7 Causes for Drifting Torque Results
Which cap torque tester is right for you?
See the full product line that Mesa Labs has to offer for all of your cap torque testing needs.
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Whether you have an older Torqo or SureTorque unit, or a competitive torque analyzer unit, Mesa offers multiple solutions to make sure you have accurate and dependable readings for years to come.
Tapered to accommodate most 26-32mm OD plastic caps, Mesa’s non-destructive Universal Torqo Chuck is compatible with smooth caps, caps with various serration patterns, and eliminates the need for multiple costly chucks.
Inside Mesa’s Cap Torque Testers
Overview
Mesa’s durable, sophisticated cap torque analyzers are setting the industry standard for ease of use, range of testing and precise results. Offering everything from digital, hand-operated units to our automated Inline unit, Mesa has the cap torque analyzer for your needs.
Testing Capabilities
Mesa’s SureTorque and Torqo units offer a wide variety of industry-standard tests along with the capability of customizing testing to a specific product or project.
- Closure Application/Removal
- Container/Closure Thread Fatigue
- Release and Re-apply Torque
- Tamper Evident Band Break
- ROPP
- Strip Test
- Incremental
- Bridge
- USP Permeation
Features
Mesa’s line of cap and closure torque analyzers offers a wide variety or features that offer a series of benefits to our users including injury prevention, quick change overs and automated controls.
- Child Resistant/Topload Control
- Automatic, Self-centering Clamping
- Servo Drive
- Color Touch Screen
- Quick Change Tooling
- Enhanced Safety Options
- USB/Ethernet Connectivity
- NEMA Configurations Available
- Chuck Pressure Measurements
What we offer
- Non-destructive & destructive testing
- NEMA/washdown/corrosion resistant options
- Topload chuck for child-resistant testing
- Floating chuck for topload sensitive closures
- Pressure monitoring capability for bottle clamping and closure grippng pressures
- Dispenser pump cap testing capability
- Automatic data transfer to 3rd party SPC software
- Universal bottle clamping
- Fast changepart turnaround
- Full automation
Any Industry, any cap
With both cold and hot fill customers, Mesa has the machinery and the custom tooling to meet the needs of beverage bottlers large and small. Plastic on plastic: 1776, 1802, 1810, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1820, 1823, 1824, 1842, 1843, 1845,1881 Aluminum on glass: ROPP Metal on glass: twist off lug
With the capabilities of accurately testing new designs such as ROPP caps and with spirit specific accessories, Mesa is the logical choice for spirit packagers. Plastic on plastic: 1810, 1873 Plastic on glass: GPI 350, 360 Aluminum on glass: ROPP
From bottled food drinks to kitchen table staples, Mesa offers a torque analyzer to accommodate the ever-changing needs of the food bottling industry. Plastic on plastic: 1842, 1843, 1845, 1864, 1874, SP400, 29/21 snap, pouch fitments, continuous thread Metal on glass: twist off lug, press to seal
With packaging designs such as pumps and non-serrated caps, the personal care industry has a great need for customizable solutions, which is the foundation of Mesa’s universal tooling. Plastic on plastic: dispensing, snap top, squeeze & pull, spray pump Metal on glass: jar lids
Child-resistant caps and low-volume capping can be tough pills to swallow for some manufacturers, not Mesa! Plastic on plastic: squeezables, child resistant, tamper evident, eye dropper, pumps, desiccated
Spray bottle and other unique bottle/cap combinations can make torque verification and analysis a challenging proposition for this industry, but Mesa’s universal tooling approach offers solutions for these unique situations. Plastic on plastic: push & turn, dispensing, snap top, child resistant, squeeze and turn.
Super-charge your torque analyzer by customizing tooling to meet the specifications of your bottling requirements. Plastic on plastic: 1802, 1810, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1820, 1823 Metal on metal: ROPP
With solutions for harsh industrial environments, Mesa is the ideal choice for introducing a torque analyzer product into your production process. Plastic on plastic: Ratchet band, push & turn, child resistant
Need Calibration?
Make sure you’re getting the most accurate results by letting our expert technicians calibrate your equipment and get a NIST-traceable certificate!