You must know 10 requirements for fabric testing laboratories

Textile testing needs to be carried out in a constant temperature and humidity environment, and a series of tests on textiles can meet market requirements.Here we introduce 10 points about textile testing equipment - laboratories.

 

1. Constant temperature and humidity laboratory construction

 

Regarding textiles, the temperature and humidity settings are generally 20±1℃ and relative humidity 65%±2%. The number of cycles of the air volume is 15-30 times/hour, the noise should be less than 55 decibels, and fresh air should be added. The constant temperature and humidity laboratory is generally divided into three areas: buffer room (to ensure the stability of temperature and humidity), independent air-conditioning room and constant temperature and humidity room.

 

2. Office

 

The office should be as independent as possible from the inspection area. The office is mainly equipped with desks, office chairs, office computers, printers, etc. The style and color of the furniture should be unified, the color of the office environment should be clean and bright, the lighting arrangement should be reasonable, and there should be plenty of light. In addition, there are related fire-fighting facilities such as smoke alarms and fire extinguishers.

 

3. Reference Room

 

The data room is mainly used to store test records and reports and other data files. File cabinets are placed in this area, which can be locked. At the same time, there must be related fire-fighting facilities such as smoke alarms and fire extinguishers.

4. Sample room

 

The sample receiving room needs to be equipped with a sample receiving workbench for the office of the sample receiving personnel. At the same time, it is equipped with a sample transfer cart or transfer frame. The transfer frame can be marked with "ordinary test", "expedited test" and "extra urgent test" to place test samples of different test cycles.

 

5. Sample preparation room

 

It is mainly the area where the test sample is prepared, but the area is generally not very small, because there are sewing machines, cutting equipment, laboratory clean benches and sample temporary storage racks, etc., and corresponding power supplies and sockets must be equipped.

 

6. Combustion chamber

 

There will be a combustion tester, a fume hood and a test bench in the combustion chamber, and the need for ventilation and exhaust must be considered. In addition, combustion requires gas (butane or propane), and gas pipelines are required.

 

7. Solarium

 

There will be a tanning instrument in the tanning room, which is a device that simulates sunlight, and a hanger is also equipped for hanging samples. The sun exposure equipment needs to be exhausted, and ventilation and exhaust should be considered when planning the laboratory. In addition, pay attention to the ground anti-skid and power supply configuration when designing.

 

8. Hanging dry room

 

This function is relatively simple, and is used to hang clothes to dry. Some clothes hangers are mainly placed. Under normal circumstances, this area needs to be planned in a ventilated and dry space. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the anti-skid of the ground when decorating the laboratory.

 

9. Darkroom

 

In the dark room, the light source is mainly placed in the color box. The test item is chromaticity rating, and the interference of external light sources must be excluded. Darkroom environment requires stable illumination under different external environments, and the light source needs to be turned off or isolated. Avoid reflections on the walls and floors, and use materials with low reflection rates and dark colors when decorating the laboratory.

 

10. Balance room

 

Analytical balance is a common biochemistry laboratory equipment necessary for chemical laboratories. High-precision balances have certain requirements for the environment: anti-vibration, dust-proof, windproof, direct sunlight, corrosive gas erosion, and relatively constant temperature. Therefore, the balance is usually set in a dedicated balance room to meet these requirements. In addition, in order to improve the detection efficiency, the balance room should be close to the pretreatment room.