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Dillon Quality Plus, Applications and Markets

Medical, Pharmaceutical and Plastics
Cap-removal Test of Plastic Vial
Plastic Vial Test
Specification
The customer approached us with a specification to pull off the cap of a pharmaceutical vial.

The test equipment should be simple for an unskilled operator to use and produce repeatable tests.

Solution
For ease of fixturing and reducing cost, we suggested to the customer to turn his sample upside-down and push off the cap, not pull it off. In this case the force to push is the same as the force to pull. The customer accepted the idea and a simple holding fixture was designed.

The plastic vial was inserted from below the fixture until it’s full depth and secured by a locking screw. The long extension rod of the AFG passed through a clearance hole until it reached the cap and pushed it off.

The maximum compression force was dispayed on the AFG display and noted by the operator. The alarm band of the AFG was set to warn the operator if the push-off force was inside/outside the tolerance limits.

System
SnapShot test stand
AFG 50N force gauge
Plastic vial holding fixture
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Application Markets
Automotive Plastics, Food and Packaging Medical
Plastic Vial Cap Test
Seal Strength Testing Spring Testing Textile Wire and Terminal
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Kansas City, MO. 64161
Phone: 800-493-2263
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