Laboratory Equipments
Equipment Description |
Model |
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ROSS " flexing machine Standards: SATRA
TM60 ; BS 5131 ; ASTM D-1052 ; ISO 4643 ; ISO 5423
Purpose:
Determine the resistance of polymeric materials to cut growth
during
repeated flexing, this test is applicable to all types of
flexible sheet material and
especially those used in footwear solings. |
EL-10 |
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ROSS " flexing machine with cold chamber
Standards:
SATRA TM60 ; BS 5131 ; ASTM D-1052 ; ISO 4643 ; ISO 5423
Purpose: Same purpose as the
anterior equipment but this one fitted inside a cold
chamber, so it´s possible to adjust the test temperature till
-25 ºC. |
EL-10F |
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BENNEWART " flexing machine Standards: SATRA
TM161 ; EN 344 ; DIN 53 543
Purpose:
Determine the resistance of Whole soles to cut growth during
repeated
flexing, it is also suitable to assess the effect of surface
patterns on crack initiation
and growth, this test is applicable to the outsoles of footwear. |
EL-13 |
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"
BENNEWART " flexing machine with cold chamber
Standards: SATRA
TM161 ; EN 344 ; DIN 53 543
Purpose: Same purpose as the anterior equipment but this one
fitted inside a cold
chamber, so it´s possible to adjust the test temperature till
-25 ºC. |
EL-13F |
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VAMP " flexing machine with 12 stations Standards: SATRA
TM25 ; BS 3424 ; ISO 4643 ; ISO 5423 ; EN 13335 Purpose: Determine
the propensity for materials to crack or otherwise fail at flexing
creases and assess whether leathers are likely to produce salt
spue, this machine
simulates conditions in the Vamp part of footwear during walking.
This test is
applicable to all flexible materials and in particular those used
to manufacture outers
and linings of footwear uppers such as leathers and coated
fabrics. |
EL-15 |
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VAMP " flexing machine with 12 stations and cold chamber Standards: SATRA
TM25 ; BS 3424 ; ISO 4643 ; ISO 5423 Purpose:
Same purpose as the anterior equipment but this one fitted inside a
cold
chamber, so it´s possible to adjust the test temperature till
-25 ºC. |
EL-15F |
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Whole
shoe flexing machine (in water) Standards: SATRA
TM77 Purpose: Determine
the resistance to water penetration of completed footwear
during flexing, this test is applicable to all types of footwear. |
EL-17W |
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BALLY " flexing machine with 6 stations Standards: SATRA
TM55 ; BS 3144 ; IUP 20 ;
SLP 14 ; UNE 59-029 Purpose: Determine
the resistance of a material to cracking or other types of failure
at flexing creases, this test is applicable to all flexible
materials and in particular
leathers and coated fabrics used in footwear uppers. |
EL-18/6 |
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BALLY " flexing machine with 12 stations Standards: SATRA
TM55 ; BS 3144 ; IUP 20 ;
SLP 14 ; UNE 59-029 Purpose: Same
purpose as the anterior equipment but with 12 stations. |
EL-18/12 |
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BALLY " flexing machine with 12 stations and cold chamber Standards: SATRA
TM55 ; BS 3144 ; IUP 20 ;
SLP 14 ; UNE 59-029 Purpose:
Same purpose as the anterior equipment but this one fitted inside a
cold
chamber, so it´s possible to adjust the test temperature till
-25 ºC. |
EL-18F/12 |
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Operating
stand for " Shore " durometers, type: A, C and D Standards: DIN 53
505 ; ISO 868 Purpose:
Ensure that the Durometers are pressed plane-parallel to the material
under test with a standard force. |
EL-21 |
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Operating
stand for " Shore " durometers, type: A, C and D with timer Standards: DIN 53
505 ; ISO 868 Purpose: Same
purpose as the above equipment but this one equipped with a
suitable
timer. |
EL-21T |
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Fibreboard
flexing machine Standards: SATRA
TM3, PM4, PM6, PM15, PM16 ; BS 5131 Purpose: Determine
the endurance of a material to repeated flexing, this test is
applicable to most types of semi-rigid sheet materials and in
particular fibreboards. |
EL-23 |
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Steel
midsole flexing machine Standards: EN 344 Purpose: Determine
the endurance of steel midsoles to repeated flexing. |
EL-24 |
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Flexing Machine for Shanks and Insole
Backparts Standards:
EN 12958 Purpose:
Assessing
