The Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute's main focus is aimed at testing fabrics. During the second visit the instructor showed us many machines that each have a specific job in testing the fabric.
The first machine she should us was called an abrasion tester. The main focus of this machine is to test the abrasion resistance of textile fabrics. They do this by setting the machine to however many rubs they want and at the end they see if the fibers in the fabric have broken.
This is the breaking force and elongation machine. The purpose of this is to stretch the fabric to see when it breaks.
The is the Random tumble pilling tester. This test shows the resistance to the formation of pills. This test causes pills to form on the fabric by random rubbing action produced by tumbling specimens.
This machine is called the tearing strength elmendorf method. It computes the average tearing force of a piece of fabric from the energy loss of a falling pendulum and also examines how clean of a rip is made.
Overall the experience was a very valuable learning experience. No one truly knows just what all goes into testing fabrics until all the machines are right in front of you.
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