Thanks to a new collaboration agreement with British manufacturer Roaches International, Elastocon now also offers equipment for quality control of textiles.

Roaches has a wide range of equipment for quality control of textiles, such as:

• Martindale AXYZ – Dynamic abrasion and pilling tester. Martindale AXYZ redefines textile abrasion and pilling tests, by offering the highest test capacity available, with new digital precision Lissajous, and individual retracting abrading tables. Maximise your output, and run your tests for longer, with less interruptions.
• Sentire Fabric Handle Tester – For determination of how materials feel. Understanding the complexities of how materials feel is crucial in various industries, from textiles and apparel to home furnishings and automotive. Developed to create a common language to communicate the experience of fabric handle.
• Durawash – For high volume repeat washing tests. If you have a high volume of repeating washing colour fastness tests or specific garment or fabric print durability tests, pleat retention, waddings and quilted waddings then Durawash is the perfect choice. Durawash can produce washing effects from a single cycle that are comparable to 5 standard domestic washes. Massive savings can be generated from test time to water and other utilities.
• Washtec is compliant with AATCC and ISO standards, constructed from high grade stainless steel for long life and is available in either single size pot (P) or duel size pot (P A2) options, allowing you to choose the best configuration for your colour fastness testing requirements.
• The Crocktec Auto is a crockmeter which is used to determine colour fastness to rubbing (crocking). A crocking test shows the resistance of the colour of a textile and other materials to rubbing off and staining.
• Opti-Pill – Surface fuzzing, snagging and pilling tester. Fulfils the requirements of ISO 12945 part 1.

In addition to the range of equipment for quality control, Roaches also offers consumables and equipment for laboratory dyeing.

Elastocon will continuously add product articles about Roaches textile quality control equipment to our website.

Contact Elastocon for more information or to receive a quote for equipment from Roaches