The Polymer & Technical Textile Laboratory of NITRA has a wide variety of sophisticated instruments to test the following:

  • Coated / Laminated / Foamed Fabrics
  • Technical Textile products like composites, automotive materials, medical textiles, geo textiles, protective textiles etc.
  • Plastics, Rubber and Leather
  • Footwear
  • Zipper, Button and Tape
  • Adhesives, Polishes and Polymers

Major instruments:

  • Seam Fatigue Tester
  • Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
  • Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA)
  • UV Transmittance Analyzer
  • Thermal Conductivity Test Apparatus
  • De Mattia Flex Tester
  • Laboratory Extruder
  • Lab Coater cum Dryer
  • UMIST Wettability Tester
  • Melt Flow Index Tester
  • Crease Flex Tester
  • Endurance Tester for Hook & Loop Fastener
  • Zipper Tester
  • Ross Flex Tester
For test parameters and other details