Pilling is a fabric surface fault characterized by little pills of entangled fibres clinging to the surface. These are formed during wearing or washing by the entanglement of the loose fibres which protrude from the fabric surface and development of these into spherical bundles anchored to the fabric by a few unbroken fibres. These give a very unsightly look to the garments.To determine the tendency to form pills, test specimens taken from the fabric sample are rubbed against each other under controlled conditions and the appearance of the test specimen after rubbing for the specified period is compared against standard rating photographs for grading the fabric.
The ‘INNOLAB’ Pilling Tester consists of two wooden cubic boxes with inside surfaces lined with cork and outer surfaces laminated. These boxes are rotated about their central axis at a specified speed with the help of a motor and a gear box. A pre-set digital counter stops the motor automatically after the desired number of revolutions.
The test specimens are firmly held around rubber tubes. Four such tubes are placed in each box and then rotated for desired numbers of revolutions after which they are assessed visually against standard rating photographs and graded.
The apparatus is finished in off white stoving enamel and bright chrome / zinc plating. The boxes are covered with a layer of black laminated sheet.
Sixteen Rubber tubes, one insertion tool, and a template for marking on the specimen are supplied as standard accessories.
TECHNICAL DATA :
| Size of wooden boxes (Inside) | 225 x 225 x 225 mm |
| Thickness of cork lining | 3 mm |
| Speed of rotation of boxes | 60 rpm |
| Size of test specimen | 125 x 125 mm |
| Size of rubber tubes | 32 OD x 25.5 ID x 150 mm long |
| Motor | ¼ H.P Single Phase 220 V AC |
| Counter | 5 digit preset type stroke counter |
RELATED STANDARD :
IS : 10971 – 1984 : Method for Determination of Pilling Resistance of fabrics.
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