| Sr. no |
Name of the Instrument |
Make |
Purpose |
Standards |
|
1
|
Atomic Force Microscopy |
M/s Nanonics Imaging, Jerusalem, Israel |
For surface image analysis
|
IN HOUSE
|
|
2
|
Universal Wear Tester |
M/s. SDL ATLAS |
To determine flex abrasion, flat abrasion and depth abrasion of textile materials
|
ASTMD3514
ASTM D3885
|
|
3
|
Taber Abrasion Tester |
M/s. Taber Industries, U.S.A. |
To determine the abrasion resistance of coated & laminated textiles.
|
ASTM D 3884
|
|
4
|
Multi-Finger Scratch/Mar Tester |
M/s. TABER Industries, U.S.A. |
To measure relative resistance or susceptibility of a material surface to scratching, marring, scraping and other similar physical damage.
|
IN HOUSE
|
|
5
|
Hydrostatic Head Tester |
SDL ATLAS
(Capacity-3000Mbar) |
To determine the resistance of fabrics to penetration by water.
|
ISO 811
AATCC 127
BS 3321
|
|
6
|
Sweating Guarded Hot Plate Tester |
M/s. SDL ATLAS, Hong Kong |
To measure thermal and water vapour resistance of the textile fabrics under steady state conditions.
|
ISO 11092
ASTM D 1518
|
|
7
|
Air Permeability Tester |
M/s. SDL ATLAS, Hong Kong |
To determine the air permeability under designated pressure of sailcloth, parachutes materials, air bags fabrics etc.
|
ASTM D-737
IS:11056
|
|
8
|
Thermo Labo Tester (Dry Guarded Hotplate Tester) |
M/s. Kato Tech Co. Ltd. Japan |
To measure the hot or cool feeling (qmax), thermal conductivity and thermal retention
|
IN HOUSE
|
|
9
|
Digital Thickness Gauge |
M/s. SDL ATLAS, Hong Kong. |
To measure thickness recovery, compression recovery characteristics of floor coverings.
|
ISO 1765
|
|
10
|
Digital Bursting Strength Tester |
M/s. PMI Pvt Ltd, U.S.A. |
To determine the bursting strength of textile material.
|
IN HOUSE
|
|
11
|
Flex Tester |
M/s. MESDAN S.P.A., ITALIA. |
To determine the resistance to cracking or de-lamination of the finish on substrate material when subjected to repeated flexing or crumbling.
|
ISO 7854
|
|
12
|
UV Transmittance Analyser (UV-Spectrofluorophotometer) |
M/s. LABSPHERE, U.S.A. |
To measure the UV Protection properties of fabrics/textiles.
|
AATCC TM-183
|
|
13
|
Digital Softness Tester |
M/s. MSA Engineering System Ltd. |
To measure the softness of different types of leathers (e.g. shoe uppers, upholstery leather, gloving and light clothing leather).
|
IN HOUSE
|
|
14
|
Digital Elmendorf Tearing Tester |
M/s. SDL ATLAS. (Capacity-Max load -12800 CN) |
To determine the resistance of material (i.e. textiles) to tearing.
|
ASTM D 1424
|
|
15
|
Drying Rate Tester |
M/s. METTLER TOLEDO/SDL ATLAS. |
This test method is used for evaluating the drying time of knit, woven or non-woven fabrics
|
IN HOUSE
|
|
16
|
Universal Tensile Strength Tester |
M/s. Testometric (capacity- Min load -5.0N Max load- 30K.N) |
This test method covers the measurement of tensile properties of textile fiber, yarns and fabrics
|
ASTM D 3882
ASTM D 1294
EN ISO 2062
ASTM D 2256
IS 1969
ASTM D 5034
ASTM D 1335
IS 5884
|
|
17
|
Moisture Management Tester |
SDL ATLAS |
To measure the dynamic liquid transport properties of textile fabric in three directions i.e. spreading outward on the upper surface of the fabric, transferring through the fabric from the upper surface to the bottom surface and spreading outward on the lower surface of the fabric.
|
AATCC 195
|
|
18
|
Evenness Tester (UT5) |
M/s. Uster Technology, Switzerland. |
To determine the evenness properties of yarns, roving and sliver.
|
ASTM D-1425
ISO 16549
|
|
19
|
Friction Tester |
M/s. OTHSCHILD ZURICH Switzerland (capacity friction- Max 300m/min) |
To determine the co-efficient of friction between yarn to metal and yarn to yarn.
|
ASTM D3108
ASTM D3412
|
|
20
|
QUV-Condensation Tester |
M/s. Q-Lab Corporation, U.S.A. |
To measure the weather resistance of textiles in UV Light and moisture exposure.
|
AATCC 186
ASTM G 154
|
|
21
|
Universal Weathering Tester |
M/s. Q-Lab Corporation, U.S.A. |
To measure the weather resistance of textiles in artificial day Light.
|
ISO 105-B02
ISO105B04,B10, AATCC16
|
|
22
|
Water Vapour Transmission Rate Tester |
M/s. Mocon |
To analyse and measure the water vapor transmission rate of high transmitter barrier materials ( non- wovens, surgical, dressings, polyester films & packaging materials)
|
EDANA/INDA
|
|
23
|
Limiting Oxygen Index Tester |
M/s. Fire Testing Tech. Ltd. U.K. |
To determine the limiting oxygen index value (LOI) [minimum concentration of oxygen, expressed as percentage that will support combustion of materials].
|
ISO 4589-2
|
|
24
|
45? Automatic Flammability Tester |
M/s. SDL ATLAS, Hong Kong. |
To determine the burning characteristics of textiles materials under controlled condition
|
ASTM D 1230
|
|
25
|
Autoflamm Flammability Tester |
M/s. SDL ATLAS, Hong Kong. |
To determine the flame resistance of vertically oriented fabrics.
|
EN ISO 6940
EN ISO 6941
|
|
26
|
Rain Tester |
M/s. SDL ATLAS, Hong Kong. |
To determine penetration resistance of fabrics or composites at different intensities of water impact
|
AATCC 35
ISO 22958
|
|
27
|
Toxicity Tester |
M/s. Asian Test Equipments, Ghaziabad, India. |
To measure the toxicity index of different gases produced by textile, composite materials during combustion
|
IN HOUSE,
NCD 1409
|
|
28
|
Electro spinning Equipment |
M/s. Physic equipment company |
It is the method for producing polymer fibers with diameter in submicron to nanometer ranges by application of high electrostatic field.
|
IN HOUSE
|
|
29
|
Digital Thickness Gauge |
M/s. SDL ATLAS (AMES, U.S.A) |
To measure thickness of fabrics
|
ISO 1765
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