MIT Folding Endurance Tester Product Categories Paper & Cardboard Testing Equipment Standards ASTM D2176 JIS P 8115 TAPPI T423PM Download PDF Brochure Precision Equipment for Testing Folding Force in Paper and Plastic Film | ASTM D2176-16(2021) The MIT Folding Endurance Tester is a specialized instrument used to measure a material’s resistance to repeated folding, creasing, and flexing. Built in accordance with ASTM D2176, this MIT tester is ideal for evaluating the long-term durability of paper, cardboard, plastic film, and similar flexible materials.This endurance tester is widely used in packaging, printing, and materials research, helping manufacturers assess product performance under mechanical stress. It also plays a key role in tracking material degradation over time, offering valuable data for aging and reliability studies. Available MIT Folding Endurance Tester Models:QualiMIT-AS MIT Folding Endurance Tester for Paper and CardboardsQualiMIT-B MIT Folding Endurance Tester for Circuit Boards Applications Features/Advantages The MIT folding endurance tester is commonly used in:Paper and board production – to test fold resistance for packaging, labels, and documentsPlastic film manufacturing – to evaluate flex durability and potential for crackingPackaging quality control – to ensure product performance in handling and transitAging and reliability labs – to monitor material deterioration over timeResearch and product development – for evaluating new coatings, laminates, and film blendsThis equipment for testing folding force provides a standardized, objective method for understanding how materials hold up under repeated stress, enabling better product design and performance prediction. Conforms to ASTM D2176 standard for folding endurance testingAdjustable tension and folding speed for different material typesAccommodates paper, film, and other substrates with various thicknessesAutomatically records the number of folds until material ruptureHigh repeatability and consistent test results for lab and QC environmentsSuitable for aging tests and quality comparisons of coated and uncoated materialsEasy-to-use controls and clear digital display for real-time monitoring RequestQuotation MIT Folding Endurance Tester First Name Last Name / Surname Position Email Phone Number Company Name Company Type - None -ManufacturerResellerGovernmentUniversity Country - Select -AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAscension IslandAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCanary IslandsCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCeuta & MelillaChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d’IvoireDenmarkDiego GarciaDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard & McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanOutlying OceaniaPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSamoaSan MarinoSarkSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaSão Tomé & PríncipeTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTristan da CunhaTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands State/Province Timeline - None -Less than one monthOne to three monthsFour to six monthsLonger than six months Message