the fatigue resistance of steel shanks. |
EL- 25 |
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BALLY " penetrometer with 4 stations Standards:
SATRA
TM171 ; BS 3144 ; EN 344 ; IUP 10 ; DIN 53 338 ; EN 13518
Purpose: Determine the resistance
of a material to water penetration on flexing, this
test is mainly applicable to leather but can be used with any
flexible sheet material. |
EL-26/4 |
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BALLY " penetrometer with 6 stations Standards: SATRA TM171 ; BS 3144 ; EN 344 ; IUP 10 ; DIN 53 338 ;
EN 13518
Purpose: Same purpose as the anterior equipment but this one with 6
stations. |
EL-26/6 |
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Stiffness Tester for Leathers
Standards:
BS 3144
Purpose: Determine the stiffness of leathers |
EL-26R |
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Longitudinal
and Torsional Stiffness of Insole Backparts and Shanks
Standards: EN 12959 ;
SATRA TM58 ; TM59 ; TM88 Purpose: Assessing the stiffness in the longitudinal direction of
steel shanks |
EL-28 |
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MAESER " upper leather waterproofness tester Standards: SATRA
TM34 ; ASTM D-2099 Purpose: Determine
the resistance of a material to water penetration on flexing, this
test is mainly applicable to footwear upper outer materials but
can be used with any
flexible
sheet material. |
EL-30 |
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Leather
permeability / absorption machine Standards:
UNE
59-035-94 ; SATRA TM47 Purpose: Determine
the amount of water vapour an assembly or a single material
will absorb and transmit through its structure in a specified
time. This test is applicable
to leathers and textiles used in footwear uppers. |
EL-31 |
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Dynamic
water-resistance tester for boot and shoe sole leather Standards: IUP 11
; EN 13072 Purpose: Determine
the dynamic water-resistance of sole leather. |
EL-32 |
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Perspiration
Tester
Standards:
ISO 105 E04
Purpose: Determine the
resistance of the colour of the leathers to the human sweat |
EL-33 |
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Shoe
lace abrasion machine ( lace to lace ) Standards: SATRA
TM154 ; DIN 4843 ; BS 953 Purpose: Determine
the abrasion resistance of a shoe lace to repeated rubbing
against either a similar shoe lace, or a lace carrier, this
equipment can also be used to
assess the abrasion resistance of a lace carrier. This test is
applicable to all types of
shoe laces and lace carriers, but not used with eyelets. |
EL-35 |
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Shoe
lace abrasion machine with 6 stations Standards: SATRA
TM93 ; BS 5131 Purpose: Determine
either the abrasion resistance of a shoe lace to repeated
rubbing against a standard eyelet or the abrasive action of an
eyelet on a standard
shoe lace, this test is applicable to all types of shoe laces and
eyelets. |
EL-36/6 |
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Shoe
Lace Abrasion Machine, with 6 stations, according French Standard
Standards:
NF
G62-020
Purpose: Determine either the abrasion resistance of a shoe lace to repeated
rubbing against a standard eyelet or the abrasive action of an
eyelet on a standard
shoe lace, this test is applicable to all types of shoe laces. |
EL-36/6NF |
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Electrical
conductivity tester Standards: EN 344
; EN 50321 Purpose: Measurement
of electrical resistance of conductive footwear. |
EL-38 |
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Liquid
column for volume measurement Purpose: Measurement
of liquids. |
EL-40 |
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Compression set apparatus (constante
force)
Standards: SATRA TM 64
Purpose: Determine the
compression set of a material, this is a measure of retention
of shape and elástic properties. This test is mainly applicable
to solid and cellular footwear
solings materials, but can be used with any type of compressible
material. |
EL-41 |
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Equipment
Description |
Model |
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Rigid soles impact tester Standards: BS 5131
Purpose: Reproduce
the sort of jarring caused by jumping, hitting kerbs, etc... This
test is applicable to rigid soles. |
EL-42 |
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Resistance
to dynamic compression tester Standards: SATRA
TM159 Purpose: Value
the changes in dimensions of a specimen after a prolonged period of
dynamic compression, this test is applicable to all compressible
materials. |
EL-43 |
