Dyeing and Finishing Lab

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The Dyeing and Finishing Pilot Plant includes both sample and production size machinery. The laboratory is equipped with over 40 different machines efficient in working with everything from fibers, yarns and fabric to whole garment preparation. Various types of dyeing techniques are available for both large and small quantities of product. Similarly the laboratory is supplied with a myriad of machines which aid in providing high quality chemical finishing services.

Equipment and Capabilities

Ahiba IR datacolor — Ahiba IR datacolor – Air-cooled infrared dyeing unit

Ahiba Nuance dye machine — Ahiba Nuance Dye Machine – IR beaker dryer; capacity of 15 300ml beakers, 8 1L beakers, or 1 5L beaker

Ahiba Texomat Bench Dye Machine — Ahiba Texomat Bench Dye Machine – Atmospheric beaker dryer; capacity of 12 400ml beakers

Alea Relaxation Dryer — Alea Relaxation Dryer – Tensionless shrinking for knitted fabrics

Atlas launder ometer — Atlas Launder-Ometer – Used for AATCC accelerated wash test methods; runs max. of 20 samples simultaneously

Baldwin spray system — Baldwin spray system – Apply finished such as water-repellant and softeners to fabric, paper, or other medium

Brownville Fire Fly Infrared Heat Oven – Generates heat directly into the material

Burlington Hosiery Machine — Burlington Hosiery Machine – Garment dyeing vessel, volume 9 kilos

Muratex Hot Oil Calendar – 1800mm wide

Greenville Machinery Padder – 2-meter-wide chemical pad

Greenville Machinery Scour / Dye Range — Greenville Machinery Scour / Dye Range – 500 mm scour and wash range; can be used for pad-dye-dry applications; typically used for woven fabrics or nonwoven substrates, not suitable for knits

Greenville Steam J box – Used for scouring textiles

Marshall and Williams Tenter Frame — Marshall and Williams Tenter Frame – Used for drying, heat setting, or curing materials; 7m long with variable width from 1m to 2m

Mathis BF8 – IR Beaker dyer 300ml beakers

Mathis HVF – 500mm wide Chemical Applicator — Mathis HVF – 500mm wide chemical applicator

Mathis HVF Kiss Roll — Mathis HVF Pad – 500mm width with KISS roll assembly

Mathis JFO (Basket assembly)– Pressure Dyeing Vessel — Mathis JFO (Basket Assembly Pressure Dyeing Vessel) – Used for garments; variable liquor ratio and 1000g fabric sample maximum

Mathis JFO (Yarn Package Dying Attachment) – Pressure dyeing vessel; variable liquor ratio and 1000g yarn sample maximum

Mathis LTF / LTSV — Mathis LTF/LTSV – 500mm width coating oven; knife-over-roll and knife-over-blanket coating capabilities

Mathis THN — Mathis THN – Forced warm air oven; runs sample swatches or continuous samples

Mathis THS 500 tenter frame — Mathis THS 500 Tenter Frame / Coater – 600 mm wide

Mathis WJ — Mathis WJ – 300mm wide sample jigger

Onomori Jig — Onomori Full Width Jig – Full production machine; 2m wide with the capability to run 100 kilos of material

Gaston County Package Dying Machine — Gaston County Package Dying Machine – 8 kilos or 12 kilos

Pernick Knit Fabric Slitter — Pernick Knit Fabric Slitter – Tubular knit fabric slitter

Precision screen printing station — Precision Screen Printing Station – 6 station silk-screen printer for pigment printing

Roaches Rope Range – Indigo dyeing; uses four one-liter baths for reduction and oxidation

Saspe Shearer — Saspe Shearer – 500mm wide mechanical shearing device

Saspe Sueder — Saspe Sueder – 500mm wide sander for mechanical abrasion

Then Skein Dyer — Then Skein Dyer – Atmospheric yarn skein dyer; 15 kilos of yarn capacity

Thies 45 kilo pressure vessel — Thies – 45 kilo pressure vessel

Thies Mini-Soft 25 kilo pressure vessel — Thies Mini – Soft 25 kilo pressure vessel

Warner Mathis AG DHE Steamer with Electric Heat — Warner Mathis AG DHE Steamer with Electric Heat – 500mm width

Rodney Hunt Winch Beck atmospheric dye vessel — Rodney Hunt Winch Beck – Atmospheric dye vessel; 45 kilo capacity

X-Rite Spectrophotometer – Color formulation and color analysis capabilities

Yamamoto 55 pound commercial washer — Yamamoto 55lb Commercial washer – Industrial strength washer