Polymer & Technical Textiles Laboratory

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NITRA testing facilities

Testing scope

The Polymer & Technical Textiles Laboratory tests polymer-based products and a wide range of technical textile materials.

Polymer and technical textiles laboratory equipment

What we test

Materials and products

  • Coated, laminated and foamed fabrics
  • Composites and other technical textile products
  • Automotive materials
  • Medical textiles
  • Geotextiles
  • Protective textiles
  • Plastics, rubber and leather
  • Footwear
  • Zippers, buttons and tapes
  • Adhesives, polishes and polymers

Laboratory facilities

Major instruments

  • Seam Fatigue Tester
  • Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
  • Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA)
  • UV Transmittance Analyzer
  • Thermal Conductivity Test Apparatus
  • De Mattia Flex Tester
  • Laboratory Extruder
  • Lab Coater cum Dryer
  • UMIST Wettability Tester
  • Melt Flow Index Tester
  • Crease Flex Tester
  • Endurance Tester for Hook & Loop Fastener
  • Zipper Tester
  • Ross Flex Tester