Footwear Testing Equipment EN Sole Flexing Tester

Please review video of the EN Sole Flexing Tester as below link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BkSu-g1fHs

Use

Install the sole test piece on the EN sole flexing testing machine, so that the incision falls just above the center of the rotating shaft of the EN sole flexing testing machine, and drive the test piece on the shaft through the machine to stretch flexing (90±2)º .After a certain number of tests, measure the length of the incision of the test piece, and evaluate the torsion resistance of the test sole by the growth rate of the incision.

Technical parameters

Standards

GB/T2099 ,EN ISO 20344,EN ISO17707,EN-344 and SATRA TM161

Parts list

1 cutter, 1 power cord, 1 wrench and 1 manual(In English).

 Video: https://youtu.be/FR_nB_fKfoc

How can you tell the sole material of a shoe?

Weight: RUBBER (rubber) is the heaviest, PU, EVA is the lightest. Material: PU is expensive, EVA, TPR is moderate, PVC is the cheapest. Processing: TPR is made into a shape, while PVC to be processed, ABS is generally high-heeled shoes material, expensive and hard.

What is a Flex shoe?

Horizontal grooves in the forefoot of running shoe midsoles are called flex grooves. As the name implies, flex grooves are designed to promote forefoot flexion across the metatarsophalangeal joints (MPJs). In many cases of forefoot pain, however, this is exactly where you don't want the shoe to bend.