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Testing, standards and measurements

Applications for infra-red cameras in the testing of textiles

1 September 2007
Infra-red cameras are widely used in the military such as for surveillance. These cameras also find use in agriculture, military, environmental protection and medical fields.
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Hohenstein scientists help determine causes of skin irritation

1 September 2007
German researchers claim to have developed in-vitro tests that can reliably predict mechanically triggered skin irritation such as that caused by projecting fibres.
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Dynamic characterization of fibres using electron microscopy

1 September 2006
The development of electron microscopy offers tremendous potential for imaging and characterizing textiles at submicron (even nanometre) levels,according to China's Qufu Wei, Yingying Wang, Fenglin Hu
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Flammability testing--a burning issue for technical textiles

1 September 2006
Peter Goodwin of James H.Heal & Co Ltd,a UK manufacturer of textile testing equipment,reviews flammability regulations and legislation,explains why it is vital to comply with them and offers some
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Miscellaneous testing techniques for fibre-reinforced composites

1 May 2005
In the final article of a three-part series reviewing the test methods applicable to fibre-reinforced composites, M.Subramanian Senthil Kannan and R.Geethamalini of India's PSG College of Technology c
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Destructive testing techniques for fibre-reinforced composites

1 March 2005
In the second of a three-part series reviewing the test methods applicable to fibrereinforced composites, M.Subramanian Senthil Kannan and R.Geethamalini of India's PSG College of Technology consider
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Non-destructive test methods for fibre-reinforced composites

1 February 2005
Beginning a three-part series on the test methods applicable to fibre-reinforced composities,M.Subramanian Senthil Kannan And R.Geethamalini of India's PSG College of Technology review the non-destruc
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Machine clothing hardness test

1 June 2004
Voith Paper Patent GmbH has invented a comparatively simple method of measuring the hardness or compactness of clothing on a paper machine.
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Automating inspection

1 June 2004
Automatic fabric inspection has taken a step forward with a system developed by two UK organizations.
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