Clicker Presses

Sourcing from an Established Clicker Manufacturer

Getting consistent test coupons ready in American manufacturing plants requires reliable mechanical downward force and keen die edges.

Qualitest configures and delivers cutting machinery built to punch clean test blanks out of cured rubber slabs, pliable elastomers, thick leather, plastic sheets, and layered composite panels. Our hardware range spans simple manual bench levers providing 2 tons of force to heavy fluid-driven hydraulic clicker press machinery that exerts 25 tons (245 kN) of cutting pressure.

Whether your facility in the United States runs on hand-operated tools for brief inspection batches, factory compressed air for repetitive bench cutting, or fluid-driven platforms for steady production shifts, our clicker presses produce consistent specimen shapes.

Each press teams up with calibrated tooling to maintain straight sample walls and keep specimen measurements within exact limits for physical tensile or tear trials.

Compliance & Standards

For commercial inspection labs and manufacturing facilities operating across the United States, tracking testing methods authored by ASTM International serves as the benchmark for proving material performance. Our machinery and tooling line aligns directly with essential domestic standards:

• ASTM D412: Tensile properties of vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers, covering specimen dies A, B, C, D, and F.
• ASTM D624: Tear resistance of vulcanized rubber and elastomeric goods, matching dies B, B with slit, C, and T.
• ASTM D638: Tensile properties of rigid and semirigid plastics, utilizing multi-cavity molds and Type I through Type V geometries.
• ASTM D751: Testing procedures for coated fabrics and polymer-treated textiles.
• Additional American Test Procedures: Supported by our specimen dies and multi-cavity molds include ASTM D1004, D1922, D746, D1938, D1822-S, D1708, D-15, D-3182, D-395, D-429, D-3123, D-2138, D-1630, and D-256 for Izod and Charpy specimen preparations.

Every specimen cutter arrives with an Inspection Report and a Certificate of Compliance aligned with NIST/SCC and ISO Guide 25 requirements, giving domestic quality directors traceable verification. For facilities handling international contracts alongside domestic programs, our dies also support ISO 37, ISO 34-1, ISO 23529, DIN 53504, and JIS K6251 test protocols.

Key Features

Check out the mechanical capabilities and build details featured across our lineup of clicker presses:

• Broad Force Selection: Machine ratings start at 2 tons on hand-levered fixtures (like the QualiSCP A) and reach 5 tons on bench units (MCP-5000), stepping up to 7 and 15 tons on pneumatic C-frames and topping out at 25 tons (245 kN) on SE-Series platforms. This broad range lets you match machine force directly to sheet density and thickness without overworking the frame.
• Solid Tool Steel Cutters and Multi-Cavity Molds: Dies are EDM wire-cut from solid tool steel blocks and come with resharpening support. Specimen molds feature P20 tool steel that is hardened, ground, polished, and chrome-plated (with optional Teflon coating) to keep interior walls perpendicular for uniform coupon thickness across consecutive shifts.
• Shop-Air Pneumatic Cylinders: Units like the APC-3000, APC-5000, QC700, and QC1500 tap into typical plant compressed air lines at 73 psi (5 bar) or higher. This setup eliminates hydraulic fluid from clean laboratory settings while punching through rubber stock up to 15 mm thick.
• Heavy-Duty Cast Construction: Systems in the SE-Series depend on solid cast assemblies that withstand heavy deflection forces during demanding manufacturing operations.
• Two-Hand Safety Controls: Powered units incorporate dual-hand pushbutton activation, including a 0.3-second delay on SE models, ensuring machine operators keep their hands away from the descending head during the cutting cycle.
• 360-Degree Swing Arms and Mechanical Levers: The benchtop MCP-5000 provides a rotating head paired with a cam-driven handle, delivering up to 5 tons (roughly 44 kN) of mechanical thrust onto an included 12 by 9 inch polypropylene cutting board without drawing electricity from shop wall outlets.
• Dial-Adjusted Force and Stroke Travel: The SE-Series includes automatic adjustment for variations in die height alongside a single potentiometer to dial in exact cutting resistance.

Product Applications & Operating Environments

Constructed to endure everyday shifts inside American fabrication plants, commercial product testing facilities, and university laboratories, these cutting stations handle diverse flexible materials:

• Rubber and Polymer Evaluation Facilities: Punching tensile dogbones, microtensile bars, and tear specimens from sheets, tapes, and rubber goods up to roughly 85 Shore A hardness for ASTM compliance checks.
• Leather Goods, Footwear, and Apparel Manufacturing: Trimming belt straps, work boot pieces, patches, and accessories from tough animal hides and heavy synthetic fabrics on domestic assembly lines.
• Gasket Fabrication and Packaging Production: Shearing custom sealing rings, washers, cork, felt, foam, and paperboard materials using standard steel rule or forged dies.
• Standard Industrial Benches and Research Rooms: With compact physical footprints, such as 12 by 14 inches on manual units or 18 by 12 inches on compact air presses, these units mount securely to sturdy worktables across commercial development facilities without using up valuable shop floor area.