Worldwide standardised hand abrasion tester for markings and letterings caused by rubbing of fingers and hands

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Hand abrasion tester with competitive price

The INNOWEP EBREX^®Hand Abrasion Tester is the state of the art testing machine for the special environmental testing “Abrasion of markings and letterings caused by rubbing of fingers and hands” according to IEC 68-2-70 and EN DIN 60068-2-70.

With the Swiss-made linear drive, EBREX^®is designed to test lab samples, parts and the final products with a controlled speed.

Combined with additional liquid supply and various functional modules, it fulfils many international standards and specifications. The uniqueness, the versatility and the flexibility allows this special testing machine EBREX^®to comply with multiple test conditions.

With our 30-year experience in hand abrasion, human physiology, haptic and durability testing, the INNOWEP EBREX^®assures the most reliable results with great reproducibility and repeatability. With the great reliability and cost-effective solution, our mission is to provide you a comprehensive strategy for the material and surface quality of your products.

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Applications

Standards

IEC & DIN

ASD-Stan

OEM-Specifications

Others

Modules

Dynamic Fingernail Test Module

Performing fingernail scratch test
Supplied with the PMMA test disc
Additional 45° sample holder
Test path: 60 mm – 100 mm
Test load: up to 20 N

Dynamic Fingernail Test Module - Industrial

Performing industrial scratch test
The test tip (PVC, sharpened edge)
Scratch test under either 45° or 90° relatively to the test sample
Test path: 60 mm – 100 mm
Test load: up to 20 N

Dynamic shoe sole Test Module

Performing shoe sole scratch test on painted, coated, uncoated and laminated surface
Leather and SBR test disc
Additional 45° sample holder
Test path: 60 mm – 100 mm
Test load: up to 20 N

Fingerprint and Cleanability Test (BMW PR 506)

Affinity and cleanability property
Glossy piano paints and touchscreens, etc.
40mm fingerprint piston
Test gel or sebum
Microfiber or wool felt
Image processing toolkit

Steering Wheel hand Abrasion Test

A complete car or truck steering wheel is mounted directly on ABREX^®
No cutting for the lab samples
Feasible with an additional mobile 3D profilometer TRACEiT^® for further measurement
e.g. abrasion rate and surface roughness, topography and visual impression

Banknote Durability Test

Specially designed sample mounting adapter
Certain curvature for easy banknote fixing
Test with standard fabric, soiling fabric
Dry and wet condition

Banknote Limpness Test

Limpness is referred as the banknote paper is less stiff due to the frequent handling
Normally correlates with soiling and structural deterioration, which results in a marded lack of stiffness
Specially designed adapter
Simulation the limpness abrasion between the banknotes and human hands

Teeth Abrasion Test

Specially designed adapter
Durability test of tooth replacement materials
Abrasion counterpart can be customized.

Consumables

Textile Options

Standard Fabric:

Simulates ABREX^®-abrasion according to DIN EN 60068-2-70 / IEC 68-2-70

Standard Textile Fine Wool:

Used for ABREX testing on thin and/or brittle coatings, touchscreen applications, etc.

Standard wool sebum textile

Used for ABREX Display and Touchscreen testing acc. to DFF Spec Touch, Swipe, Zoom etc.

Cotton-Batist Fabric (Denim):

Simulates abrasion with clothing materials (e.g. jeans) according to ISO 105 D01

Cotton-Lawn Fabric:

Simulates abrasion with fine-structured clothing materials (e.g. trouser pockets) acc. to ISO 405 F09

Soiling Fabric:

Simulates soiling behaviour with standard materials (by fats, soot) acc. to BMW GS 97034 and various standards. Two types of soiling fabric are available.

Standardized soiling textile fine

Simulates soiling behaviour with standard materials (fats, soot) acc. to BMW GS97034, GS-94011 for interior parts including displays and touch screen application and other specifications.