Adhesive Testing

How do you test tack and peel strength of an adhesive tape?

Our instruments quantify almost every adhesive & cohesive characteristic.

If you are still relying on rolling ball tests, non-reproducible tack tests, time-consuming static shear tests, or tests that cannot capture the unique adhesive or cohesive behaviors that have been designed into your products please talk to us. We can help simply your testing while helping you obtain more precise, repeatable, and differentiating results! Our instruments can precisely quantify adhesion, cohesion, peel strength, probe tack, loop tack, dynamic + static shear strength, and other critical performance metrics of adhesive products such as glues, inks, sealants, tapes, paints, patches, and any type of gel.

All of the major companies in the adhesives industry stick with us because they know that our texture analyzers can precisely quantify virtually any product's adhesive characteristics. Indeed, many adhesive characteristics can only be measured with our instruments. The TA.XTPlus, TA.HDPlus, and TA.XTExpress Texture Analyzers are simple to calibrate and easy to validate, offering researchers and engineers more than traditional test methods.

Conducting adhesive tests with the TA.XTPlus is not magic - it only seems that way.

See behaviors you've never seen before! Our instruments and test methods allow tape manufacturers and their suppliers to precisely see the subtle adhesive behaviors that they designed into new products - but couldn't see. Our Exponent software can quantify many more adhesive and cohesive attributes from de-bonding curves than alternative instruments. Our instrument has precise motor controls minimizing noise and increasing repeatability.

Confidence. Since our instruments provide calibratable and repeatable test results, everyone who uses the instrument quickly becomes highly confident that the measured attributes are relevant to their applications.

Flexible Test Platform. Our instruments and software are flexible enough to be used for tack tests, peel tests, shear tests, and dynamic shear tests. Your lab will require fewer instruments and you'll spend less time training operators to use multiple instruments and software programs. Your operators will be cross-trained to test almost any adhesive or cohesive applications.

"The TA.XTPlus' sensitivity was so useful that in addition to R&D, we also integrated it into our QA testing. The TA.XTPlus' sensitivity and flexibility is perfect for testing all of our current and future adhesive products."

Product Engineer, Adhesive Company

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