Model: zOPUS

OPUS is an out-of-plane ultrasonic system for the measurement of paper and like materials using a dry contact technique. The instrument measures soft platen thickness and determines Specific Stiffness and Young’s modulus in the "through" direction (referred to as Z-directional or ZD) of the material under test.

This information is valuable especially for paper board manufacturers and is useful in packaging and other board performance applications.

Application:
• Paper
• Paperboard
• Tissue
• Gypsum
• Thin Film Plastics
• Pressure Sensitive Materials

Features:
• Longitudinal wave transducers
• Pre-Engineering and end-use performance prediction
• Tissue Softness prediction
• ZD Longitudinal Specific Tensile Stiffness
• Apparent Density values
• Young’s Modulus values
• Impedance values
• Attenuation values
• Integrated Soft-platen Thickness
• Minimum sample area diameter: 25mm
• Loading Pressure: 50 kPa & 20 kPa
• Generates Excel compatible data files for data analysis

Benefits:
• Fast Measurements (10 seconds)
• Measures fundamental engineering constants of paper
• Non destructive testing
• No sample preparation = less operator error
• Sensitive to small variations
• Accurate and repeatable testing
• Removes test ambiguity
• Automated testing for full CD strip

Standards:
• TAPPI T551

Options:
• NA

Connections:
• Electrical: 220/240 VAC @ 50 HZ or
• Electrical: 110 VAC @ 60 HZ
  (please specify when ordering)

Dimensions:
• H: 581 mm
• W: 303 mm
• D: 404 mm
• Weight: 29 kg