A coefficient-of-friction tester for the static and kinetic COF of plastic films and sheeting — available as a horizontal-sled model to ASTM D1894 and an inclined-plane model to TAPPI T-815.
Coefficient of friction (COF) decides how film runs on high-speed machinery and how packs stack: too high and film jams the line, too low and stacked packs slide. COF is set by slip and anti-block additives and must be controlled batch to batch.
International Equipments builds two COF instruments: a horizontal-sled Static & Kinetic Friction Tester to ASTM D1894, and an Inclined Plane Tester to TAPPI T-815. The computerised sled model adds PC Load-vs-travel graphing and 10-sample statistics. Manufactured in Mumbai, CE marked and calibration-certified.
Choose the horizontal-sled or inclined-plane method for your standard.
Horizontal-sled method: capacity up to 9.999 kg, 150 mm/min, 200 g sled and three SS templates, with direct static & kinetic COF. The computerised model adds a microcontroller with RS232, PC software for Load-vs-travel graphing, result storage and printout, and merging of 10 samples with mean & standard deviation.
Tilting-plane method at 1.5°–2.0° per second with a 750 g, 4″ × 2″ sled and two SS templates — for film-to-film, film-to-metal and film-to-glass friction.
Specifications for the Static & Kinetic (ASTM D1894) model; the Inclined Plane model runs at 1.5°–2.0°/s with a 750 g sled.
| Standards | ASTM D1894; TAPPI T-815 (inclined-plane model) |
|---|---|
| Capacity | Up to 9.999 kg |
| Measurement | Static & kinetic COF (direct display) |
| Speed | 150 mm/minute |
| Weight of sled | 200 g |
| Accessories | Three SS templates |
| Computerised option | Microcontroller with RS232 & PC software — Load vs travel graph, storage, printout, merge 10 samples with mean & SD |
| Paint | Powder coated |
| Power | 230 V, 50 Hz, single phase |
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