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  • ProMace
  • Orbitor
  • ProView
  • SnagPod
James Heal - Impulse, random tumble pilling tester

Impulse

Random Tumble Pilling Tester with TestWise Touch™

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James Heal ProMace Mace Snag Tester with TestWise Touch

ProMace

Mace Snag Tester with TestWise Touch™

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James Heal - Orbitor, pilling and snagging tester

Orbitor

Pilling and Snagging Tester with TestWise Touch™

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James Heal ProView universal assessment viewer

ProView

Universal Assessment Viewer

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James Heal - SnagPod snagging resistance tester

SnagPod

Snagging Resistance Tester for use with Orbitor

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Related standards

Test standards that our instruments are commonly used to perform (by instrument and standards body).

Impulse
ASTM
ASTM D3512
ISO
ISO 12945-3
JIS
JIS L1076 method D
AFNOR
NF G 07-121
NF G 07-132
SAC
GB/T 4802.4
SANS
SANS 6116
ProMace
ASTM
ASTM D3939
JIS
JIS L 1058
VDA
VDA 230-220
SANS
SANS 2008
GB
GB/T 11047
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ISO
ISO 20344
Orbitor
M&S
M&S P18A
M&S P18B
M&S P21A
Woolmark (TMC)
TWC TM 152
BSI
BS 5811
BS 8479 (SnagPod)
EN/EN ISO
EN ISO 12945-1
ICI
ICI Test Method 444
SnagPod
BSI
BS 8479 (SnagPod)

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