Top Five Ways How Edge Crush Tester can Help Improve Quality

In any industry, the quality of a product is directly dependent on the quality and strength of the packaging materials used for the product. After production, the product has to travel a long journey from warehouses, stores, and finally to the end consumer. During this long journey, there are many forces and impacts that the product has to survive and the packaging plays a critical role in it. This is why the packaging materials must be tested for their strength and quality before commencing their use. The edge crush tester by Pacorr is a precise instrument that helps manufacturers in testing the quality of packaging boxes for best strength.  

What is an edge crush tester?
An edge crush tester is a highly sophisticated machine that is used to test the forces required for bending or deflecting a corrugated or cardboard when the force is applied horizontally along the plane of the material. This helps in determining the maximum load a box made up of that material can bear without deflection. This way, it could easily be determined whether a material is apt for making boxes or not.

Benefits of Edge Crush Tester (ECT)
Here are some of the major ways how edge crush tester can help improve quality.

• Passing the edge crush tester ensures that the packaging box can withstand the extreme forces that it may be subjected to.
• Edge crush test can help you save costs because of damaged good and bad packaging.
• Another way it can help you save money is by making adjustments in the manufacturing process. The test gives insight into where material is extra and materials need to be decreased.
• It can help you optimize your product delivery rate as the edge crush test helps you determine the maximum number of packages that can be put together without causing damage to its structure.
• This instrument gives you a competitive edge in the market as it helps in optimizing the packaging quality which further means increased profits.

ECT by Pacorr
Pacorr is a leading manufacturer and supplier of highly precise edge crush testers that are designed to provide accuracy and repeatability. The instrument is fabricated with world-class mild steel that comes with a powder coating that helps enhance the longevity and performance of the apparatus. The highly sensitive load cell and digital display ensure that the machine gives accurate test results that are easily readable. The instrument is designed according to international standards such as TAPPI T 811 / T 812, ISO 3037, ASTM D4726, and BS EN ISO 3037 and hence the test results obtained from this apparatus are internationally applicable.

To learn more about Pacorr’s Edge Crush Tester, please contact our experts today.