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www.testingmachines.com The TMI Group of Companies Testing Machines Inc. 2 Fleetwood Court, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 USA Tel: 800-678-3221 (USA) or (631) 439-5400, Fax: (631) 439-5420, e-mail: info@testingmachines.com Messmer Instruments Ltd. Unit F1 Imperial Business Estate, West Mill, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0DL UK Tel: +44 (0)1474 566488, Fax: +44 (0)1474 560310, e-mail: messmer@testingmachines.com Büchel BV Fokkerstraat 24, 3905 KV Veenendaal, Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)318 521500, Fax: +31 (0)318 540358, e-mail: buchel@testingmachines.com Adamel Lhomargy SAS Z.A. de l’Habitat, Batiment 6, Route d’Ozoir, 77680, Roissy en Brie, France Tel: +33 (0)1 64409210, Fax: +33 (0)1 64409211, e-mail: adamellhomargy@testingmachines.com TMI Canada 6 Ronald Drive, Montreal West, Quebec H4X 1M8 Tel: (514) 489-8491, Fax (514) 489-6044, e-mail: canada@testingmachines.com © copyright 2003 The TMI Group of Companies. All specifications are subject to change. Contact your local sales office for the latest information. Rev 03-2 Falling Dart Impact Tester By means of a handle operated excenter, a sample can be clamped slippage free between both cylinders. The bottom of the firm cylinder has been provided with a 2-3 mm thick disc of soft rubber in order to eliminate damage of the falling dart. SPECIFICATIONS • Falling Height: 660 mm (26 in.) • Weight of falling dart without additional weights: 50 g ± 0.5% • Additional weights: 5 pcs. of 5 g ± 0.5% 25 pcs. of 15 g ± 0.5% 5 pcs. of 100 g ± 0.5% • Falling speed on sample: Approx. 3.5 m/sec. • Meets ASTM Standard D 1709-62 Procedure A Commercial Standard CS 227-59 TNO-Standard I.v.V. 2.15 1968 INSTRUMENT SIZE Depth: 280 mm (11 in.) Height: 900 mm (35.5 in.) Width: 280 mm (11 in.) WEIGHT 19 kg (42 lb) CONNECTIONS Electrical: none ORDERING INFORMATION Catalog number 43-26-00 INTRODUCTION The Falling Dart Impact Tester is intended for the determination of mechanical properties of packaging material such as plastic films, laminates and paper. The tester comprises a horizontal base-plate on which a vertical column of steel has been erected and which on its top carries a release mechanism in which the falling dart can be inserted. The dart consists of a hemispherical part of aluminium with polished surface and a diameter of 38.1 mm (1.5 in.), having a vertical shaft in the center of the flat top surface. Around the shaft additional weights can be fitted. On the base-plate in the vertical center line of the inserted dart, a circular clamping device has been fitted. This clamping device consists of a firm and a movable cylinder, both having an inner diameter of 127 mm (5 in.).