Fibre and textile
material
Textile testing
Fibres and yarns
Single fibre linear density and tensile tester, FAVIGARPH
SFS-EN ISO 1973 Textile fibres - Determination of linear density - Gravimetric method and vibroscope method SFS-EN ISO 5079 Textile fibres - Determination of breaking force and elongation at break of individual fibres • linear-density measuring head and tensile test section
• automated a transfer clamp between the two measuring systems • load cells 20 cN and 100 cN
• pre-tension weights 50 mg - 7g
• draw-off clamp speed 0.1 - 100 mm/min, return speed 300 mm/min,
max. travel of draw-off clamp 100 mm
Yarn number measurement devices
Yarn twist meter
Textile testing
Fabrics
Mechanical tensile testing machine for fibers, yarns and
fabrics (Testometric M500)
Load cells: 20, 100, 250, 2500 N and 25 kN
Determination of tear force (Elmendorf)
SFS-EN ISO 13937-1 Textiles. Tear properties of fabrics.
Part 1: Determination of tear force using ballistic pendulum method
Pneumatic method for determination of bursting
strength and bursting distension (Schröder BP 30-E)
SFS-EN ISO 13938-2:2000 Textiles. Bursting properties of fabrics.
Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
• Test areas: 10 cm2, 50 cm2and 100 cm2
Textile testing
Fabrics
Determination of abrasion resistance (NU-Martindale 403)
Standard SFS-EN ISO 12947:1999
SFS-EN ISO 12945-2 Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling. Part 2: Modified Martindale method
Determination of abrasion resistance (Stoll)
ASTM D 3886 Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics – Inflated diaphragm method • Sample size ø 11 cm
Digital thickness gauge (SDL M034A)
SFS-EN ISO 5084:1997 Textiles. Determination of thickness of textiles and textile products.
• Test area 20 cm2
Thickness gauge (Shirley)
Textile testing
Fabrics
Measurement of water vapour permeability of textiles
SFS-EN ISO 15496:2004 Textiles. Measurement of water vapour permeability of textiles for the purpose of quality control • Sample size ø 180 mm
• Core cup -method • Sample size ø 90 mm
Hydrostatic pressure test (Textest FX 3000 hydrotester lll)
SFS-EN 20811:1993 Textiles. Determination of resistance to water penetration. Hydrostatic pressure test
Spray test
Textile testing
Fabrics
Air permeability (Schröder L 14 DR)
SFS-EN ISO 9237:1996 Textiles. Determination of permeability of fabrics to air • Test areas : 10 cm2, 20 cm2, 50 cm2 and 100 cm2
• Vacuum can be adjusted between 0…-10 mbar • Accuracy 0,01 mbar
• Result l/m2*s
Determination of thermal resistance ISO 5085-1:1989
• Sample size ø 33 cm
Zipper wear test
SFS-EN 16732:2016 Slide fasteners (zips). Specification
Textile testing
Fabrics
Color fastness to rubbing (SDL Electronic crockmeter)
SFS-EN ISO 105-X12:2003 Textiles. Tests for color fastness. Part X12: Color fastness to rubbing
Color viewing system (GTI ColorMatcher)
Linitest laboratory scale dyeing and fastness testing machine
• 1-6 kW heating system corresponds with heating time 1-6°C/min
• Temperature up to 135°C
• Roating speed 22 and 40 rpm
• 1-60 min holding time
Standard washing
Laboratory scale washing machine FOM 71 MP LAB
• Programmable
• Net volume of drum 65 Lit • Washing speed 52 rpm
• Extraction speed 500 rpm (about 72 G)
• For example suitable for: SFS-EN ISO 6330: Textiles. Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO
6330:2012)
Standardized tumble dryer Model 317
• Volume of drum 95 Lit (5 kg dry load) • Rotational speed 50 rpm
• 30 – 80°C, 0 – 9999 minutes
Textile testing
Kawabata
KES-FB1 Measuring device of stretch and shear rigidity
KES-FB2 Measuring device of bending stiffness
KES-FB3 Measuring device of compression
KES-FB4 Measuring device of friction and roughness
Textile testing
Electrical measurements
Resistance meter Megger BM-80/2
• 50 V 10 GΩ • 100 V 20 GΩ • 250 V 50 GΩ • 500 V 100 GΩ • 1000 V 200 GΩ
Resistance meter Metriso®2000
• 10 V 1 k Ω- 100 kΩ
• 100/250/500 V 100 kΩ- 1 T Ω
Electrodes
Triboelectric charging and measurement of charge decay SFS-EN ISO 1149-3:2004
Voltmeter Trek 542
Ionizer Simco Aerostat PC
Fibre spinning
Wet spinning
• For polymers that need to be dissolved in a solvent to be spun • Capacity 100 – 1000g dry fibres/day
• Gear pumps 0.3 – 5.6 ml/r
• Several different spinnerets e.g. 100x51µm; 2100x51µm
Melt spinning
• For thermoplastic polymers that can be melted • Spinning velocities 10 – 800 m/min
• Capacity 200 – 5000 g
Nonwoven production line
Fibre opener
Nonwovens production line, Automatex
• Carding machine • Lapper unit
