Book English 2011.p65 - Ministry of Textiles

annual report 2010-11Table 13.10EquipmentPurpose1 Vibrodyne Measures denier.2 Hydrodynamic Sieve Tester For particle size analysis.3 Film Thickness Tester Measures thickness of coated films.4 Water Permeability (In Plane) To measure water permeability horizontal (In plane)without load through fabric sample.5 Shear Tester For frictional properties measurement.6 Forced Air Laboratory Oven For moist heat hydrolysis analysis.7 Water Vapour Transmission Measures water vapour permeability throughTesteragrotextiles.8 Cold Crack Tester Measures storage stability upto minus 40°C.9 Weatherometer To measure weathering resistance and storage andlife of material.10 CBR Puncture Test Measures resistance to puncture of soil covers.11 Wind Blocking Percentage To measure wind blocking capacity of wind shields,shade nets and crop covers.12 Agrotextile Light Shading Measures percentage of light transmitted throughPercentageagrotextiles.13 Pullout Resistance in Soil Measures friction between soil & fabric.14 Apparent Opening Size of Evaluating porosity of soil covers and landscapingGeotextiletextiles.15 Taber Abrasion Tester For measuring abrasion resistance.16 UPF Tester To measure ultraviolet transmission levels throughfabrics.17 Apparatus for Co-efficient of Measures friction between soil & fabric.Friction Between Soil & Fabricg) Film thickness tester.h) QUV spray.i) Vibrodyne.j) Taber abrasion tester.Out of this, following testing equipmentshave already been delivered at MANTRA.Surat:-a) Vibrodyne.b) Taber abrasion tester.c) Forced air laboratory oven.d) QUV spray.e) Water vapour transmission tester.f) Shear tester.Above facilities will be accredited bynational and international bodies.Testing equipments have been installedand commissioned and various sampleshave been tested consistent with relevantstandard test method.Regarding HRD programme, MANTRA215