Overview
Scorch and Sublimation Tester with TestWise Touch™. For testing the colour fastness to dry heat, sublimation and shrinkage of textiles and leather.
Brochure(s)
Features
Full flexibility
ThermaPlate offers full flexibility, allowing users to test colour fastness, sublimation fastness and thermal stability for all known retailers and international methods on the same instrument.
TestWise™
Simple to use TestWise™software - for faster, more intuitive testing
Efficient temperature control
Each plate set with individual digital controllers with +/-1°C accuracy - will not allow testing until it has reached the correct temperature
Safety features
Cool exterior, a temperature warning light when the plates exceed 60°c and a positive park position for the lid
Additional information
Which tests can be conducted on ThermaPlate?
Colour Fastness to Dry Heat
A coloured or printed specimen is placed with adjacent fabric between two plates set to the same temperature, for a set length of time.
Staining and change in colour are both assessed with the grey scales.
This method is for determining the colour resistance of textiles to the action of dry heat, used for stabilising the form and size of textiles.
Colour Fastness to Hot Pressing
A coloured test specimen is placed with wet or dry undyed adjacent fabric (where applicable – not required for M&S method), between two plates at individually controlled temperatures for a set length of time.
After the allotted time, staining and change in colour are assessed with the grey scales.
This method is used for determining the colour resistance of textiles to ironing and hot cylinder processes.
Thermal Stability
A test specimen of pre-determined dimensions is placed between the two heated plates.
After the allotted time the specimen is carefully removed and allowed to relax in the standard testing atmosphere.
The specimen is remeasured and the changes in dimensions are calculated (%).
Material / End use
Technical Specification
Specifications are provided as a guideline only and are subject to change.
| Dimensions (With lid open) |
Height 436mm Width 360mm Depth 580mm Weight 15.9kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (With lid open + 1 specimen table) |
Height 436mm Width 566mm Depth 469mm Weight 15.9kg |
| Electricity | 230V 50/60Hz Single Phase |
| Watts: 890 | |
| Amps: 5A | |
| 110V 50/60Hz Single Phase | |
| Watts: 890 | |
| Amps:10A |
