The GESTER GT-C11B Digital Elmendorf tester is our premium, high-capacity solution engineered for advanced material testing, heavy-duty industrial textiles, technical non-wovens, and reinforced plastic sheeting. Expanding the measuring spectrum up to 128N, the GT-C11B integrates automatic pendulum zero-balancing, automated notch cutting, and smart touch-screen microcomputer analytics to deliver unmatched laboratory productivity. Designed for high-throughput testing centers, tier-1 textile suppliers, and research institutions, the GT-C11B automates the complete test workflow—from motorized specimen clamping to automatic pendulum release, angular calculation, and report generation. It fully satisfies global quality standards including ASTM D1424, ASTM D689, ISO 6383-2, NWSP 100.1.

The GESTER GT-C11A Elmendorf Tear Tester is a precision laboratory instrument engineered to measure the ballistic tear propagation resistance of woven fabrics, non-woven materials, paperboard, plastic films, and technical textiles. Utilizing classic pendulum-swing physics enhanced with modern microcomputer processing and high-precision optical encoders, the GT-C11A delivers instant, highly repeatable tear force measurements.  Designed for QA/QC textile laboratories, packaging manufacturers, and research centers, the GT-C11A eliminates manual reading errors through digital force calculation and automated pneumatic specimen clamping. It fully satisfies international compliance standards including ASTM D1424, ISO 1974, ASTM D5734, JIS K7128.

This Falling-Pendulum Type Tearing Tester can be used to test the Determination of tear resistance of textile, non-woven fabrics, paper, paperboard, thin film, ventilation tape, sheet metal etc.