Abstract: The paper packaging testing instruments industry, carton and paper packaging industry in the development of standards related to product quality are closely related. Through the paper packaging industry status quo analysis of testing instruments to reveal the existing problems, to seek development of the industry and look forward to the future prospects of the industry.
Outline

Paper packaging testing instruments as a class of product, it is a family of instruments small branches, paper and packaging industry for product quality standard services of a class of special equipment. The emergence and development of such products, dependent on the development of standards, service standards are implemented. Such products are characterized by variety, demand for small, high dependence on the relevant standard, special and strong, a high degree of mechanical and electrical integration, high-value accuracy requirements, technical difficulties.

Paper packaging testing instruments feature multiple varieties of small batch, limited the overall development of the industry over the years although the species, size, yield, quality and other aspects of progress, but overall, compared to other industries you can still use the slow development of limited size, backward technology, low efficiency, were less concerned about their own development to summarize, belonging to the marginalized sectors. Nevertheless, over the years the paper packaging testing instruments, in the packaging industry, paper industry and the development of production, in the implementation of quality standards, quality control, the contribution is related to industry-recognized, especially in the carton packaging industry production and quality development process, play a role in promoting the carton industry is affirmed.

Based on the quality of paper and carton industry analysis of the actual needs of instrumentation that the current paper packaging testing instruments varieties, specifications, availability, to meet the basic needs of the industry generally, but not meet the standards development and new products , the emerging needs of quality indicators, mainly due to: the current instrument industry, the development of sophisticated instruments designed to limited capacity, inadequate investment in human and financial resources, the industry in a market economy, focusing on livelihoods, while big investment risk, long development time unwilling or afraid to get involved in major projects, which affected China's paper-depth development of varieties of packaging testing instruments and the overall technological progress, resulting in some important, much-needed long-term dependence on imported varieties of the instrument.

For this paper, paper packaging testing instruments through the Analysis of the industry, known for many years the objective has been accomplished, there are still a clear lack of understanding, practical efforts in the direction proposed, the lasting development of the industry in order for the paper and paper Box packaging industry performance standards and quality control work, to provide better service.

Paper Packaging Analysis instrumentation

In China, the paper packaging testing instruments, after almost half a century of development, design and production since the early sixties a small amount of mechanical equipment, expanding the variety of the size of the seventies and eighties in the technological transformation of mechanical and electrical integration, nine the late 1980s the level of replacement products, since product variety, the specification has been basically complete, the output has reached a certain size, quality, technology has reached a certain level, but the industry as a whole, there are still many problems, the industry should be carefully reviewed results Looking to the future, in order to facilitate long-term development of the industry. Following several aspects of the industry to make an objective analysis of the status quo.
 
1. Varieties and specifications

Instrumentation development and standards development are inseparable, in terms of on paper and cardboard industry, paper industry standards in accordance with national directory of statistics, 350 kinds of varieties of paper products, the relevant standard test method 160 , in which physical and mechanical performance test methods 85. In addition, related to the carton and finished products, raw materials, semi standard items are also over 50. Paper and cardboard products to meet the needs of quality testing, in order to implement the relevant test method standards, various types of testing instruments in more than 70 varieties and specifications about (including special equipment, general instrumentation and various aids). Paper packaging testing instruments tasks undertaken by the industry, is dedicated to a variety of specialized instruments and equipment development and production, now the basic types of instruments as follows:

1) the basic nature of paper and board testing equipment, such as quantitative, thickness, tightness, moisture, absorption and other properties of the instrumentation, the most commonly used basic equipment. Such devices include: digital quantitative detector, manual thickness meter, electric meter thick, tight high-precision thickness measuring equipment, hand corrugated board thickness meter, electric meter thickness of corrugated board, corrugated board thickness of a few display device, the thickness of the variable pressure instrument, the general moisture meter, fast moisture meter, Simple absorption analyzer, flip-absorption detector, a high absorption detector and a dozen other varieties, these varieties can basically meet the actual needs. Such devices the main problem is that the paper thickness determination accuracy is still less than ISO534 required targets; In addition, the determination of moisture content of paper and cardboard, there is no ideal rapid moisture testing equipment, to replace the traditional standard 105 degrees drying method.

