Emerson Apparatus manufactures a variety of test fixtures for all of your crush testing and compression testing requirements. These easy-to- use test fixtures include our Edge Crust Test (ECT) fixture, ECT Calibration & Maintenance Kit, Ring Crush, Pin Adhesion, Flat Crush, Cobb Test, Core Holding, Basiloid Tensile, and Tape Tensile fixtures, all built to exacting standards.
(For a larger view, click on the image of each test fixture.)
Emerson leads the way with our acclaimed ECT Holding Fixture, which utilizes the mechanical clamping method referenced in TAPPI Test Method T 839. The clamp method produces consistently higher results than the wax method, with ECT values equal to or better than the wax method and without the variability often associated with it.
Why choose Emerson’s ECT Fixture?
The Emerson ECT fixture IS the industry standard directly referenced in TAPPI specifications. Custom alloys, proprietary production equipment, heat and chemical hardness treating, specialized manufacturing procedures, highest precision long-life components, per-piece quality assurance, after-market user calibration capability, and decades of experience working with standards organizations as well as end users allow us to offer the quality and reliability that the industrial testing industry needs and expects.
Emerson’s NEW ECT Fixture Upgrade/Refurbish Kit replaces the upper body of the Emerson Apparatus ECT Test Fixture mechanism. This includes the spring retainer body, the spring retainer end, spindle, knob, spring, and platen.
The new body mechanism contains a tapered end that allows the knob to go up inside of it to lock it in.
This prevents accidental overtightening by the user and crushing the sample before testing.
ECT Fixtures 15 years or older were designed without the taper. Over time, the springs may have worn a little and no longer give the pressure they once did to hold the sample.
Emerson’s ECT Calibration & Maintenance Kit consists of a precision 1/4″ x 2″ x 2″ calibrated parallel block and tools used for periodic parallelism confirmation for Emerson’s ECT Fixture.
Required to re-calibrate the parallelism of ECT Fixture and for maintenance on the friction paper on the ECT Fixture
Confirm calibration of your testing fixture on site
Easy-to-use
Kit Includes:
Parallelizing Block
(2) Adjustment tools
Precision Work Surface Plate
Replacement Friction Paper (4 pieces)
Instruction Manual
ECT Calibration & Maintenance Kit Instructional Video
Emerson Ring Crush Fixtures utilize precision disk sets to cover calipers from <.0050″ to >.0390″ as prescribed in TAPPI Test Methods T-818 and T-822. A full range of paper calipers from <.0050″ to >.0390″ can be handled using the 12-disc Set.
Features
Precision Disk Sets to cover calipers from <.0050″ to >.0390″ as prescribed in TAPPI Test Method T-818 and T-822
Hardened steel posts and bushings maintain fixture concentricity for life
Emerson’s Core Holding Fixture is designed to facilitate core edge crush testing without interfering with test results by assisting the core to stand vertically before testing begins. Prevents core from kicking out of the fixture, which could cause an unsafe condition of ejected debris. For use with Emerson Compression Tester Model 5205.
Features
Designed to facilitate core edge crush testing
Used with Emerson Compression Tester Model 5205
Stands cores vertically without interfering with the test results
Prevents the core from kicking out of the fixture, which could cause unsafe conditions
Tests 3″ through 5″ cores (using an adapter block) as well as 6″ and higher core sizes
Emerson’s Basiloid Tensile Fixture was developed for all Model 6200 to 7200 size Emerson Compression Testers to test the tensile strength of Folding Cap Carton lifting points using the compressive force of your Emerson Compression Tester.
Features
Easy installation using the Emerson quick-connect mount points
High force basiloid clamps allow basiloid samples to be easily installed and held securely throughout this high force destructive test
Easy test setup using standard test parameters and simple settings to ensure easy and safe operation
Test settings may be saved and retrieved for convenient and fast selection of test parameters
Fixture design allows easy insertion and removal of the sample for faster testing
Easy fixture removal allows you to return quickly to normal compression testing duties with your Emerson compression tester
Fixture can be oriented side-to-side, front-to-back, or at a 45° angle per operator preference and to accommodate platen size
Emerson’s Tape Tensile Fixture was developed for all Model 6200 to 7200 size Emerson Compression Testers to test the tensile strength of tapes using the compressive force of your Emerson Compression Tester.
Features
Easy installation using the Emerson quick-connect mount points
High force tape clamp jaws allow tape samples to be easily installed and securely held WITHOUT patterned surfaces that could reduce the tape strength for testing
Easy test setup using standard test parameters and simple settings to ensure easy and safe operation
Test settings may be saved and retrieved for convenient and fast selection of test parameters
Fixture design allows easy insertion and removal of the sample for faster testing
Easy fixture removal allows you to return quickly to normal compression testing duties with your Emerson Compression Tester
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