KERN & SOHN TPE User Manual

Sauter GmbH

Ziegelei 1

TPE

D-72336 Balingen
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Instruction Manual

MANUAL TEST STAND FOR
PEEL TESTS

Thank you for buying this SAUTER Test Stand for peel
tests. This test stand is very robust and will serve you
many years if you are going to operate it correctly and
maintain with care. We hope you are pleased with your
high quality product with and its functions.
If you have any queries, wishes or helpful s uggestions, do
not hesitate to call our service number.

Introduction

This manual test stand was specially designed for 90° peel
tests in connection with our SAUTER forc e gauges up to
500N. Hereby, typically, an adherent layer of material is
torn off from the base material, shown in the illustration
below:

The decisive factor is the force, which is necessary to peel
off the adherent, above located material.
The SAUTER TPE is designed in the way that the force
gauge which is peeling off the layer, moves laterally and
upwards simultaneously. With this, the peeling off
movement is generated and the interference of falsified
transverse forces can be avoided.
The crank handle operation enables a very reliable and
easy handling.

Tel: +49-[0]7433- 9933-199
Fax: +49-[0]7433-9933-149
Internet: www.kern-sohn.com

Operation

The test stand has to be placed onto a stable support
plate. A s uitable clamp, for example AC 14 (as shown in
the picture on the left) has to be screwed onto the force
gauge.
Subsequently, the force gauge has to be fixed by means of
an adapter plate, exactly in vertical position, on the test
stand.
A piece of the layer, which has to be peeled off, has to be
fixed in the clamp. It has to be made sure that the material
for the peel test has been fixed correctly and tightly
enough in the clamp, in the way that it can’t slide off.
Now, by means of the crank handle movement in
clockwise direction, the force gauge m oves up, vertically
fixed and in a tilted way, as the movem ent of the test stand
is effected in a 45° angle to the horizontal.
The applied force can be read off on the display of the
force gauge (here FH) soon afterwards.

Technical data

Distance of one stroke (travel): 3.1 mm per turn

Maximum peel off length: 105 mm

Dimensions: L 420 x B 215 x H 480 mm

Net weight: 22 kg

Maintenance

To avoid rusting, the test stand has to be cleaned with a
smooth cloth after each use. There may not be applied any
abrasive detergents.

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