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Needle Punching and Thermal Bonding Laboratory

• Needlepunch and Through Air Thermal Bonding Equipment
  • Fehrer AG Needle Punching Machine - Type: RDF-NL9/S-H1
    Details:
    Working Width : 1.2 m Max.
    Continuous Stroke frequency : 1300 strokes/min
    Throughput rate : 1-10 m/min
    Capabilities: 1.5-6.0 denier Synthetic/Natural fiber processing.
    
  • Phoenix Single Section Thermal Bonding [Through Air] Oven
    Details:
    Product Width : 1.2 m
    Production Speed : 10 – 15 (m/min)
    Product Entry Loft Thickness : 350 mm
    
• Comfort Evaluation
  • Sliding Friction/Hand Evaluator
  • Hand Force Fabric Quality Evaluator
• Dyeing and Finishing Equipment
  • Microwave Gas Plasma System
  • Microwave Generator Capacity: 2.45 GHz regulated magnetron with variable power
  • Applications: Surface Modification of Polymers and Ultra pure Cleaning of Metals
• Mechanical Properties and Testing
  • Instron Tensile Tester – 5569
  • Fabric Stiffness Tester
  • Shirley Bending Tester
  • Digital Thickness Gauge
• Laboratory Equipment - General Purpose
  • Air Permeability Tester – SDL M021S
  • Capabilities: Determine the resistance to the passage of air of woven, knitted and nonwoven textile material.
• Protective Fabrics Evaluation
  • Thermogravimetric Analyzer- Pyris 1 TGA
  • Chemical Breakthrough tester- ASTM F 739
  • Resistance to Penetration by Liquids- ASTM F903
  • Breathability/Moisture Vapor Transport Tester (SDL M261)
  • Labsphere's UV-1000F Ultraviolet Transmittance Analyzer
• Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
  • FTIR, GC-MS and other analytical Chemistry equipments

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