2) The strength properties of paper and board testing equipment, such as tensile strength, compressive strength, bursting strength, tear strength, flexural strength, folding resistance, fatigue strength, puncture strength, compressive strength and short combination of strength and other properties within the instrumentation, performance testing is the dominant instrument. Such instruments include: Constant tensile loading method pendulum testing machine (namely, four types of specifications), constant stretching electronic tensile testing machine (namely a dozen types of specifications), compressed cardboard Tester (include a variety of structures), carton compression testing machines (there are a variety of structures in three sizes), paper bursting instrument, cardboard bursting device, expose the instrument pointer, expose the instrument a few shows, Taber stiffness-type instrument, the number of display device Taber stiffness, MIT folding endurance tester, Xiao Boer-style folding device, multi-instrument swing tear, tear a few explicit instrument, instrument and other 30 short-range compression varieties, which is the leading paper products packaging testing instruments. Such devices the main problem is that variety is not yet complete, such as short-range compression instrument, no instrument within the combined strength of the product; some products not yet fully meet the requirements of ISO standards, such as tensile strength meter, meter bursting strength, resistance to fold measuring instrument technically there are still some deficiencies, to be done to improve.

3) paper and cardboard printability testing equipment, such as printing surface smoothness, roughness, surface strength testing equipment, performance testing instrument is technically demanding, difficult to manufacture an important instrument. Such devices are: Buick-style smoothness tester, roughness tester of this special type of Health, the printing surface roughness meter (PPS), IGT pendulum-type instrument (commonly known as nap instrument), electric IGT instrument (also known as multi-function printing adaptive detector), etc. Of such equipment, printing paper and paperboard in China of more than 38 product standards are applied, but the domestic production of the Buick-style smoothness can meter and pendulum IGT instrument, and many have already adopted the high-grade printing paper The PPS IGT instruments and electric instruments, rely on imports, which is paper packaging testing instruments industry in the future should redouble efforts to resolve the problem.

4) The special properties of paper and board testing equipment, such as permeability, abrasion resistance, brightness, gloss, color and other properties of the instrumentation, the special nature of some of the senior paper, high-grade cardboard is very important. Such devices, such as Xiao Boer-type air permeability meter, Clay-type air permeability meter, Greer-type air permeability meter, abrasion tester, whiteness meter, gloss meter, etc., in which whiteness meter, gloss meter, and Xiao Boer permeability measuring instrument has been manufactured for many years, but several other instruments have not yet developed and produced, depends largely on imports.

5) Performance testing of paper and paperboard aids, appliances and all kinds of cutting tools, paper and cardboard which is the process of performance testing, quality assurance testing of indispensable equipment. Such equipment, such as: Kang Kela grooves shocked pressure meter test, pulp drying apparatus, the standard cut-like, adjustable cut from the sampler, quantitative test sampler, corrugated cardboard edge pressing, flat pressing, bonding strength sampler , paper and cardboard tensile, ring crush, stiffness, tear test and a variety of specialized cutting equipment and other specialized support more than 10 varieties. These aids have been developed and produced to meet usage requirements.

6) Paper pulp slurry instrumentation class, strict classification of such devices should be part of a small laboratory equipment, currently only produces Xiao Boer-style beating meter, 23 liters of Dutch small beater, simple sheet forming devices and other small species, and some much needed variety, but can not produce, such as the Canadian freeness instrument, chopped index instrument, the concentration meter, slurry grinding disc, etc., so these devices is to test equipment industry, the weak link.

The above brief analysis shows that China's current development and production of paper packaging testing instruments over seventy varieties of different specifications, can basically meet the standards implementation and quality testing needs, but should also see there are a dozen varieties of much-needed equipment dependence on imports, these rare species is the focus of future work.

2. Paper packaging testing instruments in the status quo level

Paper packaging testing instruments are special instruments, the creation, development and application of limited paper, carton of product standards and test method standards, there is no standard there is no quality indicators, quality indicators did not there would be no research and test methods special test equipment development and production.

Instrument of foreign products for the ISO, SCAN, TAPPI, BS, DIN, JIS and other international or regional standards of service, and our equipment primarily for the GB and QB service, the standards of different countries or regions have in common that there are differences. From the current situation at home and abroad, the majority of testing equipment is designed and manufactured in accordance with international standards, the instrumentation of the main technical parameters are the same, which embodies a unity of similar instruments. Other countries or different production equipment in technology, quality, structure, performance, etc. are also different in this regard reflects the differences in the level of the instrument. Assessment of the status quo level of the instrument by comparing with the similar foreign instruments to judge the comparative method is the overall assessment and multivariate statistical analysis, factors considered are: specifications, appearance, performance, stability, functional nature, the applicability of standards implementation , ease of use, cost price, after-sales service, spare parts supply, test and calibration, operation and technical training, the convenience of ordering in 12 areas. Industry user survey that: the stability of performance, specifications, appearance and other aspects of analysis of foreign instruments have certain advantages; from the use of perspective and practical aspects of analysis, the domestic apparatus has an advantage; national instrument is the biggest advantage of price advantage.

