O U R MT E S T I N G

S E R V I C E S

 

Analysis Others
Fabric Contruction Color Fastness Tests
Flame Tests Strength Tests
Shrinkage Tests Facilities & Equipment

 


Analysis

Fiber Identification
Fiber Content
Moisture Content
Non Fibrous Materials
Alkali Solubility
pH Determinations
Oil Extractions

Fabric Construction

Size & Weight Determinations
Thickness
Yarn Size
Yarn Count
Count

Flame Tests

Federal Test Method 5903 & 5905
California Title 19
NFPA 701 Large & Small
MVSS 302
Flammable Fabric Act 1610 & 1615

Shrinkage Tests

Laundering
Dry Cleaning
Cloth (Cotton, Wool, Synthetics)
Garments
Socks

Others

Flammability
Hydrostatic High & Low
Adhesion of Seams
Heat Aging
Yarn Slippage
Resistance Test (Water, Chlorine, Leaching High & Low Temp)
Stoll Flex
Wyzenbeek

Color Fastness Tests

Light (Xenon & Carbon Arc)
Weather (Xenon & Carbon Arc)
Laundering
Dry Cleaning
Bleaching
Crocking
Perspiration
Heat
Water


Strength Tests

Ball Burst Methods
Grab & Strip Methods
Tear Test (Tongue, Trapezoid, Pendulum)
Steam Efficiency
Stiffness (Cantilever Bending)
Crease Resistance (Cold Press Recovery)

Facilities & Equipment

Consos maintains conditioned laboratories with constant temperature and humidity automatically controlled. Top quality, standard equipment is used in all labs. Some of the equipment that we use includes:


Atlas Fade-Ometer (Xenon & Carbon-Arc)
Atlas Weather-Ometer (Xenon & Carbon-Arc)
Atlas Launder-Ometer
AATCC Crockmeter
AATCC Perspiration Tester
Scott Testers: Models CRE, J, X5, IP-4
Tinius Olsen Stiffness Tester
Wyzenbeek Abrasion Tester
Stoll Flex Abrasion Tester
Elemendorf Tear Tester
Mullen High Pressure Hydrostatic Tester
Richmond Low Pressure Hydrostatic Tester
Atlas Scorch Tester
Tumble Jar
Twist Counter
Sock Measuring Devices
Flammability Testers
Universal Yarn Balance
Thickness Gauge
Wash Wheels
Extractors
Dryers
Home Laundry & Dryers
Circulating Air Ovens
Soxhlet Extraction Apparatus
Fisher-Johns Melting Point Apparatus
Relaxation Tank

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