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As textile technologists ourselves, we know that providing the best instruments is only half of the equation.
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What is Light Fastness Testing?
Light fastness testing is a specific type of Colour Fastness Testing, where its purpose is to subject your test samples to intense artificial light to assess the impact on the material.
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Phenolic Yellowing: The scientific reason that white clothes can go yellow
Test Materials, Textile Testing: The Essentials
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[Checklist] 12 Steps to constructing a conditioned textile testing laboratory
Our technical specialists give advice on how to construct a best-practice Conditioned Laboratory for textile testing, good planning and design is critical.
Tips & Advice
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When Dr. Dabolina first came across the James Heal exhibition stand at ITMA 2019, she was immediately drawn to the “instruments' distinctive product design and aesthetics”. Intrigued, Dr.
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Martindale
The Martindale is a renowned, versatile abrasion tester trusted across industries to measure fabric wear and pilling under varying conditions.
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The most significant aspect of any new instrument development at James Heal, is to put the 'user' at the heart of design.
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Abrasion, pilling and snagging
The abrasion, pilling and snagging range together provide a rounded picture of the durability of a textile and our instruments provide the broad range for every aspect of testing.
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Resources
Get marketing literature including brochures, sales toolkits and flyers for our instruments and test materials.
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What's next?
Over the last decade, each release of an instrument happens faster, largely because customers want (and expect) more, as Peter explains 'We have many requests week to week, with suggestions and adaptations.
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Instruments
Sales toolkits and promotional flyers for each of our testing instruments.
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Decades of Martindale Expertise
Although athleisure and performance wear are relatively new, this instrument is based on decades of Martindale expertise.
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Customer support was a major factor in choosing James Heal as a partner, but also reliability and the impression that the instruments give. Lucien says, "A lot of effort was being made to create a professional lab with high standards.
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Laundering and fastness
Textile laundering and fastness are at the core for testing nearly all textiles materials, and our instruments provide user-friendly function combined with durability and safety.
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Additional information
Titan is a universal testing machine for tensile and compression testing, which has been designed for accuracy, efficiency and ease of use. Tensile testing is used to understand and determine the maximum load that a material can withstand.
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Performance
Performance wear and technical textiles are fast-growing markets, combining technology and function with comfort and safety. Quality can be assured through testing with James Heal's innovative performance testing instruments.
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Development of new and innovative clothing means that textile testing is more important than ever.
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CETTEX has worked with James Heal and their local Sales Channel Partner, Vibratech since 1995, not long after their lab was first set up.
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Dry Rate Testing: Your Questions Answered
In our latest instalment of our Your Questions Answered series, we explore the subject of Dry Rate Testing. During our recent Dry Rate Testing webinar, we were asked a number of interesting and informative questions.
Textile Testing: The Essentials, Tips & Advice
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A simple guide to: Air permeability testing
In this application insight, Technical Specialist Peter Goodwin at James Heal, explores the topic of air permeability testing further, looking specifically at the role of comfort in the air permeability of fabrics.
Textile Testing: The Essentials