These are just a cursory view, a more detailed analysis than the need for reliable information on the basis of consultation, that is, need to have more specific information, in case of lack of access to information, based on realistic information and advice, you can also get the following assessment comments:

1) At present, domestic and foreign products using the technology in general is the same, mainly reflected in the measurement and control technology, the features are: products of modern electronic technology, measuring technology, simulation technology has been the transition to digital technology; discrete devices have been replaced by the integrated device; general transition to the large-scale integrated circuits integrated circuit technology; equipment operation speed and reliability are increased, more stable performance.

2) foreign products in the quality of components may be superior to domestic equipment, so foreign
Instrument reliability and stability in performance more consistent. China-made equipment as part of a small volume of the circuit board welding process is not rigorous, the quality manual of the existence of hidden solder joints are more likely to result in the overall quality of domestic equipment necessary slightly inferior, but an objective look at the gap not great.

3) the advantages of homemade instruments reflected in the design of practical and low cost in terms of price. Design differences on the domestic instrument design thinking to achieve the same point in the pursuit of cost function under the premise, the product is not the pursuit of high-end grade. More consideration is the status of truth and industry to meet domestic needs as the starting point, as improved.

4) domestic and international instruments were, in the functional nature of the applicability of implementing standards so there are some gaps, this national instrument has certain advantages. China's technology to design products for national standards to consider more fully, so the product features more in line with national standards (GB) of real; foreign instruments are mainly considered common, universal, more in line with ISO's real. Therefore, be sure the instrument is more suited to domestic conditions, the applicability of stronger standards implementation.

Above rough analysis, the paper packaging testing instruments in the field, our products compared with foreign products, the level of gap exists but the gap is gradually narrowing, I believe that through the efforts will eliminate the gap in the near future.

Paper packaging testing instruments outlook

Paper packaging testing instruments assess the prospects for the industry, based on the current situation analysis and development forecasts from the industry status quo situation, the assessment concluded that the prediction: the overall look promising, to develop long way to go, it is not easy to improve, there is the final goal can be achieved .

Industry as a whole bright future, the paper industry and the packaging industry are two major sectors, is essential to people's lives and economic development of the industry, as long as there is paper and packaging industry continues to develop, test equipment industry, paper packaging, there exist necessary, there are conditions for development, as long as the efforts will make a difference.

Industry to develop long way to go, so come to this conclusion, because many problems in the existing industry, really easy to solve these problems, such as: inadequate investment in industry as a whole, including financial and human investment, capital investment affect the overall scale of development, science and technology impact of human resources into product research and development. Enterprises need to develop strength, first scientific and technological strength, followed by technology strength, then there is the overall strength of the management team, from the existing business situation, be it an order to have a big development are more difficult. In addition, the general view that enterprises should develop first of all to seize the product variety development, variety of product development as a leader, lead the overall development. The current situation of the industry is: be satisfied with conventional low-level production of repeated testing equipment for many years no real sense of the new products come out, the market needs some of the products are not willing to take risks into business, such as: PPS equipment, horizontal resonance very meter, electric printability tester, Taber-type wear apparatus, small equipment and complete sets of laboratory test methods and equipment of new research, to change the reality of the situation are still a long way to go.

Product level, affecting the development of the industry is another important issue, the current overall level of the product is still relatively backward, only mechanics class equipment, optical instruments like some varieties can be assessed by the imported equipment. To improve the overall level of product and equipment is not easy, to improve the overall level of technology involved in many aspects, mainly mechanical, electronic two-part question: from the mechanical part of the analysis related to the level of the overall design of the structure, process level, the appearance of quality, advanced functionality, durability, precision, etc.; from the electronic part of the analysis, involving software and hardware design level, circuit board welding quality and level of advanced technology adoption, supporting quality components, functionality and reliability, and many other issues. In short, only from the design, production, material supply, quality control, performance testing, services and other areas have been improved, the overall level of product was expected to be improved.

The foregoing analysis, the paper packaging industry testing instruments, on the road in the years of development, in research and development, production and supply, quality and other standards have made a lot of achievements, made a great contribution, but should also see the industry in aspects are still many problems in the future development path will not be smooth sailing, the industry needs to make greater efforts to overcome various difficulties and keep exploring the way forward. As long as we look for direction, clear objectives, targets the overall development of the industry thrive, it must be realized.