Physical Quality Evaluation Laboratory
NITRA testing facilities
Testing scope
NITRA's Physical Quality Evaluation Laboratory evaluates textile materials at every stage, from fibre and yarn to finished fabrics and garments.
Physical textile testingTextile quality evaluation
What we test
Materials and products
- Fibres
- Sliver
- Roving
- Yarn
- Threads
- Rope
- Fabric
- Garment
- Carpets
- Blankets
- Automotive textiles
- Non-woven fabrics
- Geotextiles
- Medical textiles
- Other textile materials
Laboratory facilities
Major instruments
- HVI900 Spinlab
- Digital Microscope Systems (Zeiss)
- Digital Fibrograph (Spin Lab)
- Brush Pilling Tester (SDL Atlas)
- Uster Tensorapid 4
- Uster Tester 5 SA 400
- Port-ar (Spinlab)
- Stelometer
- Trash Analyser (Statex)
- UV Check light
- Vibroscope-400 (Lenzing, Austria)
- Vibrodyn-400 (Lenzing, Austria)
- Vibrotex-300 (Lenzing, Austria)
- Microtome
- NITRA Friction Tester
- Lea strength Tester
- Electronic Twist Tester (Statex)
- UTM-350 (SDL, UK)
- Constant Tension Transport (LHI-USA)
- Laser Spot Hairiness Tester (Keisokki)
- Electronic Inspection Board (Lawson-Hemphill-USA)
- Thickness Tester
- GSM Cutter
- Crimp Tester
- Tensile Strength Tester
- Elmendorf Tear Tester (Textest-Switzerland)
- Prolific Bursting Strength Tester
- Universal Wear Tester (CSI, USA)
- Martindale Abrasion Cum Pilling Tester (SDL, UK)
- Wyzenbeek Abrasion Tester (SDL, UK)
- ICI Pilling Box (Tumble Type)
- Cusick Drape Tester (James H. Heal)
- Air Permeability Tester (WIRA)
- Crease Recovery Tester
- ROTHSCHILD Static Voltmeter (Model R-4021, Switzerland)
- Stiffness Tester (SDL, UK)
- Tuft Withdrawal Tester (SDL, UK)
- ICI Mace Snag Tester (SDL Atlas)