges, plungers
* according to ISO 7886

  • surface treatment of the syringes and cartridges
  • friction of the plunger
  • application resistance



fig. 1: penetration load of cannulae

Membranes

  • penetration characteristics
  • leak test when loaded
  • fragmentation tendency

fig. 2: application resistance

Closure parts and packages and others

  • peal off forces
  • pull off/out force
  • operation forces ... et cetera



Technical Data

Computer Aided Load Measuring and Testing Equipment

Constant parameters

  • selectable testing speed/length/time
  • testing direction
  • automatical testing procedure

Documentation

  • output of the load displacement
    characteristic
  • output of the maximum and friction load
  • output of statistical characteristics

Statistics

Graphical presentations with

  • maximum-characteristics
  • minimum-characteristics
  • mean value and range of the
    standard deviation of the lot
  • tendency monitoring by multible
    statistics

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Scope of delivery

  • measuring unit comprising
    a high sensible load cell,
    ball thread transferring
    unit, drive, measuring electronics
  • IBM compatible computer and printer
  • software

Tools

  • product fixation
  • testing fingers, pistons
  • skin substitude foil of penetration tests
  • foil support and fixation

The same methods are installed in our 100% in-line load measuring equipment e.g. the penetration load testing equipment DEKAMAT and other special testing machinery designed to the product for in-line operating and testing stations like the insertion/mounting load tests, operation forces, fix loose test of medical systems mounted on assembly lines.
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melab GmbH  -  Mollenbachstrasse 19  -  DE - 71229 Leonberg (Germany)
Tel.: +49 (0) 71 52 - 94 93 13  -  Fax.: +49 (0) 71 52 - 94 93 14  -  info@melab.de


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