Equipment

Circular knitting machines (class: 16E – 28E)
Manufacturing of weft-knitted fabric of different structures

Orizio

Dornier rapier weaving machine
Manufacturing of woven fabric of different structures

Dornier HTV8/S

Seam sealing machine ARDMEL MK-901 (Ardmel Group Ltd., England)
Seam sealing of garments applying tapes

Ardmel MK901

Ultrasonic welding machine PFAFF 8310 (PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH, Germany)
Ultrasonic welding of garment parts

Pfaff 1

Various sewing machines Brother (Brother Industries, Ltd., Japan)
Sewing garments using different types of seams

Brother

Non-contacting electrostatic field measuring instrument ICM-1 (STFI, Germany) for measuring the rate of dissipation of electrostatic charge of garment materials, i.e. the charge decay.
Apparatus for measurement of surface resistivity: Ohmmeter Tera-Ohm-meter 3206, cylindrical electrodes (Eltex, Germany); climatic chamber JCI 191(John Chubb Instrumentation, England).
3D electric-magnetic field meter ESM-100 (Maschek Electronic, Germany) for evaluating the shielding properties of textile materials at the frequency range 2kHz – 400 kHz.
Apparatus for measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under steady-state conditions - M259 Sweating Guarded Hot Plate (SDL International Ltd., England).
Apparatus VPW –X11-2005 (Versaperm limited, UK) for measurement of water vapour permeability of textiles.
Thermovisor Therma Cam^TM (Flir Systems, Sweden). The device is used to investigate the thermoregulatory properties of textile materials and garments, to evaluate concealing features of camouflage materials in the thermal spectral range.
Moisture management tester M290 MMT (SDL-ATLAS, USA). An instrument is used to measure the dynamic liquid transport properties of knitted and woven fabrics in three dimensions.
FAP-1034-LP (F-Razier precision instrument CO.INC, JAV). Instrument for determination of permeability of fabrics to air.
Hydrostatic pressure tester - Shirley M018 (SDL International Ltd., UK) for determination of resistance to water penetration.
Universal tensile testing machine Micro 350/10AX (SDL, England). The device is used to measure tensile strength and elongation of fabrics and yarns, to determine tear properties of fabrics.
Test apparatus for determination of the abrasion resistance and propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling of fabrics - Nu-Martindale 404 and Nu-Martindale 406 („James H. Heal & Co“ Ltd., Halifax, England)

Device for determination of fabrics resistance to damage by flexing - Crumpleflex tester M262 (SDL International Ltd., England).
Automatic washing machine WASCATOR FOM71MP – Lab, type A1 (“Electrolux”, Sweden). The devise is used for the hydrothermal pretreatment of textile fabrics or garment before various physical tests (investigation of tensile strength, determination parameters of burning behaviour) and for determination of dimensional change in washing.
Optical microscope OLYMPUS CH 30 with digital camera CAMEDIA C-2000 ZOOM (Olympus Optical Co. Ltd, Japan). The microscope is used for microscopical analysis of textile fibres (identification of fibres, measurement of fibre diameter).
UV spectrofotometer Cecil 9020 (Cecil instruments Ltd., England). The device is used for determination of harmful chemical materials which could be in textiles.
Spectrofotometer - Microflash MF45 (Datacolor International, Switzerland -LP Frazier precision instrument CO.INC, USA). The devise is used for surface colour measurements in the visible spectral range and to measure reflactance factor in the IR range (from 700 nm to 1100 nm).
Spectrofotometer Spectraflash SF450 (Datacolor International, Šveicarija). The devise is used for surface colour measurements in the visible spectral range.
Equipment for thermal analysis – differential scanning calorimeter - Q10 (TA Instruments , USA). Apparatus is used for identification of textile fibres and plastics, for determination of the heat storage and release capacity of textiles containing phase change materials (PCM).
Xenon arc fading lamp tester - Megasol V2.01 („James H. Heal & Co” Ltd., Halifax, England), for determination of colour fastness to artificial light.
Device - Scourotester FE-09/A (Komputekst, Hungary), for determination of colour fastness to various impacts (to laundering, to dry cleaning, to different solvents).
Testing device for determining the colour fastness to wet and dry rubbing - Stainingtester FD-17/A (Komputekst, Hungary).
Apparatus for investigation of burning behaviour - Rhoburn 480/03/1090 („James H. Heal & Co” Ltd., Halifax, England). Test apparatus is used for the measurement of limited flame spread properties, for determination of ease of ignition and other burning behaviour properties of vertically oriented textile fabrics, when subjected to a small defined flame.

Low temperature plasma generating equipment Junior Plazma (Europlazma) Textile surface modification with low pressure non-polymeric gas plasma
UV Excimer Lamp Modul, Heraeus Nobelight Ltd.) - wavelength: 222 nm - arc length: ca.330 mm Textile surface modification by UV- excimer radiation.
Laboratory oven and steamer TFO S IM 350 (Roaches International Ltd.) Drying and thermal treatment (up to 240 ^oC) of textile materials.
Laboratory padder EVP-350 (Roaches International Ltd.) Treatment of textile materials by immersion into aqueous chemical solution.
Coating unit TFO 350 (Roaches International Ltd.) The coating formulation with different textile grade polymer.
Fusing machine Nova- 45 (Reliant Machinery Ltd.) Connecting of two or more layers of textile material together with thermoplastic adhesive at 70-240° C.
Laboratory dyeing machine Ahiba Niuance Eco (Datacolor) Dyeing of textile materials at a temperature in the range20 -140°C.
Ballistic test stand Ballistic test of body armour