Oct 21, 20197 min read

A List of Textile Laboratory Equipment

Lab equipment list of textile Lab is a special room equipped for scientific experimentation and research with a lot of equipment. Textile Lab used for scientific research. It is very important to set up a textile lab for checking the basic physical properties of textiles. Fabric properties like dimensional stability, color bleeding, colorfastness, GSM of fabric is tested on a lab.

Textile Laboratory Instruments and Machinery List:

Yearn Tester
Fabric Tester
Bursting Strength Tester
What is Computer Bursting Strength Tester
Laboratory Dyeing Machine
Mini Stenter
Lab Dryer
Spectrophotometer
What is Color Spectrophotometer?
What is Non-Contact Portable Spectrometer?
Oven & Incubator
What is Laboratory Density Meter?
Digital Pipette Controller
Micropipette Adjustable Parameter
Electrolux Wascator
Digital Pilling tester
Textile Scientific & Lab Instruments
Light Fastness Tester
Fabric Spirality Tester
Chronometer
Fiber Length Distributor Tester
Hairiness Diameter Tester
Yarn Clearer
Fiber Fineness Tester
Digital Aerodynamic Stiffness Tester
Yarn Examining Tester
digital ph tester
Micronaire Value Tester
Yarn count system
Hand Held Tachometer
Fabric LightBox or Textile Light Box
Yarn Length Meter
What is Tribotester?
Stroboscopes
Tensile Strength Tester
What is the Tensile Testing Device
Tearing Strength Tester
Flammability Tester
Button Pull Tester
What is Salt Spray Testing Chamber? How Salt Spray Test Method Works?
Crease Recovery Tester
Laboratory Dryer
Wrinkle Recovery Tester
Perspirometer and Incubator
Xenonarc Light Andweather Fastness Tester
Garment and Printed Fabric Durability Tester
Gas Fume Chamber
Mini Tumble Dryer
Rotary Ironer
Hydrostatic Head Tester
Automatic Pick Counter
Color Assessment Cabinet
Mini Steamer
Laundry Clothing in LAB
Mini Dryer
Tubeless laboratory dispenser
What is Martindale Abrasion Resistance Testing Machine?
Textile Calibration of Equipment List
What is Universal Wear Tester
What is Elmendorf Tear Tester
What is Mullen Tester
What is Lab Freezer?
What is Micro Sieve?
Munsell Test / Color Vision Test SOP
Burette Metal Pipette Spot Lamp Test Method

Purpose of Science Equipment:

To improve the quality of the product and make it defects free according to the requirement of the customer
Supplying better quality product to the customer
Meet the client requirements
Raw material control
Production Standard co-relation.
To ensure that the product is error free.
To find out the hidden errors unidentified by the development team & meet the customer requirement by maintaining company standards.

Types of Science Equipment:

Dimensional Stability
Spirality / Skewness
C/F to Washing
C/F to Rubbing / Crocking
Fabric Weight
Tearing Strength
Tensile Strength
Bursting Strength
Push Pull Test
pH test.

The function of the Quality Control Laboratory:

To protect the interest of the consumer and To cater to the needs of quality assurance
To build up a quality and marketing image of the product and marketing image of your product and company
For delivering a quality product in a specified time
For conduction routine quality assurance control in the production line to avoid rework and poor quality raw material.
To equip dependable abilities for new product development to develop a new program.
To incorporate the laboratory practice into international quality assurance program.[1]

Scientific laboratory supplies:

List of lab equipment Example which is used in Textile:

Applicable test for chemical quality verification is as follows:

The concentration of Hydrochloric acid.
Formic acid test.
Glubers salt test.
The concentration of Acidic acid.
The concentration of Soda ash.
The concentration of Oxalic acid.
The concentration of Caustic soda.
The concentration of Sulfuric acid.
The concentration of Hydrogen peroxide.
Wetting agent test.

The concentration of Hydrochloric acid:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine / apparatus manufactured: N/A
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with standard base (Sodium Hydroxide).
Reagent: Sodium Hydroxide 1(N), Phenolphthalein indicator
Procedure: Take 10ml HCl to weight it in gm and then make 1L solution with distilled water in a volumetric flask, Take 2.5 ml of that solution in a conical flask; add 2-3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator. Titrate with 0.1(N) caustic soda
Performance standard:37% or as required
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected
Document/form used: Chemical test register (log book)

The formic acid test:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine / apparatus manufactured : N/A
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with standard base (Sodium Hydroxide).
Reagent: SodiumHydroxide 1(N), Phenolphthalein indicator
Procedure: 4.6 gm formic acid is added in 100ml distilled water. Take 10ml of that solution in a conical flask and 2-3 drop of phenolphthalein indicator. Titration with 1(N) caustic soda
Result = Burette reading × 10
Performance standard:80-100 % or as required
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected
Document/form used: Chemical test register (log book)

