Motorised system checks packaging products

www.manufacturingtalk.com | Apr 16, 2008

A Mecmesin motorised 'entry level' test system, combined with a digital force gauge, evaluates quality control parameters of packaging products in tension and compression

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Case Studies: Force Tester Springs into Action

www.qualitymag.com | Jan 3, 2008

Bespak Ltd. (Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom) is a manufacturer of specialty medical devices for inhaled drug delivery and anaesthesia. The company manufactures more than 450 million complex devices each year, many of which are inhalers used to administer medicine to those with illnesses such as

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Manufacturing Business Technology CommunityNewsLN 47315 10221

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Manufacturing Business Technology is about the use of information technology and enterprise applications in plant operations, enterprise planning, and supply chain

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Industrial Manufacturing News: Force Tester Springs into Action

Medical Device manufacturer Bespak has recently been supplied with a computer-controlled force testing system for quality control assessment of helical springs.

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AG Slides Product Catalog - K-21P

AG Ball Slide Manual Positioning Stages to meet your precision measuring needs. These single axis stages feature the patented AG wedge for easy pre-load adjustment. Each stage incorporates a constant force spring that, unlike helical springs, maintains uniform tension throughout the slide travel.

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ISCO Products Page

Compression springs are open wound helical springs that exert a load or force when compressed. They may be cylindrical, conical, barrel and hourglass shaped. Various combinations of different shapes are used as required by the application.

http://www.internationalspring.com/products.htm

Spring Terminology

Endurance Limit Maximum stress at which any given material will operate indefinitely without failure for a given minimum stress. Free angle Angle between the arms of a torsion spring when the spring is not loaded. Free length (L) The overall length of a spring in the unloaded position.

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Associated Spring

Helical springs as you need them including a wide range of end hooks, full twist loops and other configurations. Prototypes are individually made to customer specifications. These critical components vary in size, shape, end configuration and assembly complexity.

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