To motivate the industry for quality control and testing is one of the important functions of PPDC. The Centre has modern testing and quality control lab equipments for testing of substrate material like leather, rubber, plastic, fabric, textile and the performance evaluation of various sports goods items. Besides testing of the sports goods and substrate material the Centre provides consultancy services to the units for upgrading their quality and improving performance. The Laboratory has accreditation from National Accreditation Board for testing & Calibrations Laboratories (NABL), vide certificate no. P-628 dated 26-04-2004. Brief details of available testing Machines & Equipements are as under:
Sl. No. |
Name of Equipment |
Used to Test |
1. |
Universal Testing Machine |
Tensile Strength/Elongation |
2. |
Rheometer |
Rheometry of Rubber Compound |
3. |
Flex Tester (Ross Type) |
Flexing Endurance of Rubber |
4. |
Mooney Viscometer |
Flow behaviors of Rubber Compound |
5. |
DIN Abrasion Tester |
Abrasion Resistance of Rubber |
6. |
MFI Tester |
Melt Flow Index of Plastic Granules |
7. |
Football Water Absorption Tester |
Water Absorption Test of Football |
8. |
Football Shooting Equipment |
Shooting Test of Foot Ball |
9. |
Football Multitesting Equipment |
Rebound, Circumference, weight and pressure
loss test of football |
10. |
Heat Stability Tester |
Heat Stability of PVC |
11. |
Muffle Furnace |
Ash Content Test |
12. |
De-Mattia Flex Tester |
Flexing Endurance of Rubber at elevated
temperature |
13. |
Humidity Chamber |
Humidity Conditioning of Samples |
14. |
Micro Hardness Tester |
Hardness of Rubber |
15. |
Digital pH meter |
Measuring pH value of liquids |
16. |
Electronic Balance |
Weighing of samples |
17. |
Single Pan Balance |
Weighing of samples |
18. |
Leather Abrasion Tester |
Abrasion Resistance of Leather, Synthetic
Sheets |
19. |
Viscometer |
Measuring Viscosity of Liquids |
20. |
Mini flexometer |
Flexing Endurance of Leather, Synthetic
Sheets |
21. |
Water Penetro Meter |
Testing of water penetration in Leather,
Synthetic Sheets |
22. |
Resiliency Tester |
Resiliency Rebound in Rubber |
23. |
Colour Fastness Tester |
Colour Fastness to Rubbing in Leather |
24. |
Kubelka Apparatus |
Water Absorption in Leather |
25. |
Hot Air Oven |
Accelerated Ageing of Samples |
26. |
Air Permeability Tester |
To Test Air Permeability |
27. |
Endurance Tester |
For Testing Zip Fasteners. |
28 |
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29. |
F.T.I.R. Spectrophotometer |
Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis of
Materials |
30. |
T.G.A. |
Thermal Behavioral Study of Polymers |
31. |
Dispersion Analyzer |
Carbon Dispersion Test in Rubber Compound |
32. |
Air Permeability Tester |
Air Permeability Test in Textiles |
33. |
Endurance Tester for Zip Fastner |
Endurance Test for Zip Fastner |
34. |
Martindale Abrasion Tester |
For Abrasion Testing of Leather |
35. |
Shrinkage Tester |
For Shrinkage Test in Textiles/ Fabrics |
36. |
Impact Tester |
For Impact/ Shape Retention Test of Cricket
Ball |
37. |
Dart Impact Tester |
For Impact Strength of Plastic Films |
38. |
Crackiness Tester |
For Crack test in Leather |
39. |
Launderometer |
For Colour Fastness to Washing Test in
Textiles |
40. |
Bundesmann |
For Water Resistance Test in Textiles |
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41. |
Full Shoe Flex Tester |
Shoe Flexing Test |
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42. |
Benewart Flex Tester |
Shoe Sole Flexing Test |
Rubber/Plastic Workshop:-
This Section is providing facilities for Development of Rubber Compounds/Products along with the Consultancy and training facilities.
Major Machinery available:
• Lab Mixing Mill.
• Hydraulic Press.