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Laboratory
press
Standards: SATRA TM 402
Purpose:
Laboratory pneumatic press to use in the process of specimens
bonding,
those specimens are intended to be used afterwards in several
adhesion tests. |
EL-45 |
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Multiple
light chamber for colour comparison
Standards: EN 50081-2
; EN 60204-1 ; ASTM D1729 ; ISO 3668
BS
3900 Pt D1 ; BS 950 Pt1 Purpose: Provide
controlled viewing conditions for the assessment and comparison
of colour variations. |
EL-48 |
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Creep
cabinet for testing adhesives (Creep Test) Standards: SATRA
TM3 ; BS 5131 ; FEICA A4 ; DIN 53273 ; EN 1392
Purpose: Determine
the resistance of an adhesive bond, stored at an elevated
temperature, to peeling by a constant force. This test is
applicable to bonds between
footwear uppers, soling materials and all types of bonded joint
where at least one of
the
adherends is flexible. |
EL-49 |
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Electronic
" Lastometer " Standards: SATRA
TM24 ; BS 3144 ; ISO 3379 ;
DIN 53325 ; IUP 9 ; SLP 9 Purpose: Assess
how much a material can be stretched simultaneously in two
directions (distended) without being damaged. This simulates
conditions experienced
during the lasting operation in footwear manufacture. This test
is mainly applicable to
footwear upper materials, but can be used to asses any sheet
material such as
leather,
plastics and textiles. |
EL-51E |
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Repeated
extension machine for elastics Standards: SATRA
TM103 Purpose: Determine
the resistance of elastics to repeated stretching to the limit of its
useful extension, this test is applicable to elasticated fabrics
and any extensible
material. |
EL-52 |
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Zipper fatigue tester
Standards: SATRA TM50
Purpose :
determine the resistance of a slide fastener to repeated opening and
closing,
This test is applicable to all types of slide fasteners. |
EL- 53 |
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Equipment Description |
Model |
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Velcro
closing machine Standards: SATRA
TM123 Purpose: Press
the two parts of velcro together under controlled conditions, to be
afterwards subject to fatigue tests in the " velcro fatigue
machine ". |
EL-54 |
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Velcro
fatigue tester Standards: SATRA
TM123 ; EN 1414/A1 Purpose: Subject
the velcro to repeated opening and closing (fatigue), afterwards
its assessed the specimen peel and shear strength in a suitable
" tensile machine ". |
EL-55 |
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Laboratory
reactivator Purpose: Laboratory
reactivator to use in the process of specimens bonding, those
specimens are intended to be used afterwards in several adhesion
tests. |
EL-56 |
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Water
vapour permeability tester Standards: SATRA
TM172 ; EN 344 ; IUP 15 ; DIN 53 333 Purpose: Assess
the " breathability " of leather and non-leather upper
materials
(outers
and linings). |
EL-60 |
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Water
vapour absorption tester Standards:
SATRA
TM172 ; EN 344 Purpose: Calculate
the coefficient of water vapour on leather and non-leather upper
materials
(outers and linings). |
EL-61 |
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Water
vapour absorption tester ( for gloves ) Standards: EN 420 Purpose:
Calculate the coefficient of water vapour on leather and non-leather
used
on
" gloves " manufacture. |
EL-61L |
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Shaking
machine for 8 vacuum flasks Standards: SATRA
TM 29 ; BS 1309 ; IUC 6 ; ISO 4045
Purpose: Agitates
up to eight vacuum flasks. |
EL-63 |
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Laboratory
mill Standards: BS 1309
; IUC 3 ; ISO 4044 Purpose: This
mill is designed to disintegrate swiftly and efficiently leather and non-
leather upper materials, to use afterwards on several chemical
tests. |
EL-67 |
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"
MARTINDALE " abrasion machine Standards: SATRA TM31
; BS 3424 ; EN 344 ; EN
13520 ; ISO 12947
Purpose: Determine the resistance
of a material to wet and dry abrasion, this test its
applicable to coated fabrics, leathers and other flexible sheet
materials. |
EL-71 |
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Hand
driven " Crockmeter " Standards: SATRA
TM167; ISO 105 X12
Purpose:
Determine colour fastness to crocking, which is the resistance of
the colour
of textiles and other materials to rubbing off and staining, this
