Pacorr launches updated compression testing machine for sturdy corrugated boxes

19 Jul 2022 --- Pacorr Testing Instruments is unveiling a “massively updated” testing machine called the Box Compression Tester (BCT) – Digital to help paper and packaging manufacturers evaluate the performance and quality of packaging or corrugated boxes. 

Corrugated or non-corrugated cardboard boxes are commonly used in the packaging and delivery industry. While they are stored and transported, they are subjected to many vertical loads and frictional forces that may damage the boxes’ integrity or cause a deflection which can further damage the products inside.

Pacorr’s testing machine helps evaluate the strength of the cardboard boxes before they are used in the market, determining how much weight they can bear when stacked one above the other.

The equipment easily calculates the amount of vertical compressive force a cardboard box can take before deforming or collapsing. The machine is designed for international standards like ASTM D642 and ASTM D4169 and comes with advanced features for precise analysis.

The BCT – Digital has a strong base plate with a rugged structure that can hold the test samples in a uniform position, while its microprocessor-based display offers highly precise and accurate test reports.

Moreover, the BCT – Digital offers precise results by maintaining uniform compression load and comes with many state-of-the-art features, such as an extra bright LED display, Tare & Peak hold facility and Over Travel Protection. It is launched with various platform sizes and different load cell capacities to test the strength of different sizes and types of boxes.

Key highlights include:

• Compression Plate: The Equipment comes with a moving compression plate equipped with load cells that ensure that the compressive load spreads uniformly to the specimen surface for result accuracy.
• Rigid Platform: It is equipped with a rigid platform for placing various specimen sizes for testing.
• Digital Display: The tester has a digital display that helps in taking quick test readings of the force applied as well as the deflection amount of the specimen.
• Auto-cut Facility: Equipped with advanced and user-friendly features like an auto-cut off facility that stops the machine once a deflection is sensed in the testing specimen.
• Peak Hold Feature: The instrument also has the peak hold feature and can record up to ten top testing results, which are helpful for future reference and analysis.
• Powder Coated Body: The machine body has a powder coating that makes it fit for long-run use even in the harshest working environments.
• Complies with International Standards: The box compression tester is specifically designed as per international standards like ASTM D642 and ASTM D4169.

Edited by Joshua Poole