FTT®: Fabric Touch Tester – Textile Testing Products – SDL Atlas

The FTT® Fabric Touch Tester, developed by SDL Atlas, is a cutting-edge device designed to quantitatively analyze the skin touch comfort of textiles. It measures a variety of fabric characteristics including thickness, compression, bending, roughness, friction, and thermal properties to provide a comprehensive understanding of fabric quality and comfort.

Unlike traditional testing methods, the FTT® offers an objective assessment of fabric comfort by capturing 18 indices for each textile side in both warp and weft directions. Its capability to perform multiple tests such as thermal-compression, surface friction, roughness, and bending, coupled with advanced QC Software for result visualization and comparison, sets it apart in the field of textile testing.

By using the FTT®, manufacturers, R&D teams, designers, and testing labs can achieve consistency in fabric quality and hand feel, ensuring global supply chain reliability. Its detailed analytical capabilities allow for precise quality control, enabling the identification and rectification of potential issues before they become costly problems.

Yes, the FTT® is compliant with specific textile industry standards, including FT/Z 01166-2022, ensuring its test results are recognized and reliable within the industry.

The FTT® is equipped with QC Software, which enables easy comparison of fabric samples, sets quality control pass/fail criteria based on predetermined tolerances, and allows for the detailed visualization of results through Radar Charts. This level of analysis was previously only achievable with the much more expensive Kawabata evaluation systems.

By offering a quantitative analysis through the measurement of multiple mechanical and surface properties, the FTT® provides a more comprehensive and objective evaluation of fabric touch comfort. This method not only reduces the subjectivity associated with traditional hand feel assessment but also offers a deeper insight into the material properties that contribute to textile comfort.