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COMPRESSION
TESTING MACHINES
 Index

1. Tests
2. Standards
3. Machines – Range
4. Special features
5. Worlwide references
6. Summarizing
1. TESTS
 BOX COMPRESSION TEST

This test simulates the maximum compression that can resist a box. The
Compression Test measures the compressive strength of packages such as boxes,
drums, and cans.
The BCT is the most common test performed to evaluate the stacking strength
of the packaging. The test consists of determining the breaking point doing a
compression test to a constant speed.

It usually provides a curve of compressive Force versus Deformation.

BCT TEST
For the BCT we will need to define the following parameters:

Preload: It is the force to be applied constantly over the test time.

Fall %: The test stops when the value falls by the same percentage of
the maximum recorded during the test.
Speed during the test.

BCT TEST
 STACKING

One of the important functions of a corrugated box is to provide crush

resistance (product protection) and adequate strength for stacking in
warehouses.

This test simulates the maximum compression of use, according to the weight
to contain and the stacking height.

The test sample must be subjected to a force applied to the top surface of the
test sample equivalent to the total weight of identical packages which might be
stacked on it during transport.

STACKING TEST
 The minimum height of the stack, including the test sample, must be three
meters and the duration of the test must be twenty four hours, with some
exceptions with twenty eight days duration.

For the Stacking Test we will need to define the following parameters:

Target Value: It is the force to be applied constantly over the test time.
Time: Duration of the constant load during the test.

STACKING TEST
 CYCLES
Fatigue is the progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a
material is subjected to cyclic loading or deformation. Fatigue occurs when a
material is subjected to repeat loading and unloading or deformation and relaxation.

We can perform Force Cycles or Deformation Cycles.

In the case of FORCE CYCLES, we will need to define the following parameters:

Initial Force: Force to be applied to the specimen at the start of the section.
Final Force: Force to be applied to the specimen at the end of the section.
Number of Cycles.
Time elapsed between each cycle.
Speed during the section.

CYCLES TEST - FORCE CYCLES

 In the case of DEFORMATION CYCLES, we will need to define the following
parameters:
Initial Deformation: Deformation of the test specimen at the start of the
section.
Final Deformation: Deformation of the test specimen at the end of the
section.
Number of Cycles.
Time elapsed between each cycle.
Speed during the section.

CYCLES TEST – DEFORMATION CYCLES

2. STANDARDS
 ASTM D642
Standard Test Method for Determining Compressive Resistance of Shipping Containers,
Components, and Unit Loads

ASTM D4169
Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems

ASTM D4577
Standard Test Method for Compression Resistance of a Container Under Constant Load

ASTM D7030
Standard Test Method for Short Term Creep Performance of Corrugated Fiberboard
Containers Under Constant Load Using a Compression Test Machine

TAPPI T804
Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers

ISO 12048
Packaging -- Complete, filled transport packages -- Compression and stacking tests using
a compression tester

ASTM, TAPPI & ISO STANDARDS

 FEFCO 50
Determination of the Compression Resistance of corrugated fiberboard containers

DIN 55440-1
Packaging Test; compression test; test with a constant conveyance-speed

DIN EN 22872
Packaging - Complete, Filled Transport Packages - Compression Test Specifies two
methods for testing complete, filled transport.

ISTA SERIES
Transport Simulation Performance Tests

49 CFR 178.606
Code of Federal Regulations – All packaging design types other than bags must be
subjected to a stacking test.

OTHER STANDARDS
3. MACHINES - RANGE
 VALIDATOR™
VALIDATOR™ MINIVAL™
800 mm. x 800 mm. Platens 500 mm. x 500 mm. Platens
800 mm. Stroke 500 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force:
Force: 25 kN Maximum Force:
Force: 10 kN

BENCH TOP SYSTEMS

 VALIDATOR PLUS™
1,000 mm. x 1,000 mm. Platens
1,000 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force:
Force: 30 kN

FLOOR STANDING SYSTEMS

VAL™
VAL™--30:
30: 1,250 mm. x 1,250 mm. Platens
1,250 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force: 30 kN

VAL™
VAL™--50:
50: 1,250 mm. x 1,250 mm. Platens
1,250 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force: 50 kN

VAL™
VAL™--100:
100: 1,550 mm. x 1,550 mm. Platens
1,550 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force: 100 kN

VAL™
VAL™--150: 1,550 mm. x 1,550 mm. Platens
1,850 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force: 150 kN

VAL™
VAL™--300:
300: 1,850 mm. x 1,850 mm. Platens
2,150 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force: 300 kN

INTERNATIONALVAL
PARTNERS
SERIES
 Extended Platens
Extended Stroke
Customized Aplications

1,850 mm. x 1,250 mm. Platens

1,000 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force: 30 kN

SOLUTIONS TO OVERSIZED SYSTEMS

 Extended Platens
Extended Stroke
Customized Aplications

2,000 mm. x 1,250 mm. Platens

2,500 mm. Stroke
Maximum Force: 50 kN

SOLUTIONS TO OVERSIZED SYSTEMS

4. SPECIAL FEATURES
TEST VIDEO CAPTURE SYSTEM
 The inclinometer fits easily on the top
compression plate

Numerical presentation of angles

inclination in X/Y axis.

