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News Release from: Lloyd Instruments | Subject: Strength testing
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 May 2007
Strength testing of cardboard for drinks
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Diageo, the drinks giant, has purchased a Lloyd Instruments' LRXPlus single column materials testing machine to test the strength of cardboard presentation boxes.
Diageo's Brand Technical Centre in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland has purchased a Lloyd Instruments' LRXPlus single column materials testing machine equipped with NEXYGENPlus material test and data analysis software and a specially designed jig to allow testing of the strength of the base of cardboard presentation boxes for whisky and other popular alcoholic drinks With boxed drinks an increasingly popular gift throughout the year, it is important for to ensure that the interlocked flaps that form the base of the box will not give way under the weight of the bottle
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new system measures the load force required to push open the base of the box.
The test can be carried out completely automatically using the NEXYGENPlus software.
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wine and beer categories.
These brands include: Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, JandB, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Tanqueray, Gordon's and Bushmills Irish Whisky.
The test jig is securely mounted on the baseplate of the LRXPlus and features two vertical supports for the sides of the box.
A lever is moved to adjust the jig sides in or out, so that they are the correct distance apart to hold the box in the centre position, leaving space below the bottom of the box.
The upper box flaps are opened out and held down by a spring-loaded toggle/clamp arrangement on either side.
The full bottle is placed inside the secured box.
A compression plate fitted to the moving crosshead of the testing instrument is driven down onto the lid of the bottle.
The new test jig is compatible with any of Lloyd Instruments' 'Plus' range of materials testing instruments.
The LRXPlus can be used for material testing applications up to 5 kN (1124 lbf) and uses high accuracy interchangeable XLC Series load cells for tension, compression and cycling through zero force measurements.
The load measuring system exceeds the requirements of all recognised international standards.
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