model is hand driven. |
EL-73 |
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Equipment Description |
Model |
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Motor
driven " Crockmeter " Standards: SATRA
TM167; ISO 105 X12 Purpose: Same
purpose as the anterior equipment but this model motor driven. |
EL-73M |
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Rub
fastness tester Standards: SATRA
TM8, TM14 ; BS 1006 ; BS 5131 ; SLF 5 ; EN 13516 Purpose: Assess
the degree of damage (marring) and transfer of a material´s
surface colour during mild dry or wet abrasion. This test is
mainly applicable to
footwear upper materials, but can be used to assess any coloured
material such as:
leather,
plastics, textiles... |
EL-74 |
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Abrasion
test machine type " DIN " for sole material Standards: SATRA
TM174 ; ISO 4649 ; DIN 53 516 ; EN 12770 Purpose: Determine
the abrasion resistance of a material, this test is mainly
applicable to polymeric footwear soling materials or suitable
material cut from finished
soles, but can be used with any polymer based sheet material. |
EL-78 |
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Abrasion
test machine, with rotating test piece holder
Standards:
SATRA TM174 ; ISO 4649 ; DIN 53516 ; EN 12770 ; ASTM D5963:A,D
Purpose: Same purpose as the anterior equipment but also
according ASTM |
EL-78R |
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Abrasion test machine
type " PFI " for sole material Standards: PFI
Purpose: Serves
for finding out the conduct of wear and tear of sole material of any
kind. |
EL-79 |
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Bottom
leather grain crack tester Standards: SATRA
TM48 ; BS 3144 ; SLP 8 ; IUP 12 ; DIN 53324 ; ISO 3378 Purpose: Determine
the propensity of the grain of a leather to crack during bending,
this test is applicable to all sole leathers. |
EL-80 |
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VESLIC " rub fastness tester Standards: ISO 11640 ; EN 13516
; EN 344 ; DIN 53339 ; IUF 450 ; SATRA TM173 Purpose:
Determine the behaviour of the surface of a leather on rubbing
with a felt. |
EL-83 |
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VESLIC " rub fastness tester with ironing element Standards: ISO
11640 ; EN 13516 ; EN 344 ; DIN 53339 ; IUF 450 ; IUF 458
SATRA TM 173 Purpose: Determine
the behaviour of the surface of a leather on rubbing with a felt,
and on exposure to a hot iron. |
EL-83A |
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Ironing
element for " VESLIC " Standards: IUF 458
Purpose: Hot
iron to fit on " Veslic " rub fastness tester, to determine
the behaviour
of the surface of a leather. |
DP-83A |
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Slip
Resistance Tester
Standards: ENV 13287 ; ISO TR 1122 ; SATRA TM144 Purpose: Determine the coefficient of friction between footwear outsoles and
flooring surfaces |
EL-88 |
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Equipment Description |
Model |
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BELT " flexing machine for sole units Standards: SATRA
TM133 Purpose: Determine
the resistance of a component or material to crack initiation and
growth due to repeated flexing, this test is mainly applicable to
outsoles of footwear. |
EL-90 |
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Heat
resistance tester Standards: BS 1006
; EN 344 Purpose: Determine
the ability of the finish of shoemaking materials to withstand the
heat involved in various shoemaking operations, such as embossing,
crimping, hot
blasting,
flaming and ironing. |
EL-92 |
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Cold
chamber ( till -25 ºC )
Purpose: Conditioning
materials to low temperatures (till -25 ºC). |
EL-95 |
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Determination
of insulation against heat apparatus Standards: EN 344 Purpose: Assess
the heat insulating properties of the sole complex of protective
footwear. |
EL-96 |
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Determination
of insulation against cold apparatus Standards: EN 344 Purpose: Assess
the cold insulating properties of the sole complex of protective
footwear. |
EL-97 |
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Heel
fatigue tester Standards: SATRA
TM21 ; BS 5131 Purpose: Measures
the ability of the heels of ladies shoes to withstand the repeated
small impacts of normal walking. |
EL-98 |
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Steel
toe caps impact tester Standards: EN 344 ;
EN 12568 ; ANSI Z41 ; CAN/CSA Z195-M92
Purpose: Measures the impact
resistance of the toes of safety footwear and steel toe
caps. |
EL-99 |