PillGrade – Textile Testing Products – SDL Atlas

PillGrade is an innovative fabric testing product from SDL Atlas, equipped with a 3D scanning system that offers objective and repeatable grading of fabric samples. Unlike traditional subjective methods, PillGrade's technology provides consistent and reliable grading of surface properties, including pilling, with results that are easy to verify across the textile supply chain.

PillGrade offers several key advantages, including its objective and repeatable grades that ensure consistency and reliability, a fast and straightforward operation yielding results in approximately 5 seconds, compatibility with ASTM & ISO grade scales for global applicability, comprehensive data compilation beneficial for quality management, and its ability to measure and grade both fuzziness and snagging in textiles.

PillGrade's advanced technology works by detecting the sizes, numbers, and locations of pills on the fabric surface. It grades the sample’s fuzziness on a 1.0 to 5.0 scale according to both ASTM and ISO standards. Its design is versatile, allowing for the scanning and grading of fabrics regardless of weight, color, and pattern.

The testing process with PillGrade is simplified and designed for ease of use. It automatically loads samples upon placement and can grade any textile material efficiently, making it an excellent solution for quality control within the textile industry. The system provides detailed results, including pill quantity, size histograms, average pill size, pill density, and fuzz loft.

PillGrade is compatible with a range of standards, ensuring its applicability in various global markets. These standards include ASTM D3512, ASTM D4970, ASTM D35511, ASTM D3511, BS 5811, and ISO 12945 parts 1, 2, and 3.

Yes, PillGrade is designed to handle a wide variety of textile materials. Its versatile design allows for the scanning and grading of fabrics, regardless of their weight, color, or pattern, making it an ideal tool for comprehensive fabric analysis.

PillGrade benefits textile quality control by providing an objective, repeatable, and fast method for grading fabric surface properties such as pilling. This ensures consistency and reliability in quality assessment, streamlines operations with its speed, and provides detailed data for better quality management throughout the textile supply chain.