Rycolab Bekk smoothness tester for paper & board
The Bekk Smoothness Tester is microprocessor-controlled instrument for measuring the smoothness of paper and board according to the Bekk method.
This air leak smoothness test is useful for very smooth surfaces, for example, coated label papers, coated free sheet, or other very smooth papers. Test results generate with the Bekk tester have shown excellent correlation with print smoothness evaluations using offset ink. Likewise, Bekk results have shown good agreement with subjective evaluations of low angle illuminated surface photomicrographs. Surface integrity is particularly important for printing papers. The surface fibers must be sufficiently bonded to those beneath the surface and the coating bond to the fiber matrix must be sound.
Application: Paper & Pulp, Cardboard
- Single-head equipment for determining Bekk smoothness.
- Equipment used for high smoothness papers, such as coated papers for labels, tickets, or high smoothness uncoated papers.
- New design with improved ergonomics and new materials.
- Measurement of smoothness under vacuum conditions.
- Fully automated measuring cycle.
- Large 7” color touchscreen with preprogrammed tests (Different volumes).
- Illuminated test area.
- Automatic sample detection using an integrated sensor.
- 3 volume selectable (1/1 [380 ml], 1/10 [38 ml] y 1/20 [19 ml]).
- Selectable measuring ranges: -50.7 - 48.0 kPa y - 50.7 - 29.3 kPa.
- Prediction of the BEKK value at 10 seconds into the test.
- Measuring Area of 10 cm².
- System check to verify the tightness of the vacuum system.
- Standardized rubber membrane.
- Full Statistics, with graphs, average, deviation, minimum and maximum values, etc.
- RS-232 interface for connection to Management and Control Programs
- USB connection for data export and USB printers.
- CE marked.
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