Textile Testing and Product Development Services

Product development and analysis facilities at NTRC

S.No	Service/ Product/Test	Particulars of Tests	Rates per Test (Rs.)
1. Product Development
	1.1. Fiber Development
1	Synthetic Fiber Development	Electrospinnig, Wet spinning and Melt spinning	As per case
2	Cone Dyeing	Single Cone	5000
	1.2. Yarn Development
3	Yarn Development	As per requirement	As per case
	1.3. Fabric Development
4	Fabric Weaving (2 m, 20 inch)	Single Cone (2kg)	As per case
5	Fabric Knitting (5-10 Kg)	According to nature of test	As per case
6	Non-woven Fabric Development	As per requirement	As per case
	1.4. Fabric Processing
7	Fabric Dyeing	As per requirement	As per case
8	Fabric Finishing/Coating	As per requirement
9	Plasma Treatment	As per requirement	As per case
	1.5. Apparel Home Textiles Services
10	Designing Services	As per requirement	As per case
11	Cutting Services	As per requirement	As per case
12	Stitching Services	As per requirement	As per case
13	Industrial Engineering Services	As per requirement	As per case
2. Testing Facilities
	2.1. Fiber Testing
14	Single Fiber Strength test	Fiber (5 m)	1000
15	Fiber Composition of Textiles (Quantitative)	10 g sample	600
16	Fibre Composition of Textiles (Qualitative)	10 g sample	1500
17	Oil Content of Jute	10 g sample	600
18	Cotton Fineness	100 g Cotton	500
19	Cotton Length and Length Uniformity	100 g Cotton	800
20	Cotton Breaking Strength by Pressley Tester.	100 g Cotton	600
21	Cotton Trash Content	100 g Cotton	1000
22	Fibre Moisture Content	100 g Cotton	800
23	Origin of Cloth	0.5 m Yarn	2000
24	Cotton Fibre (HVI) Tests	100 g Cotton	1000
	2.2. Yarn Testing
25	Yarn Count	2 packages	500
26	Yarn Unevenness	Yarn (400 m) sample	1500
27	Linear Density by Skein Method	4.25 lb yarn	400
28	Linear Density by Short Length Method	1 m fabric	500
29	Tensile Properties of Single Yarn	4.25 lb yarn	800
30	Lea Breaking Strength	4.25 lb yarn	400

31	Twist by Contraction Method	4.25 lb yarn	500
32	Twist by Direct Method	4.25 lb yarn	500
33	Classification of Yarn Faults	4.25 lb yarn	1500
34	Yarn Length on Package	4.25 lb yarn	2500
35	Yarn Crimp and Yarn Take-up in Woven Fabric	1lb yarn	500
36	Yarn Type Analysis	2.5lb yarn	600
	2.3 Fabric Testing
37	Fabric Width	2 m	300
38	Fabric GSM	1 m	300
39	Fabric Construction	1 m	400
40	Type of weave	1 m	1500
41	Pilling Resistance by Martindale Tester	1 m	1000
42	Pilling Resistance by ICI Method	1 m	1200
43	Random Tumble Pilling	1 m	1200
44	Absrasion resistance	1 m	2000
45	Tearing Strength by Elmendorf Tester	1 m	600
46	Bursting Strength of Fabrics	1 m	1200
47	Breaking Strength by Grab Method	1 m	600
48	Crease Recovery Angle of Woven Fabric	1 m	600
49	Wrinkle Recovery Test	1 m	500
50	Dimensional Stability to Washing	2 m	1000
51	Skew Change (After Washing)	1 m	1000
52	Smoothness Appearance (After Washing)	1 m	1000
53	Tensile Strength	1 m	800
54	Soil Release of Fabric	1 m	2000
55	Color Evaluation by Spectrophotometer	1 m	500
56	Breaking Strength by Strip Method	1 m	600
57	Breaking Strength of Jute Bag by Strip Method	1 m	600
58	Seam Strength of Jute Bag	Fiber/40X10cm	400
59	Weave and Design of Fabric	1 m
60	Gauge of Knitting Machine	1 m	1000
61	Courses and Wales of Knitted Fabric	1 m	500
62	Thickness of Fabric	1 m	300
63	Bow and Skew in fabric	1 m	1000
64	Colour Fastness to Water	0.5 m	800
65	Dye-ability Test	According to nature of test	2500
66	Colour Fastness to Perspiration	1 m	1500
67	Colour Fastness to Washing	1 m	1500
68	Colour Fastness to Dry Cleaning	1 m	1500
69	Colour Fastness to Light	1 m	3000
70	Colour Fastness to Sodium Hypo-chlorite Bleach in Home Laundering	1 m	1500
71	Colour Fastness to Crocking	1 m	800
72	Absorbency of Bleached Textiles	1 m	800
73	Fault in Cloth	15-20 m	6000
74	Blend Ratio of fabric (2 Components)	1 m	800
75	Identification of yarn/Fabric	1 m	1000

