FAQ

Why is textile quality important? The answer to this question may appear to be self-evident, but some aspects may not be so clear. We will highlight some of these here.

Studies say there is a strong link between product quality and return on investment. Firms that produce better-quality goods tend to have a bigger market share.

 

Importance of high-performance tests in textiles

Firefighters’ uniforms protect against flames and heat. They also need to be flexible and comfortable.

It is too late and too dangerous to discover a problem with protective gear in the middle of a fire. So, who tests whether protective gear protects? Global Textile quality analysts and researchers test products to ensure high quality.

Testing Protective Clothing in Extreme Conditions

PyroMan is a life-size mannequin with 122 sensors. It tests thermally protected clothing in conditions of 1.000 degrees. The burn injury protection report shows how well the clothing held up.

NC State researchers created the labs and the methods to test protective clothing. They also created the sensors. Pyroman consists of copper slug calorimeters. They measure how your skin feels when exposed to flame.

High-performance textile clothing protects firefighters, military personnel, and industrial workers from injuries. Researchers aim to protect first responders from heat, fire toxins, and biological agents.

Importance of high-performance tests in Textiles

Evaluating Fabric Comfort, Strength, and Performance

In today’s world of technical textiles, there are so many different fibers and fabrics. Researchers can study various types of fabrics. They choose the best fiber for creating high-performance textiles.

A manufacturer can find out if your favorite fabric feels scratchy. They use a surface tester to measure the fabric’s surface friction and roughness.

A test measures a fabric’s resistance. This demonstrates the effortless stretching, recovering, and tearing of the material.

Are you concerned about how soft and comfortable a fabric is? There is a device to test the ease of fabric deformation. It checks the ease of fabric compression and the quality of its recovery.

Fabric Softness and Comfort Test

The advanced textile labs feature environmental chambers. Researchers use them to examine how clothing impacts humans. The environmental chambers simulate different environments. For example, they can heat up to fire conditions.

Manikins with sensors check how well the clothing works. But testing isn’t always high-tech. Sensors have their limits.

Global Textile testing labs check how durable fabrics are and how they perform. They help keep quality in check for cotton fabrics and technical textiles alike.