Nursery Toy Product Puncture Resistance Safety Testing

Solution

• Motorised force testing system with digital gauge
• Needle probe designed to meet safety test standards.
• Vice grip with rubber-faced jaws for delicate specimens

Benefits

• Cost-effective and repeatable testing solution
• Simple operation suitable for quality-control personnel
• Determining puncture force and puncture resistance

Requirement

Wonderstar, founded in 2010 in Thailand, is dedicated to bringing safety, quality, and good design to parents around the world. They manufacture feeding bottles, food storage containers, utensils, pacifiers, and teether toys.

Alongside functionality testing, such as activation or opening force, there is a critical need for safety. Products must meet stringent industry standards for mechanical strength, puncture, and burst resistance. Wonderstar sought an in-house capability to perform repeatable puncture resistance tests, ensuring that items retain their integrity under stress and maintain brand reputation in domestic and export markets.

Solution

Mecmesin Asia provided a MultiTest 2.5-dV motorized force test stand paired with an Advanced Force Gauge, offering compatibility with a variety of probe types. For touchscreen operation, the Vector Force Gauge (VFG) provides an intuitive interface suitable for small-scale compression and puncture tests.

A medium-capacity vice fixture mounted on the anvil plate secures specimens of varying sizes and shapes, typical of nursery products. Rubber-faced jaws hold low-friction plastic or silicone components firmly without causing damage.

In puncture resistance testing, a 1 mm diameter needle-profile probe compresses the sample to detect any leakage or failure, replicating forces that may be applied during use by children. This process confirms that brightly colored, novelty products remain durable and safe, even under bite or stress.

The MultiTest dV range combines precision displacement control with repeatable force measurement, making it ideal for safety testing of small, delicate plastic parts.

Test equipment

• MultiTest 2.5-dV motorised force test stand
• Vector Force Gauge (VFG) touchscreen model
• Advanced Force Gauge (AFG)
• 1 mm diameter needle probe
• Single-action vice grip with rubber-faced jaws

Test Standards

• BS EN 71-1: toy safety: Mechanical and physical properties — Part 1