INTRODUCTION TO

TEXTILE

Part # 4 Introduction Textile lab and testing

Mujahid Mehdi Abro

Indus University Karachi.

What is Testing???.....
Testing is the process or procedure to determines the

quality of a product.

What is Quality???.....
The term quality refers the excellence of a product.

When we say the quality of a product is good . We

mean that the product is good for the purpose for
which it has been made.

What is Control???.....
To check or verify and hence to regulate.

What is Quality control???.....

Quality control is the synthetic and regular control of

the variable which affect the quality of a product.

Textile Testing
In the textile industry technology is changing all the time, bringing

modified materials or different methods of production. Before any

modified product reaches the market place it is necessary to test the
material to check that the properties have been improved or have not
been degraded by faster production methods. In this way an improved
product or a lower-cost product with the same properties can be provided
for the customer. A large organization will often have a separate
department to carry out research and development; otherwise it is part of
the normal duties of the testing department.

Textile Testing
Textile Testing & Quality Control (TTQC) is very important work

or process in each department of export oriented industry.

Buyers want quality but not quantity. In every department of
textile industry quality maintained of each material, Because one
materials quality depend on anothers quality. For example, if
qualified fiber is inputted then output will be good yarn.

Objects of Quality Control:

To produce required quality product.
To fulfill the customer's demand.
To reduce the production cost.
To reduce wastage.
To earn maximum profit at minimum cost.

Objective of Testing
Checking the quality and suitability of raw material and

selection of material.
Monitoring of production i.e. process control.
Assessment of final product, whether the quality is

acceptable or not, (how will be the yarn performance in

weaving? etc).
Investigation of faulty materials (analysis of customer

complaint, identification of fault in machine etc.).

Product development and research.

Testing
Textile material is tested in 3 stages:
1. Fiber testing
2. Yarn testing
3. Fabric Testing

There are also three major labs in textile industry:

. Spinning lab
. Weaving lab
. Wet-processing lab

Spinning Lab
Following are the machines used in textile spinning lab: