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PT provider
PT provider Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), Comparative Testing Service (CEPT-CTS) Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), Comparative Testing Service (CEPT-CTS)
Based in Belgium
Language(s) English
Remarks
Keywords
Product groups Pulp and paper
Testing fields Materials evaluation
Safety evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Pulp, paper and paper products Compressive strength ISO 9895
Ash ISO 1762
ISO 2144
Puncture resistance ISO 3036
Tensile strength ISO 1924-2
ISO 1924-3
Thickness, corrugated board ISO 3034
Bursting strength, paper ISO 2758
Bursting strength, board ISO 2759
Humidity, relative EN 20187
Thickness EN 20534
Grammage ISO 536
Stretch at break ISO 1924-2
Tear growth Brecht-Imset DIN 53115
Ring crush test (RCT) ISO 12192
Flat crush test (FCT) EN 23035
Scott internal bond strength UNI 9439
Folding endurance Schopper ISO 5626
Smoothness Bekk ISO 5627
Gloss 75° ISO 8254-1
Folding endurance Köhler-Molin ISO 5626
Bursting strength Schopper BS 3137
Bending stiffness Resonance method ISO 5629
Roughness Bendtsen ISO 8791-2
Air permeance Bekk -
Air permeance Schopper ISO 5636-2
Air permeance Bendtsen ISO 5636-3
Air permeance Gurley ISO 5636-5
Water absorption Cobb EN 20535
Roughness PPS ISO 8791-4
Tensile strength after immersion in water, Finch ISO 3781
Edgewise crush resistance (ECT) EN 3037
Tear resistance (Elmendorf method) EN 21974
Bursting strength, corrugated board ISO 2759
Tensile stretch ISO 1924-3
Tensile energy absorption (TEA) ISO 1924-3
Tensile stiffness ISO 1924-3
Bending resistance (7.5°, 15°, 50 mm, Taber) ISO 2493
Bending stiffness static (5°, 50 mm) ISO 5628
Bending resistance (15°, 10 mm) ISO 2493
Tensile Stiffness Orientation (TSO) index MD -
Tensile Stiffness Orientation (TSO) index CD -
Tensile Stiffness Orientation (TSO) orientation angle -
Coefficient of friction static ISO 15539
Coefficient of friction dynamic ISO 15539
Coefficient of friction, inclined plane Q 03-083
Diffuse reflectance factors Rx, Ry, Rz; Illuminant C, UV adjusted ISO 2469
Diffuse reflectance factors Rx, Ry, Rz; Illuminant D65, UV adjusted ISO 2469
ISO Brightness, Illuminant C, UV adjusted ISO 2470
ISO Brightness, Illuminant C, UV excluded ISO 2470
ISO Brightness, Illuminant D65, UV adjusted ISO 2470
ISO Brightness, Illuminant D65, UV excluded ISO 2470
Opacity, Illuminant C, UV adjusted ISO 2471
CIE Whiteness, Illuminant D65, UV adjusted ISO 11475
CIE Whiteness, Illuminant D65, UV excluded ISO 11475
Colours L*, a*, b*, Illuminant C, UV adjusted ISO 5631
Colours L*, a*, b*, Illuminant D65, UV adjusted ISO 5631
L*, a*, b* col. paper, Illuminant C, UV adjusted ISO 5631
L*, a*, b* col. paper, Illuminant D65, UV adjusted ISO 5631
Kappa number ISO 302
pH of aqueous extracts ISO 6588
Alkali reserve -
Printability: resistance to picking IGT IGT
Printability: print penetration IGT IGT
Printability: print gloss 60° and 75° ISO 2834
Printability: L* / a* / b* printed paper, Illuminant D50 ISO 13655
Printability: heliotest IGT
Printability: set-off IGT
Printability: mottle IGT
Printability: ink transfer IGT
Drainability (Schopper-Riegler) ISO 5267
Drainability ("Canadian Standard" freeness) ISO 5267
Fibre length ISO 16065
Fibre width ISO 16065
Peel adhesion FINAT
Low speed release force FINAT
Loop tack measurement FINAT
Tissue Thickness of layer ISO 12625
Tensile strength -
Stretch at break -
Tensile strength after immersion in water, Finch ISO 12625
ISO Brightness, Illuminant C, UV adjusted ISO 12625
Thickness, bulking ISO 12625
Residual water absorption capacity ISO 12625
Residual water absorption time ISO 12625
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants Pulp and Paper Industry, its suppliers and its users and all related parties (research, etc.). No restrictions.
Linked to specific legislation / standards All relevant technical standards for testing.
Additional, subsidiary aims characterisation of reference materials and validation of testing methods
Number of participants 400
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee depending on the test
Regularly operated Yes (2 times per year)
Year of first operation 1976
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), Comparative Testing Service (CEPT-CTS)
250 Avenue Louise, Box 80
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Phone: +32-2-6274911
Fax: +32-2-6468137
Web: http://www.cepi.org http://www.cepi.org
Dr. Fulvio Savagnone
Phone: +39-06-85082817
Fax: +39-06-8546144
Email: f.savagnone@ipzs.it f.savagnone@ipzs.it
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Belgium, Mr Rudy Van Cleuvenbergen. Mr Rudy Van Cleuvenbergen.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5