TESTING DETAILS July.- Dec. 2007

w  PTTD Lab

 Material Tested: Coated, laminated and foamed fabrics; rubber, plastic, leather and    polymer products; zipper/slide fastener; buttons and tapes; adhesive and polishes; canvas, leather, rubber, plastic and safety shoes; technical textiles; protective clothing, composites, automotive materials, medical textiles and geo textiles.

Samples Tested:  343

 Technical Opinion: 2 units.

w  Chemical Lab

 Nature of Tests:

         ·          Color fastness properties

·          Wax content/oil content/blend composition

·          Total color difference, yellowness/whiteness index and dye powder strength evaluation by computer color matching system/ UV-spectrometer

·          Various properties of automotive fabric

Samples Tested: 509

Technical Opinion & Defect Analysis: 17 units.  

w  Eco Lab

Nature of Tests:

·          Analysis of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg, Cu, Zn, Ni, Hg, Co, Cr, Na, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Si, Mn etc.

·          Identification and quantification of banned amines (23 amines)

·          Quantification of Formaldehyde

·          Analysis of Pentachloro Phenols

·          Analysis of Residual Chlorine

·          PH of aqueous extract of textiles

  Sample Tested: 80

w  Environment Lab

Nature of analysis:

·          Physico-chemical and biological analysis of water including pH, color, turbidity, TDS chlorine, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, sulfate, iron, nitrate, fluoride, sulfide, chromium, boron, silica, trace metals MPN coliform etc.

·          Textile effluents including pH,TSS, TDS, COD, BOD, O/G, sulfide, chromium, ammonia etc.

·          Toxic heavy materials in ETP sludge

Samples Analyzed: 37

w  PQE Lab

Nature of Tests:  Length, fineness, maturity, trash, single fibre strength, fibre elongation, sugar content, Uster & imperfections, hairiness, single thread strength (RKM), friction & classimat fault, tensile strength, tearing strength, bursting strength, drape, crease recovery angle and pilling properties.

No. of Tests: A total of 2545 samples were tested during the reported period, out of which 573 were fibre samples, 1349 were yarn samples, 623 were fabric samples.