Insole Back-Part Stiffness Tester | Precision Instrument for Testing Shoe Shank Stiffness

DESCRIPTION / TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The comfort, safety, and durability of a shoe critically depend on its unseen internal components, one of the most important being the steel shank. This vital component acts as the backbone of the shoe, providing essential arch support and maintaining its structural integrity. To ensure this crucial part has the correct level of stiffness, we provide a high-precision testing instrument. This machine is specifically designed to measure the longitudinal stiffness of steel shanks, giving manufacturers the essential quantitative data needed to create footwear that is superior in both quality and comfort.

This equipment operates on a standardized cantilever beam testing method. The shank is clamped at its heel end, while calibrated mass weights are added to its forward end to induce bending. The resulting amount of deflection or bending is then measured with extreme accuracy. This test directly calculates the flexural rigidity of the shank, a key parameter in shoe design and production. With full compliance to industry design standards such as BS-5131, QB/T1812, and T1813, the test results from this machine are globally recognized, ensuring your products meet international market qualifications.

Every detail of this instrument is engineered for accuracy and reliability. Equipped with a high-precision dial gauge with a minimum graduation of 0.01mm, the machine can detect even the slightest deflection, guaranteeing highly accurate measurements. The use of calibrated dead weights ensures that the force applied in every test is always consistent and repeatable. Its compact and robust design makes it ideal for placement in any quality control laboratory or R&D facility without occupying significant space.

Adopting this shank stiffness tester into your production process is a smart move for product differentiation. It allows you to consistently produce shoes with the optimal level of support, reducing customer complaints related to comfort and building a reputation as a brand that cares about the health and satisfaction of its users. Do not let the quality of a component as critical as the shank be a matter of guesswork. Verify, measure, and precisely control its quality to build a truly solid and reliable product foundation.