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News Release from: Mecmesin | Subject: MDD and AFG 250N
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 January 2006
Force tester monitors plush toy safety
Carte Blanche Greetings is using a Mecmesin force gauge system to test its range of plush toys to European toy safety standards.
Carte Blanche Greetings, a supplier of plush giftware, is using a Mecmesin force gauge system to test its range of plush toys The company's plush toy products are manufactured to European toy safety standard BS EN71.1:1998 (Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties), and to meet this standard small parts attached to the plush must withstand a 90N tension test
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The force gauge system used to test the plush toys consists of a MDD manual test stand, an AFG 250N digital force gauge and a variety of fixtures, suitable for testing a wide variety of plush toy shapes and sizes.
This system enables Carte Blanche Greetings to determine that the small parts on the plush toys can resist a specified force, meeting the requirements of the European toy safety standard and assisting in product design.
"The Mecmesin test stand, force gauge and accessories meet all our in-house testing requirements and are quick and easy to use".
"Mecmesin equipment is an important tool in our product safety and quality assurance system", said Steve Brooker of Carte Blanche Greetings . Request a free brochure from Mecmesin ...
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