Torque Tester Puts a Cap on Plant Extinction

Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Project have chosen a Mecmesin Orbis 6N.m manually-operated closure torque tester for applying caps to bottles containing seed samples from over 14,000 plant species worldwide.

Horsham, UK (PRWEB) June 21, 2006

Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Project have chosen a Mecmesin Orbis 6N.m manually-operated closure torque tester for applying caps to bottles containing seed samples from over 14,000 plant species worldwide.

Scientists at the project, which aims to safeguard wild plants from extinction, need to close the precious seed bottles with precisely the correct torque to achieve a hermetic seal, avoiding moisture ingress and the loss of valuable plant species to future generations. They chose Mecmesin’s highly accurate, yet cost-effective, Orbis system for its ease of use and broad versatility.

“The Millennium Seed Bank had a need to quantify the tightness of screw capped glass bottles used for long term storage of wild plant seed. Having established the optimum torque, the Orbis 6N.m is used routinely to maintain the correct tightness of the bottles. The design of the Orbis makes it simple to use and easy to adapt to different containers.” said Keith Manger, Laboratory Manager at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank.

About Mecmesin

Formed in 1977, Mecmesin, is a leading designer and supplier of force and torque measurement solutions. Thousands of companies worldwide rely upon Mecmesin force and torque measurement systems for product and materials testing in a range of industries including automotive, electrical and electronics, medical devices, packaging, pharmaceuticals, plastics, safety and textiles to maintain consistency of manufacture, save money in the production process and to comply with relevant standards.

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