It is really a good idea to set up an in-house textile lab for checking basic physical properties of textiles. Why depend on Third Party testing labs for the confirmation of specification like fabric count, yarn count, and color matching?
Fabric properties like dimensional stability, color bleeding, and color fastness to washing can’t be ignored. The buyer would not accept any goods failing these basic requirements. As an export garment manufacturer don’t start cutting fabric for production without testing above mentioned fabric properties.
Fabric properties like dimensional stability, color bleeding, and color fastness to washing can’t be ignored. The buyer would not accept any goods failing these basic requirements. As an export garment manufacturer don’t start cutting fabric for production without testing above mentioned fabric properties.
It is also true that an export house can’t keep all types of machinery required to test buyer test specifications. It is not feasible though. The primary test required for physical properties and machine required to do those tests for the in-house testing lab set up have been enlisted in the following table.
Sl. No.
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Testing requirements
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Machinery
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1
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Fiber content
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Microscope, various chemicals used to identify fiber contents
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2
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Yarn Count
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Pressley balance
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3
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Count Construction
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Pick glass
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4
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Tear strength
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Elmendorf Tearing Tester
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5
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Tensile strength testing
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Tensile Tester
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6
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GSM testing of the fabric
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GSM cutter
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7
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Weighing of material
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Weighing m/c (up to 0.005), Dhona Balance
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8
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Rubbing fastness (dry and wet)
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Crock meter
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9
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Shrinkage testing, shrinkage in tumble dry
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Washing M/c, tumble dryer
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10
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Color bleeding tester (Multi fiber testing)
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Washing M/c
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11
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Color fastness to washing
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Loundro meter
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13
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PH Testing
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PH meter
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15
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Ageing test of physical properties
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Hot air oven
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16
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Color matching
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Color matching Cabinet
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17
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Pilling test
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Pilling tester (ICI pilling box)
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Textile testing