ABB L&W Bending Tester Testing and industry-specific instruments

ABB’s L&W Bending Tester is an easy-to-use and reliable instrument

that measures bending resistance and stiffness of paper and board.

Enhanced automation and digitalization allow mills to meet target

specifications and ensure product performance in converting and

end-use operations.

Overview

The L&W Bending Tester offers the best available features for

ease-of-use, automation, customiza tion, and digitalization,

for easy, fast, operator independent testing that gives reliable

and repeat able measurement results that mills require to

ensure customer specifications are being met.

Benefits

• Easy to use and customize

• Ergonomic operation

• Fast, operator-independent testing

• Reliable and repeatable results

• Streamlined lab data management

Features

• Large touchscreen with user-friendly interface

• Test piece support and automatic clamping for easy and precise

test piece loading

• Enhanced auto-touch function with improved post-processing

for faster, operator independent testing

• Ergonomically placed start button

• Quick overview of results

• Graphical display of bending curve with break angle/force indication

for analysis

• Bending length detection for ensuring correct program settings

• Adjustable bending angle

• Adjustable angular testing speed

• Easy instrument check and calibration

• Bending lengths of 1. 5. 10. 15. 20. 25 and 50 mm

• Available with 1N, 5N or 10N load cells

• Optional 25 mm sample support available

Ease of operation

L&W Bending Tester is easy to use with a large touchscreen interface

and intuitive menus, saving operator time and effort. Operators can

quickly change settings from the screen, with correct authorization.

It provides easy calibration and simple instrument check with included

check plate and gives a quick overview of  results for an entire series.

The bending curve with break angle/force in dication allows quick analysis

of the test to identify any erroneous measurements.

Operation is automated once the operator hits start. First, the instrument

is connected to power and pressurized air, and the operator selects either

a standard or pre-set, custom program. The pre cisely cut test piece can

be easily loaded in the measuring clamps and correctly aligned with the

loadcell with the help of sample support.

The operator simply places the test piece inside the clamp with one hand,

while the other hand starts operation with the  ergonomically placed start

button. The clamps are automatically closed with fixed pressure for precise

measurement.

Bending length detection ensures that the bending length selected in program

settings matches the manually set bending length, or otherwise warns the

operator with an error message.