Testing Machines Inc. Releases the SL-10 Hot Tack & Seal Tester | Press Release

Testing Machines Inc. releases the SL-10 Hot Tack Tester
& Seal Tester

Release Date: February 5, 2008

Lako Tool's SL-10 Hot Tack Tester & Seal Tester is the most precise and consistent heat seal tester in the packaging industry! Testing capabilities include: heat sealing, heat-seal testing and hot-tack testing. The SL-10 provides critical information needed to determine ideal sealing conditions for packaging films.

The SL-10 Hot Tack Tester & Seal Tester's touch-screen computer allows the operator to quickly change key parameters such as pressure, temperature and dwell time. The built-in dual-load cells measure the actual force applied to the film. The computer controlled temperature is assured to ± 1.1°C (± 2°F) across the entire width of the film sample.

The SL-10 Hot Tack Tester & Seal Tester is equipped with a full-capacity computer that automatically compiles and graphs test results. The operator can easily recall and view stored test results. Printer and data ports allow the user to create reports and communicate information quickly and accurately.

Some important features of this tester include:

Conforms to ASTM F 1921-98 for hot-tack seal testing
Direct-touch color screen
Computer controlled pressure, temperature and dwell time
Ethernet port, Printer Port, 2 USB Ports, PS/2 Keyboard Port, VGA Monitor Port
Independent upper & lower sealing temperatures
Dual-load cells for consistent sealing surface pressure
Measures actual dwell time on the sealing sample
Safety guards and switches for safe operation

Optional Features:

Quick-Change Seal Jaw Inserts with any seal pattern
Manual Sample Loading Tray
Automatic Sample-Loading Tray (recommended to eliminate potential operator inconsistencies while inserting film samples)
Hot-tack / Automatic seal-puller
Phenolic seal-jaw tray
Footswitch
Anti-trip foot pedal

About TMI

Testing Machines Inc. (TMI) manufactures and markets physical property testing instruments for the paper, pulp, film, foil, ink, coatings, nonwoven, textile and corrugated industries. TMI has a network of sales offices and agents throughout the US and in over 50 countries.

The TMI Group of Companies consists of Testing Machines Inc., Delaware, Lawson-Hemphill, Swansea, Ma., Messmer Instruments Ltd., UK, Büchel BV, Netherlands, Adamel Lhomargy SARL, France and TMI Canada.

For Additional Information Contact:
Testing Machines Inc.
40 McCullough Drive, New Castle, DE 19720 USA
Tel: 302-613-5600
Fax: 302-613-5619
E-mail: info@testingmachines.com
Web: www.testingmachines.com

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