Glubers Salt / Sodium chloride test:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine/apparatus manufactured by N/A
A person responsible: Science lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: N/A
Reagent N/A
Procedure: Take a beaker to dry it and take the weight (example X).Take 10gm Glubers salt in a 50ml distilled water and make a solution. Filter the solution. Take the solution in a beaker and evaporate it. Take the weight of the beaker (example Y). Result = {(Y-X) ÷ 10} × 10
Performance standard: As required
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected

The concentration of Acidic Acid:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine/apparatus manufactured N/A
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with standard base (Sodium Hydroxide).
Reagent: 1 (N) caustic soda, Phenolphthalein indicator
Procedure: Take 6 gm acidic acid and dissolved it in 100ml distills water. Take 10 ml of that solution in a beaker and add 2-3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator. Titrate with 1(N) caustic soda. Result(% of acidic acid) = Burete reading × 10
Performance standard: 90-100%
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected

The concentration of soda ash:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine/apparatus manufactured by N/A
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with standard acid (HCl)
Reagent: 1 (N) HCl, Methyl orange indicator
Procedure: Take 5.3 gm soda ash and dissolved it in 100 ml distilled water. Take 10 ml of that solution + 10 ml distilled water and 2-3 drops of Methyl orange indicator. Titrate with 1(N) HCl.
Result = Burette reading × 10
Performance standard: 80-100 %
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected

The concentration of Oxalic acid:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine / apparatus manufacture: N/A
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with standard base caustic soda
Reagent: 1 (N) caustic soda, Phenolphthalein indicator
Procedure: Take 6.3 gm oxalic acid and dissolved it in 100ml distilled water. Take 10 ml of that solution in a beaker and add 2-3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator. Titrate with 1(N) caustic soda. Result = Burette reading × 10
Performance standard: As required
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected

The concentration of Caustic soda:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine/apparatus manufactured
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with standard acid (HCl)
Reagent: 1 (N) HCl, Phenolphthalein indicator Ethanol.
Procedure: Add 8.3 ml of HCl in 100 ml distilled water. Dissolved 4 gm caustic soda in 100 ml. Take 10 ml of that caustic soda solution in a beaker and 2-3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator. Titrate with 1(N) HCl.
Result = Burette reading × 10
Performance standard:90-100 % or as required
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected

The concentration of Sulfuric acid:

Machine/apparatus used : Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine/apparatus manufactured by A
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with a standard base.
Reagent: 1 (N) caustic soda, Phenolphthalein indicator
Procedure: Add 10 gm sulfuric acid and dissolved it in 100ml distilled water. Take 10 ml of that solution in a beaker and add 2-3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator. Titrate with 1 (N) caustic soda. Result = Burette reading × 10 × 1
Performance standard:90-100% or as required
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected
Document/form used: Chemical test register (log book)

The concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide:

Machine/apparatus used: Burette, pipette, beaker, balance
Machine/apparatus manufactured by N/A
A person responsible: Lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Titration with standard permanganate
Reagent: Potassium permanganate (KMnO4), H2SO4 (1:4)
Procedure: Weight sample such that there is no more than 0.06 gm of H2O2 present, dilute with 50 ml of distilling water and add 10 ml of (1:4) H2SO4. Titrate with 0.1 (N) potassium permanganate (KMnO4) till pink color appearance. Volume of (KMnO4) (0.1) (0.017) (100)
Result= Sample weight
Performance standard:45-50 % or as required
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected
Document/form used: Chemical test register (log book)

Wetting agent test:

Machine/apparatus used: 1 L beaker
Machine/apparatus manufactured by N/A
A person responsible: Science lab assistant
Frequency: Every new lot also as and when required
Method: Dipping test and comparing with running lots of performance.
Reagent: Wetting agent
Procedure: Make a solution of the wetting agent as recommended by the suppliers in the beaker. Takes 108×58 / 20×20 greige fabric and cut at least 10 samples with the sample cutter (38 ml, dia 15 cm). Hold one of the samples vertically above the beaker and relies gently upon the solution. Start a stopwatch at the time of the release and take note of the time when the sample reaches the bottom of the beaker. Wet ability is decided W.R.T with running lots. While comparing a new lot with a running lot we can follow the following procedure: A particular fabric is desired, batched and then scoured, bleached with both the new and running wetting agent lot under the same condition. After the scour/bleach process the processed fabric are checked for their absorbency, size content, and whiteness. If the results are similar than the new lot is as good as the running one.
Performance standard:Standard time = 15-20 sec
In the case of non-conformity: Rejected
Document/form used: Chemical test register (log book)

Test purpose and Related Methods

Purpose: This Test is intended for the determination of Dimensional change of fabric or garments when subjected to home laundering procedure used by a customer.

Dimensional Changes: A Generic term change in length or width of Fabrics or garments.

Growths: Dimensional changes resulting in an increases length or width of a specimen.

Laundering: This process desired to remove soil and/or stain by the washing of fabrics.

Shrinkage: This resulting decreases of length or width of a specimen fabrics.

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