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Testing Methods for Raw Silk

Silk dates back thousands of years and is still highly regarded. Inspection of raw silk is of vital importance during its production.

Fiber Fineness and Tenacity Testing

This page details fiber samples tested with two solutions to measure fiber fineness and tenacity using fyitester.com equipment.

Screw Extruder: Process and Structure

Lab screw extruders can be applied to the mixing, plasticizing, and extrusion of high polymers, featuring uniform dispersion and plastics coloring.

Test Method for Trash Analyzer

Trash analyzer is used to determine the amount of the impurity of raw cotton, cotton rolls, and chemical fiber defect.

Definition and Test Procedure of Fiber Strength

The strength of fiber directly affects the quality and performance of fabrics and composite materials, which is important to measure.

Eight-Basket Oven for Textile Moisture Regain Measurement

The eight-basket oven is used for measuring the moisture regain of materials in the textile industry.

Testing Method for Oil Content of Man-Made Fibers

The oil content of fibers is usually used as one of the important indicators for fiber quality evaluation, which is of great significance for the processing and application of fibers. The oil content of fibers is closely related to their…

Fabric Anti-Electromagnetic Radiation Tester

This fabric anti-electromagnetic radiation performance tester is used to measure the electromagnetic wave protection and shielding ability of textiles.

Sewing Machine: Working Principle and Classification

Description of the working principle and classification of a sewing machine and how it forms stitches on materials using sewing threads.

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The Guide to Yarn Twist Tester - FYI Tester

Y331A-II Digital Reeling Twist Tester is used to determine the yarn twist of single or plied yarn by direct count or untwist-retwist methods.

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Introduction of Sizing and Sizing Machine - FYI Tester

Yarn sizing machine is suitable for yarn sizing of cotton, flax, silk, wool, chemical fiber, etc. Mechanical part is composed of sizing system, feed system, drying system, yarn storage device, and winding device, etc.

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Different Types of Warping Machine - FYI Tester

The warping machine is a machine that neatly winds the cheese yarn into warp beams at a constant speed and under the same tension according to the number and length of warp yarns required by the process for use by the warp knitting machine.

Calculating Irradiance in Optics

This article explains that irradiance in optics is the power per unit area of electromagnetic radiation incident on a curved surface.

Water Vapor Permeability Textile Testing

FYITester provides textile testing equipment that determine the amount of water vapor able to permeate a fabric sample over a specific duration.

Types of Rapier Loom

According to different weft insertion methods, shuttleless looms include rapier looms, jet looms, air-jet looms, water-jet looms and projectile looms.

Guide to Fabric Thickness Testing

Learn about fabric thickness and its influence on fabric properties such as fastness, warmth retention, breathability, windproofness, stiffness, and drape.

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Everything You Need to Know about Contact Angle - FYI Tester

A contact angle measurement device is mainly used to measure the contact angle of liquid to solid, that is, the wettability of liquid to solid.

Fabric Style and Touch Tester

The Fabric Style and Fabric Touch Tester is an important tool for evaluating the quality of textile products, where touch and vision are key factors for consumers.

Moisture Management Tester Introduction

This article discusses how sweat absorption, fabric transmissibility, and evaporation location relate to clothing comfort in microclimate environments.

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Related knowledge about Guarded hot plate - FYI Tester

Guarded hot plate is used to determine the thermal resistance and thermal conductivity of various textiles.

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Fabric Stiffness Tester Test Method and Procedures - FYI Tester

Fabric Stiffness Tester is designed to determine the bending height, flexural rigidity and bending modulus of fabrics by simple procedures and calculation, and suitable for stiffness testing of cotton, wool, silk, ramie and chemical fabrics.

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Guide to Crease Recovery - FYI Tester

The crease recovery property of fabric is one of the important indexes to evaluate the properties of fabric.

Bursting Strength Test Equipment

FYI Tester provides bursting strength testing equipment. This tests a fabric's resistance to concentrated loads perpendicular to the plane.

Fabric Tear Strength Testing

Fabric tear tests are used to test the tear resistance of film, sheet, soft polyvinyl chloride, waterproof coil, paper, cardboard, textiles, and non-wovens.

What is an Extensometer?

An extensometer measures the deformation between two points. This key equipment is used in tensile testing to inspect the quality of components and other objects.