Graphical presentation of inclination

evolution.

INCLINATION RECORDING SYSTEM

FIXED AND OSCILLATING PLATES SYSTEMS
(ISO, FEFCO AND TAPPI STANDARS)
 LYNX Software System is an integrated test management for analysis and
measurement in real time. It is a powerful system for testing equipment data
collection with complete management of statistics, traceability, historical database
access and much more. Easy to manage and fast access to your test results for a
single machine, multiple machines or even multiple sites. There are English,
German and Spanish versions for the different levels of our LYNX Software

LYNX PLUS LYNX PRO

Single User Multi Users
Sequential Mode Simultaneous Mode

LYNX TESTING SOFTWARE

SYSTEMS USERS CONNECTIVITY

LYNX Single User 1 PC and 1 Testing Machine

LYNX PLUS Single User – Sequential Mode 1 PC and several Testing Machines

LYNX PRO Multi User – Simultaneous Mode Several PC’s and several Testing Machines

Other Software
Mercury Net module – Laboratory data access by internet or intranet
Lynx View – Remote graphic display

LYNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

5. WORLDWIDE REFERENCES
ADOLF WÜRTH Germany LEXMARK Philippines
ALFRED KÄRCHER Germany LEXMARK USA
BLACK & DECKER USA LG ELECTRONICS Mexico
BECTON DICKINSON Spain L’OREAL USA
BSH USA NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS USA
CANON CORP. USA NOKIA MOBILE PHONES Finland
CHINA TOBACCO China PEPSICO Mexico
COCA COLA USA PEPSICO Uruguay
DANONE Tunisia PEPSICO USA
DELPHI Mexico PROCTER & GAMBLE Argentina
GENERAL ELECTRIC USA PROCTER & GAMBLE Brazil,
HEBEI TOBACCO China PROCTER & GAMBLE China
HENKEL Mexico PROCTER & GAMBLE Mexico
HENKEL USA PROCTER & GAMBLE USA
IBM USA RENAULT France
HONGTA TOBACCO China RECKIT BENCKISER Portugal
HUAWEI China SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS South Korea
ICON HEALTH & FITNESS USA UNILEVER Germany
JOHNSON & JOHNSON USA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION China

PACKAGES CONSUMERS
AMCOR FIBRE PACK. Australia MODERN AMBALAJ Turkey
BIO PAPPEL PACK. Mexico MONDI GROUP Turkey
CMPC GROUP Chile PACK. CORP. OF AMERICA USA
DUNAPACK PACK. Bulgaria ROCK-TENN COMPANY USA
DUNAPACK PACK. Romania ROSSMAN GROUP France
DUNAPACK PACK. Turkey ROSSMAN GROUP Romania
DS SMITH PACK. Greece SCA GROUP Australia
DS SMITH PACK. Turkey SCHUMACHER PACK. Germany
DS SMITH PACK. Spain SCHUMACHER PACK. Poland
GALINDO GROUP Guatemala SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP Argentina
GALINDO GROUP Honduras SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP Czech Republic
GEORGIA PACIFIC USA SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP Dominican Rep.
GLOBAL PACK. Costa Rica SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP Lithuania
GONDI GROUP Mexico SONOCO PRODUCTS USA
GREEN BAY PACK. USA STONE CONTAINER Mexico
INLAND PAPERBOARD USA STONE CONTAINER USA
INTERNATIONAL PAPER Spain
INTERNATIONAL PAPER USA

BOX MANUFACTURERS
AMERICAN TESTING LABORATORIES USA
ARKHANGELSK UNIVERSITY Russia
ASSOCIATION TESTIN LAB USA
CHINESE INSPECTION CENTER SCI. China
COMPADRE TESTING LABORATORY USA
DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Denmark
ITENE Spain
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY USA
INDIAN INSTITUE OF PACKAGING India
INTI Argentina
PACONSULT Gmbh Germany
PACONSULT SWISS Gmbh Switzerland
PRO-PACK TESTING LABORATORY USA
SMITHERS PIRA UK
TEN-E PACKAGING SERVICES USA
UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA Mexico
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STOUT USA

R&D CENTERS AND UNIVERSITIES

6. SUMMARIZING
 More than five hundred units supplied in the last years, converting TLS
Compression Testers in the industry standard on compression resistance.

Compact models machines, in bench top and floor standing versions.

Full range capacity of Compression Testers, from 10 up to 300kN force

capacity.

Apart from the standard models, TLS can manufacture customized

Compression Tester with special features: capacities, extended platen sizes and
extended stroke.

According to all the International Standards related to Package Compression

Testing.

Useful fixed or floating upper platen system, selectable by the user.

TLS COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINES STRENGTHS

 Powerful and user-friendly LYNX Software for control, analysis and data
acquisition.

Includes a 20” Touch Screen PC and our exclusive Video Capture System to
record a BCT test and add the clip to the testing report.

Optional Inclination Recording System using an inclinometer over the upper

platen on floating mode.

Three precision matched load cells with 0,03% Full Scale accuracy.

Precision mechanical low friction ball screws with DC variable speed drive
system.

Operator security systems and CE marked according to European Union rules.

TLS COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINES STRENGTHS