Testing facility 

The results of a Martindale test show how much wear and tear a fabric will take before there is a noticeable change in appearance. The higher the score, the more durable the fabric is. The scores below show how suitable a fabric is for different upholstery uses.

Abrasion testing is the act of rubbing a material at a specific weight and speed to determine at what point the material begins to wear. In the textile industry, this becomes necessary when trying to ensure fabric’s performance.

It is used to evaluate the performance of protective clothing, hand protectors, or its constituent materials against high contact temperatures (ranging from 100 to 500 degrees). During the contact heat transmission test, the heating cylinder is heated up required temperature, and the specimen is placed on the calorimeter. Threshold time is evaluated to determine the performance of the fabric. ISO 12127-1:2015 is commonly used test standard. 

The test apparatus is aim to determine the protection effects of PPE (personal protective equipment) against to splashes of molten aluminium, molten cryolite, molten copper, molten iron and molten mild steel. The damage to PVC skin simulant along with sticking of molten metal over the sample (even burning and hole formation) is determined to access the performance of material subjected to test. ISO 9185/EN 373 and ISO 9150/EN348 are commonly used test standards for large and small splashes of molten metal respectively.

The radiant heat transfer indexes, and percentage heat transmission factor are calculated from the temperature rise data and are served to evaluate the specimen heat protective performance. The samples can be tested at different heat flux such as 20 kW/m2, 40 kW/m2, 80 kW/m2 in accordance with the standard as per client’s requirement. ISO 6942 is commonly used test standard.

The convective heat resistance test device consists of a burner, a heat resistant shield, a copper calorimeter and a test stand. The sample is exposed to the flame (at 80kW/m2) and heat transfer index (HTI) for 24 degree rise is calculated. ISO 9151 can be followed to conduct this test.

A Universal Testing Machine (UTM) is a test machine used to test the mechanical properties of a sample by applying a tensile compressive load. A universal test machine is designed to meet a wide range of tests by simply switching out different grips and fixtures. This machine is capable of determining tensile, tear, puncture resistance of material. Resistance against hypodermic needle can also be calculated with the help of this machine.

The Material Resistivity Tester can be used to measure the surface resistivity and volume resistivity of variety of fabrics, clothing, and other insulating material. Reflecting the electrostatic properties of the test material. The performance of conductive samples under specific condition can be determined by this test.

Static Decay Tester apply to test textile and garment, medical protective clothing, non-woven, composite material, thin-film material and other materials after applied particular voltage and half charge decay time (or as required) may be calculated from the peak value of the applied voltage. This test is also useful in conductive textile.

The TDM test measures the amount of force applied to a straight blade to cut through the material with a single 20mm stroke. This resistance is denoted by the letters A to F. A stands for lower cut resistance. ASTM F 2992 or ISO 13997 may be followed for conducting the test. The facility incorporates advance test where sample can be heated or abraded before conducting the TDM cut test.

The Impact Test evaluates the resistance of textiles to the impact due to the drop of certain load in accordance with the test standard. BS EN 13694 and 1621 may be followed for conducting the test.

The vertical flammability test and the horizontal flammability test, which measure how quickly a textile ignites and spreads flame. Surface and bottom edge ignition can be done on the samples and performance is evaluated by determining after flame and afterglow time. At the same time damage to the test sample is also recorded. ISO 15025 is commonly used test standard.