Capabilities Sheet
RadiciSpandex Corporations' Product Performance groups are available to provide technical assistance and provide technical information concerning Elastanes and their applications. Our staff is well versed and experienced in all phases of Elastic Fabrics production, from covering, warping and knitting to dyeing and finishing. Our laboratory capabilities are extensive and diverse with specific aim for analyzing Elastanes and Elastic Fabrics.

The Product Performance groups have developed over 70 procedures for chemical and physical properties testing. Capabilities include Fiber Identification, Microscopy with Digital Photography, Spectrophotometric Color Measurement, Dyeing and Finishing. In addition to laboratory testing, several commercial fabric production machines are available to evaluate Elastanes and simulate their actual usage.

We offer technical support specific to our customer's needs. All requests are welcome.


Brief List of Laboratory Capabilities and Equipment
Dyeing and color measurement equipment
  • Ahiba Polymat laboratory dye machine
  • Data Color Spectrophotometer "SF600 Plus"
  • Macbeth Spectra light II light chamber
Fabric testing equipment
  • Atlas laboratory streak analyzer
  • Gas fade chambers (2)
  • AATCC approved washer and dryer
  • Merrow industrial sewing machine
  • Sunchex xenon light exposure chamber
  • Fabric molding tester (bra cup mold)
Fiber and yarn testing equipment
  • Elastic yarn uncovering machine (TPI counter)
  • Fisher Johns melting point apparatus
  • Soxhlet extraction apparatus
  • Spandex lube extraction apparatus
  • Spandex lubricity comparison tester
  • Zwick Z010 - materials tester: modulus and tensile tester for fabrics and yarn

Brief List of Laboratory Capabilities and Equipment
Covering machines
  • Arnold high speed covering machine
  • Arnold low speed covering machine
  • Ratti spool rewinder
Circular knitting machines
  • 34" Terrot double circular knitter
  • 84 feeds, 28 needles/inch
  • 20" Vanguard supreme circular knitter
    60 feeds, 28 needles/inch
Hosiery knitters
  • Matec Ultra Veloce pantyhose knitter with 2 constant tension yarn feeding devices: BTSR KTF and Hepp Strick Technick Sensoten F3000
  • Lanoti Programma pantyhose knitter
Narrow fabric machines
  • Comez crochet machine 609/B8
  • Mueller high speed needle loom

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