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Tester Used to Evaluate Physical Damage to Material Surfaces Taber Industries

North Tonawanda, NY – The TABER® Reciprocating Abraser (Abrader) – Model 5900 is a test apparatus that offers tremendous versatility for evaluating physical property surface damage. Useful for plastics, painted surfaces, metals, wood and a variety of other materials, this tester can be configured with optional attachments to evaluate the relative resistance or susceptibility of a material surface to damage such as wear and abrasion, rub, scratch, mar, gouge, scrape, plus others.

The Taber Reciprocating Abraser includes a counterbalanced arm which pivots on an adjustable height gantry system. The counterweight allows the user to balance the test arm, ensuring precise test load set-up regardless of the weight of the attachment. Incorporated at the end of the arm is a tool holder to which optional attachments and weights may be secured. A sliding specimen platform moves in a horizontal, reciprocating motion under the stationary tool holder. The Reciprocating Abraser can accommodate two additional test arm kits (sold separately), permitting up to three tests to be performed simultaneously.

Test parameters such as stroke length (6 - 155mm), speed (3 - 75 cycles per minute) and load (1N - 24N maximum, with included weights of 1N, 2N, 2.5N, 5N, 10N & 24N) are adjustable so optimal settings for each material can be established. For wear testing, the Wearaser® collet assembly comes standard with each Taber Reciprocating Abraser along with CS-10 and H-18 Wearaser abradants. The size and shape of a pencil eraser, the Wearaser is made using the same high quality Taber abrasive media found in the Genuine Taber abrading wheels.

For additional information about this instrument or the available accessory attachments, contact Taber Industries at sales@taberindustries.com or visit www.taberindustries.com.