Rub Resistance Tester

Rub Resistance Tester is a highly precise testing instrument that is used by various industries to test the impact of rubbing when two surfaces rub against each other. Rubbing of two different surfaces against each other is termed as scuffing. The main usage of this instrument is in the packaging industries where the printed materials are tested for damage they can bear without defacing or compromising the print quality of the printed matter.

Pacorr offers highly precise and accurate Rub Resistance tester for packaging industries. In the packaging industries, it is essential that the manufacturers keep in mind that the look and feel of the packaging is never compromised as it is associated with the quality of the products packaged within. When the packages are transferred from the manufacturing units to warehouses or to the customers, there is a lot of scuffing faced by the packaging that may damage the quality of the products. To make sure that scuffing does not removes the important information printed on the packaging does not deface its look and feel, manufacturers need to test the rub resistance of the packaging materials using instruments such as Rub Resistance Tester.

To evaluate the rub resistance (i.e. the ability to resist the damage done by rubbing) of labels and general printed matter, the instrument simulates the rubbing conditions in the laboratory to assess the competency of the packaging materials. Pacorr is a major manufacturer and supplier of Rub Resistance Tester that simulate scuffing by rubbing two printed surfaces against each other (face-to-face) in a circular motion. The speed and rubbing pressure is kept constant during the test. The testing instrument can be utilized in Paper & Packaging industries to measure and assess the colour transfer from printed or coated surfaces during the test. It is designed and produced in compliance to ASTM Standard. The digital counter given with the instrument gives the number of double strokes.