76	Percentage of yarn in fabric (per side)	0.5 m	800
77	Seam Strength Test	1 m	600
78	Button Strength	10	600
79	Zip Strength Test	0.5 m	600
	2.4. Comfort properties of Textiles Testing
80	Thermal Properties of fabric (Sweat Guard Hotplate)	1 m	2500
81	Water Vapor Permeability (Sweat Guard Hotplate)	1 m	2500
82	Thermal Properties of fabric (Permetest)	1 m	1500
83	Water Vapor Permeability (Permetest)	1 m	1500
84	Water Vapor Permeability (Standrad Room Conditions)	1 m	1000
85	Air Permeability Test	1 m	800
86	Fabric Touch Properties (Fabric Touch Tester)	1 m	4000
87	Fabric Stiffness	1 m	1000
88	MMT (Moisture Management Tester)	1 m	1000
89	Drying Rate Test	1 m	1000
90	Fabric Drape Test	1 m	2000
91	Kawa bata Bending Test	1 m	2000
92	Kawa bata compression Test	1 m	2000
93	Kawa bata Surface Test	1 m	2000
94	Kawa bata Shear Test	1 m	3000
95	Kawa bata Thermal Test	1 m	3000
	2.5. Protective Textiles Testing
96	Vertical Flammability Test	1 m	1500
97	Limiting Oxygen Index Test	1 m	10000
98	Static Charge Test (Conductivity Tester)	1 m	1500
99	UV/Sun Protection Factor Test	1 m	1000
100	Water Repellency Test (Spray Method)	1 m	500
101	Water Resistance of Fabric (Hydrostatic Head Tester)	1 m	3000
102	Antimicrobial Test Qualitative	1 m	2000
103	Antimicrobial Test Quantitative	1 m	5000
	2.6. Analytical Testing
104	X-Ray Differaction (XRD)	Well crushed or homogenous powder/1g minimum	3000
105	Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)	Pelletes, Films, Membranes, Fabric, Composite materials/0.5, X 0.5 inchs	3000
106	Optical Microscopy	10 Sq. Inch	400
107	Particle size Analysis (Zeta Sizer)	Liquid suspension or dispersion/ upto 3 Ml	2000
108	UV-Vis Spectroscopy	Liquid Samples 10 mL	1000
109	UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy	Liquid Samples 10 mL, Fabric Sample 1 m	2000; 3000

110	FTIR	Solid or liquid/ 0.5g or 1ml minimum	2000
111	Electro-Kinetic Potential	Film, membrane, fabric, yarn/5X5 cm	8000
112	Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDX)	Same as SEM	2000
113	GATS System Test (Liquid Absorption Test)	10 Sq. Inch	2000
	2.7. Hazarduous Materials Testing
114	GCMS Test for Hazardous Materials	As per requirment	10000
115	HPLC Test for Hazardous Materials	As per requirment	10000
116	Atomic Absorption	Liquid solution/20 Ml minimum	2000
117	Formaldehyde Testing	Fabric Sample 1 m	2000
	2.8. Chemicals Testing
118	Viscosity of Solutions	Liquid/50 Ml	800
119	Surface Tension Test	Liquid/100 Ml minimum	2000
120	Solid Content	10 g	800
121	pH of Water-Extract from Textile	10 g	800
122	Nature of Dye	1 m	1000
123	Comparison of Dyes and Auxiliaries	According to nature of test	4000
124	Size % age, Finish % age	According to nature of test	500
125	Evaluation of Printing Thickener/Binder	According to nature of test	2,000-4,000
126	Chemical Comparison	According to nature of test	2000-4000
127	Purity of Chemicals	According to nature of test	800
Name/Designation/Section of Reporting Officer : -----		Dr. Ahsan Nazir /Director ORIC-------
	Contact (Email ID , Phone No.) ------	ahsan@ntu.edu.pk; 041-9230081-90 (Ext: 191-195)