Circular Sample Cutters

Name: Circular Sample Cutters
Brand: Qualitest North America
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Geosynthetics and Geotextile Testing Equipment

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Circular Sample Cutters

Fixed 100 cm² specimens for ASTM D5261 and ISO 9864 mass per unit area testing.

A circular sample cutter removes a fixed-area round specimen from fabric or sheet material, so a single weighing converts straight to grams per square meter with no area measurement step. Geosynthetic laboratories, manufacturers, and site inspection teams rely on them for mass per unit area determination under ASTM D5261 and ISO 9864, where the accuracy of the cut area transfers directly into the reported value.

The QualiGTX™ range cuts a 100 cm² disc through material as thick as 15 mm, deep enough for needle-punched nonwovens, HDPE and LLDPE liner sheet, and bonded geocomposites that shallow textile cutters cannot reach. Two versions cover bench work and field sampling.

Why Choose Qualitest for Your Circular Sample Cutters

Qualitest North America supplies testing and measurement equipment to laboratories, quality teams, and manufacturers, backed by responsive technical support and calibration service. The Circular Sample Cutters range is built for reliable, standards-driven results, so you can source confidently from a single partner. Our team helps you match the right configuration to your samples, applicable standards, and throughput, then supports you through installation and beyond.

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Tell us the material you sample, its thickness, and whether the cutting happens in the lab or on site, and we will point you to the right model. Contact the Qualitest team for pricing and lead times.

Applications

Circular sample cutters sit at the front of most geosynthetic and technical textile test programs, wherever a defined specimen area is the starting point.

Geotextile Mass per Unit Area Testing: cuts the fixed-area disc that ASTM D5261 and ISO 9864 methods weigh to report grams per square meter.
Incoming Roll Goods Inspection: verifies that delivered material matches its declared weight before it moves into a project.
Geomembrane and Liner Quality Control: takes round coupons from thick polymer sheet for thickness, density, and appearance checks.
Geocomposite and Drainage Product Sampling: cuts bonded multi-layer material without separating the layers at the specimen edge.
Technical Textile Manufacturing: prepares woven, knitted, blended, and synthetic-fiber specimens for grammage and construction analysis.
Site Conformance and Dispute Documentation: produces witness specimens with a repeatable area when material performance is contested.

Circular Sample Cutter Range

Both models share the same cutting geometry and depth capacity. The choice comes down to where the sampling happens.

Lever-Operated Circular Geotextile Sample Cutter (QualiGTX™ CSC): a bench-weight cutter whose self-weight holds the die square and steady through the stroke. It suits a fixed laboratory station handling routine specimen volume, where the material comes to the cutter.
Handheld Circular Geotextile Sample Cutter (QualiGTX™ CSC H): a 1.5 kg version light enough to carry to the roll. It suits field inspectors, receiving teams, and production floor checks, where the cutter goes to the material.

How to Choose the Right Circular Sample Cutter

For a fixed laboratory bench station: choose the CSC, whose mass adds stability and reduces the hand force each cut needs.
For site inspection and delivery checks: choose the CSC H, light enough to carry in a sampling kit to the roll.
For sampling across a full roll width: choose the CSC H, since a lighter tool keeps a multi-specimen sampling plan practical.
For thick nonwovens, liners, and composites: either model works, as both cut to 15 mm.
For high daily specimen throughput in one location: choose the CSC for lower operator fatigue over repeated cuts.

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