Pendulum impact tester

Used for:

Classifying flat glass products used in buildings, by performance under impact and by mode of breakage. The classification by drop height corresponds to graded values of energy transmitted by the impact of a person.

The classification system relates to increasing personal safety by:

- the reduction of cutting and piercing injuries to persons;

- the containment characteristics of the material.

Conforms to:

EN 12600:2002 and ISO 29584

Principle of operation:

The glass sample of size 867+/-2 x 1938+/-2mm is placed on the frame and clamped.

The impactor is raised to the desired height and released. If the glass breaks it fails the test.

Technical characteristics:

It consists of

• Rigid steel main frame
• Clamping frame to hold the test piece in the apparatus
• Impactor of two pneumatic tyres with suspension and release system.

Options:

- Twin tyre impactor only.

- Upgrade for automatic catching of the impactor, so that only one operator is needed to do the test.