Description

Precision Fabric Recovery Testing Machine

Elevate Textile Performance with Unmatched Accuracy

In the dynamic world of textiles, the ability of a fabric to recover its original shape after stretching or compression is paramount to its durability, comfort, and aesthetic appeal. Introducing the [Your Company Name] Fabric Recovery Testing Machine, a state-of-the-art instrument engineered to precisely measure the elastic recovery, dimensional stability, and resilience of a wide range of textile materials. Designed for R&D laboratories, quality control departments, and academic institutions, this machine ensures your fabrics consistently meet the highest standards of performance and longevity.

Key Features:

• High-Precision Load Application: Equipped with a high-resolution load cell and a sophisticated servo-driven motor, the machine delivers highly accurate and repeatable application of tensile or compressive forces, crucial for nuanced recovery testing.
• Advanced Displacement Measurement: Utilizes a precision encoder or LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer) for real-time, high-resolution measurement of elongation, creep, and recovery, down to 0.001 mm.
• Intuitive Control Software: User-friendly PC-based software with a graphical interface allows for easy programming of complex test cycles (load, hold, unload, relax), real-time data visualization, and comprehensive analysis.
• Versatile Gripping System: Comes with a selection of interchangeable pneumatic and manual grips, designed to securely hold various fabric types, yarns, and elastic materials without slippage or damage.
• Programmable Test Cycles: Configure custom test protocols according to specific industry standards or proprietary research needs, including single-cycle, multi-cycle, and prolonged creep/recovery tests.
• Automatic Data Acquisition & Analysis: Captures and records all critical parameters such as load, displacement, time, and temperature. Generates detailed reports, stress-strain curves, recovery curves, and calculates key metrics like elastic recovery percentage, permanent set, and hysteresis.
• Robust & Ergonomic Design: Constructed from high-grade materials for durability and stability, ensuring long-term reliability even under continuous operation. The ergonomic design facilitates easy specimen loading and operation.
• Safety Features: Integrated emergency stop button, overload protection, and automatic limit switches ensure safe operation for both the user and the machine.
• Environmental Chamber Compatibility (Optional): Seamless integration with an optional environmental chamber to conduct tests under controlled temperature and humidity conditions, mimicking real-world use.

Benefits:

• Ensure Product Longevity: Accurately predict how fabrics will perform over time, preventing issues like bagging, sagging, and loss of shape in garments and textile products.
• Enhance Consumer Satisfaction: Deliver superior products with consistent fit, comfort, and appearance, building brand loyalty and reducing returns.
• Optimize Material Selection & Development: Make informed decisions on fabric compositions, weaves, and finishes by precisely evaluating their recovery characteristics.
• Streamline R&D and Quality Control: Accelerate development cycles and ensure stringent quality standards are met for every batch of material.
• Gain Competitive Advantage: Differentiate your products in the market by offering fabrics with verified, superior recovery properties.
• Comply with Industry Standards: Easily conduct tests that meet recognized international and national standards, facilitating global market access.

Technical Specifications:

Applications:

• Apparel & Fashion: Evaluating stretch jeans, activewear, shapewear, intimate apparel, and professional uniforms.
• Sportswear & Activewear: Assessing performance fabrics for elasticity, recovery after strenuous activity, and comfort.
• Automotive Textiles: Testing seat fabrics, headliners, and interior trim for resilience and dimensional stability.
• Medical Textiles: Analyzing compression bandages, orthopedic supports, and disposable medical garments.
• Upholstery & Home Furnishings: Ensuring durability and shape retention of furniture fabrics, drapery, and bedding.
• Industrial Textiles: Evaluating conveyor belts, geotextiles, and other technical textiles requiring specific elastic properties.
• R&D and Academia: Ideal for material science research, new fiber development, and textile engineering studies.

Standards Compliance:

Our Fabric Recovery Testing Machine is designed to meet or exceed the requirements of various international and national standards, including but not limited to:

• ASTM D3107: Standard Test Methods for Stretch Properties of Fabrics Woven from Stretch Yarns.
• ASTM D6614: Standard Test Method for Stretch Properties of Fabrics Using Constant-Rate-of-Extension (CRE) Tensile Testing Machine.
• ISO 20763: Textiles — Fabric — Determination of elastic recovery of fabrics at low extensions.
• AATCC Test Method 179: Skewness Change in Fabric and Garment Twist Resulting from Automatic Laundering.
• And other relevant industry-specific standards.

Optional Accessories:

• Additional Load Cells: For wider range of testing capacities.
• Specialized Grips: Pneumatic grips, yarn grips, cordage grips, and custom fixtures.
• Environmental Chamber: For precise temperature and humidity control during testing.
• Calibration Kit: Certified weights and tools for in-house calibration.
• Extended Software Modules: For advanced statistical analysis and integration with LIMS.

Invest in the [Your Company Name] Fabric Recovery Testing Machine and gain the definitive insights needed to produce textiles that truly last, perform, and satisfy.

Contact us today for a comprehensive consultation or to request a personalized demonstration.