Fiber and Spinning
Testing Sector
Cotton
Fiber Characteristics have a great effect on spinning and textile characters,
which include, Length, Length Uniformity, Strength, Elongation, Fineness,
Color, Maturity and Trash, By virtue meet the spinner's requirements , and help
him to attain the quality needed.
CATGO's Labs have been
developed and equipped with the most updated International instruments in the
field of fiber testing.
The
international cotton calibration standard samples are used for calibration instruments. Labs are fitted
with the ultra modern equipments that follow the recommendations of American
Society for Testing & Materials, International Textile Manufacturers
Federation, British standards.
CATGO's
Labs equipments & their results are calibrated periodically (each 3 months)
according to the recommendations of fiber testing procedures through
partnership in the Cotton Round Test organized by Bremen Fiber Institute.
Results match the best of those found elsewhere in the world of fiber testing.
CATGO's labs equipped with
the most updated HVI generations for measuring all physical fiber properties,
Micromat to determine Fineness and Maturity, Nep Tester for Neps, Shirley
Analyzer for measuring Dust and Trash Percentage, and High Speed Stickiness Detector
for measuring cotton stickiness
CATGO's fiber &
spinning testing labs conduct testing samples represent each lot of ginned
cotton in Up-Country ginneries, besides samples supplied from export companies
and spinning mills, then release the technical authorized certificates that
internationally recognized and serve local & international cotton markets
HVI spectrum II HVI
spectrum I Micromat
- Also CATGO`s laboratories equipped with ultramodern apparatus to measure Trash, Dust, Neps and Stickiness .
( MDTA3) ( Nep Tester) ( H2SD)
For measuring
and analyzing for measuring Nep count For detecting cotton
Stickiness Trash,Dust
- Instruments are being
adjusted and calibrated according to International standard bodies, such as American Society of Testing &Materials(ASTM), International Textile Manufacturers Federation (
ITMF) and British Standard (Bs)
- Utilizing the International
Calibration Cotton Standard for calibrating and adjusting fiber
testing instruments,Consequently ,accuracy the results
of fiber tested .
- CATGO participates in round tests of Bremen
cotton fiber institute , and the trial tests of CSITC(
Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing
of Cotton) .
Measurements and Instrument
First: HVI Classing 1000 instrument
The instrument test the following physical properties
Length -Length uniformity - Strength - Elongation - Finess - Color (RD% & +b) - Trash - Short fiber index - Maturity index - Moisture count in the sample
HVI Classing 1000
As this method is done (followed) in 80% of the world's
laboratories; And CATGO's laboratories are considered one of those who follow
such a testing system.
The following data was obtained:
The testing is done according to the procedures of the standard testing
methods of ITMF.