PILLGRADE AUTOMATIC 
PILLING GRADING SYSTEM

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M227G

           PILLGRADE AUTOMATIC PILLING GRADING SYSTEM


The PillGrade™ system is a 3D fabric scanning system that uses patent pending technology to objectively and repeatedly grade fabric swatches for surface properties. The system outputs pilling and fuzziness data, in addition to the 1.0-5.0 pilling grade according to both ASTM and ISO standards. PillGrade's unique approach to vision inspection enables the system to scan and grade fabrics of any weight, color and pattern.

Advantages:
Ensures objective, repeatable grades
Ensures agreement throughout textile supply chain
Easy and fast (~5 seconds) to operate
Correlates to ASTM & ISO grade scale
Compiles production/supplier pill data
Measures and grades fuzziness
PillGrade also grades snags

Fabric Types & Sizes:
Any woven, nonwoven, knit, fleece, automotive, any blend or material.
Fabric patterns and colors are "invisible" to PillGrade. Specimen size range is 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) to 6" x 6" (150mm x 150mm).

Output:
Printout (with area for attaching specimen)
Excel data file (.csv format)
PDF for e-mailing (with Acrobat installation)

Data:
Quantity of pills
Histogram of pill sizes
Average pill size
Pill density (pills/in2 and pills/cm2)
Fuzz loft
Multiple specimen averaging test
1.0-5.0 pilling grade

PillGrade includes:
Enclosure with rubber feet
Motorized feed system
Industrial CCD camera with optics
LED back light module
LED top light module
Control electronics
Control panel
PillGrade software

Minimum PC Requirements:
5 GB HDD
1.5 GHz CPU
256MB RAM
2x USB ports OR 1x USB port and 1x 9 pin serial port
1 available IEEE-1394 (firewire) port (either on board or PCI card) Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system

Power:
100-240 VAC / 50-60 Hz (please specify)


M227G Pillgrade

Pilling is defined by ASTM as "bunches of balls of tangled fibers which are held to the surface of a fabric by one or more fibers"

              M227G Data Screen

                         How It Works

WEIGHT

12 kg

26.0 lb


DIMENSIONS

Width

Depth

Height

600.0 mm

600.0 mm

600.0 mm

24.0 inch

24.0 inch

24.0 inch


STANDARDS

ASTM D3512, D4970

ISO 12945-1, 12945-2


ORDERING INFORMATION

M227G         Pillgrade Automatic Pilling Grading System
                                        

 


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