The method usually employed for evaluating the quality of thermoplastic resins is by determining the melt mass flow rate (MFR) or the melt volume flow rate (MVR) (e.g. to DIN EN ISO 1133). As the test is easy to carry out and requires relatively little equipment, it enjoys great popularity in the plastics processing, compounding and recycling industries. In what is believed to be a unique feature on the market, the Automated Parameter Configuration (APC), system developed by Zwick for its new Mflow plastometer, now completely automates this process. Measurement parameters covering the whole MFR range from zero to infinity are stored in ready-to-use database tables. While the test is running the device’s software determines the current extrusion rate and automatically selects the most suitable parameters.
The method usually employed for evaluating the quality of thermoplastic resins is by determining the melt mass flow rate (MFR) or the melt volume flow rate (MVR) (e.g. to DIN EN ISO 1133). As the test is easy to carry out and requires relatively little equipment, it enjoys great popularity in the plastics processing, compounding and recycling industries. In what is believed to be a unique feature on the market, the Automated Parameter Configuration (APC), system developed by Zwick for its new Mflow plastometer, now completely automates this process. Measurement parameters covering the whole MFR range from zero to infinity are stored in ready-to-use database
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