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Adhesive Applications & Testing Attachments


Typical measurements include:

  • Adhesiveness/Stickiness

  • "Quick Stick"
  • Tackiness
  • Cohesiveness
  • Shear Strength
  • Stringiness/Tailing/Legginess
  • Extensibility

  • Peel strength
  • Hardness
  • Sealant extrudability
  • Elongation
  • Breaking Strength

1" Stainless Ball Probe

1" Stainless Ball Probe

Loop Tape Test System

Loop Tape Test System

Multi-hole Adhesive Indexing System

Multi-hole Adhesive
Indexing System 

Adhesive Indexing System

Adhesive Indexing System
(with the multi-holed plate removed) allowing 90 degree Peel Testing

Rotary Adhesive Indexing System

Rotary Adhesive
Indexing System
(allows indexing within a
thermal cabinet)



Universal Peel Strength Rig
Allows measurement of the peel strength of sample containers
at three angles

Large Peel Strength Rig

Large Peel Strength Rig
(90 or 135 degree peel action)
Adjustable peel action measurement for e.g. yoghurt, ready meal packaging



Tape Unwinding Rig
For the measurement of unwind adhesion - a quantitative measure
of the degree of ease or difficulty 
in unwinding a roll of tape

Flexible Substrate Clamp

Flexible Substrate Clamp
Allows the assessment of release liner adhesion to an adhesive material

Adhesives can be tested at constant temperature using a Peltier Plate.

Note: The attachments shown above do not represent the entire range of attachments available
for the testing of adhesives using the Stable Micro Systems range of texture analysers.


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