Sweating Guarded Hot Plate
The Textile Testing Lab at Florida State University provides the textile and apparel industry with physical textile testing services. The lab specializes in the assessment of product durability, the evaluation and development of product specifications, and end use performance. Expert consultation is also available for assisting industry members with product development and product failure analysis.
Meredith McQuerry, Ph.D., Carol E. Avery Associate Professor in the Retail Entrepreneurship program in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship serves as the Director of the lab and oversees its operation.
Types of Testing
| Type of Service | |
|---|---|
| Absorbency | Microscopic Evaluation |
| Colorfastness to Crocking | Moisture Management |
| Colorfastness to Laundering-accelerated | Pilling and Abrasion Resistance |
| Colorfastness to Perspiration | Quantitative Color Measurement (Spectrophotometer) |
| Dimensional Change (Fabric and Garment) | Smoothness Appearance |
| Fabric Count | Soil Release |
| Fabric Thickness | Tensile, Tear, Seam, and Bursting Strength |
| Fabric Weight | Thread Count |
| Fiber Content Identification | Vertical and Horizontal Wicking |
| Hydrostatic Water Resistance | 45° and Vertical Flammability |
| Impact Spray Test | Water Repellency |
| Gray Scale Evaluation | Whiteness Index |
Textile Testing Lab Gallery
Strength Testing Equipment (ASTM D3786 and D1424)
Air Permeability (ASTM D737)
Wet Lab/Crockmeters (AATCC TM8)
Martindale Abrasion and Pilling Resistance (ASTM D4966 & D4970)
Instrumental Color Measurement and Visual Light Booths
Wet Lab; Launderometer for Colorfastness to Laundering (AATCC TM61)
Wet Lab/Residential & Commercial Laundering Equipment
Sweating Guarded Hot Plate
Instron Tensile Tester
Light Board
Submitting items for testing
Apparel: Send one garment to be reserved as a control and one garment for each laundering process to be tested.
Fabric: One yard or meter of fabric is sufficient for most test procedures.
Contact
Meredith McQuerry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Retail Entrepreneurship in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship and serves as the supervisor of the lab and oversees its operation.
236 Roderick Shaw Building (RSB)
Tallahassee, FL 32306
850.644.6838
mmcquerry@jmc.fsu.edu