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Reliable melt index value determination with APC – Adaptive Parameter Configuration 0

Fakuma Hall B3, Booth 3125

The method usually employed for evaluating the quality of thermoplastic resins is by determining the melt mass flow rate (MFR) or the melt volume flow rate (MVR). As the test is easy to carry out and requires relatively little equipment, it enjoys great popularity in the plastics processing, compounding and recycling industries.

In what is believed to be a unique feature on the market, the Automated Parameter Configuration (APC), system developed by Zwick for its new

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Do toys pose a risk for our children? 0

Since January 1, 1990, toys can only be placed in the European market if they bear the CE Mark. Toy manufacturers are therefore under a legal obligation to ensure that their products are thoroughly tested, and they and their dealers have special tests performed by organisations such as LGA in Nuremberg, Germany. After successful results the LGA can also award the GS (geprüfte Sicherheit = certified safety) mark.

Using a Zwick Z005 testing machine equipped with a 500N load cell, LGA carr

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