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Vortex 6 wins Millson Award for John Crocker & Rick Stanford
October 7th, 2022
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) have awarded John Crocker and Rick Stanford the Millson Award for Invention during the Textile Discovery Summit on October 6, 2022. The award was presented for the pair’s work at SDL Atlas in developing the Vortex M6. The Vortex M6 was the first commercial grade top loading washing […]
Hand-feel testing equipment
October 3rd, 2022
The SDL Atlas FTT® Fabric Touch Tester meets the requirements of the new textile industry standard specifying textile hand-feel testing and evaluation. The SDL Atlas FTT® Fabric Touch Tester meets the requirements of the new textile industry standard specifying textile hand-feel testing and evaluation. Hand feel has continued to be difficult to communicate, and the […]
Convenient testing
July 1st, 2020
Rotawash offers precision colorfastness testing in a compact, modern design, with new upgrades that free operators from laboratories during long tests. By pairing the machine with RemoteAccess, operators can track the real-time testing progress of instruments anytime and from anywhere and view the remaining testing time against the end of a test. RemoteAccess is available […]
SDL Atlas enters into agreement with Schap
September 25th, 2019
SDL Atlas has announced a new agreement with Schap Specialty Machine Inc. to be its exclusive global distributor outside of the U.S. The Michigan-based company’s testing and evaluation instruments are primarily used in testing seating and automotive interior materials. With offices and experts in the U.S., United Kingdom, Hong Kong and China, SDL Atlas is […]
SDL Atlas partners with Odak Kimya
November 12th, 2018
SDL Atlas has named Odak Kimya Ltd. as its exclusive representative for Turkey. Founded in 1998, Odak Kimya Ltd. has a long-established history in the Turkish market representing premiere color measurement systems. SDL Atlas is committed to providing customers confidence in standard-based testing. With offices and experts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong […]
Fabric tester redux
December 1st, 2017
Due to renewed demand from retailers, SDL Atlas has re-introduced the Bean Bag Snag Tester, which is designed to determine the snagging and picking characteristics of fabrics by tumbling fabric pillows containing a weighted bean bag within two separate test cylinders provided with eight pinned bars, rotating at 20RPM for 100 revolutions. Provided with a […]