General Mat and Rug Testing – Tests carried out on floor coverings are concentrated on the following areas:
Resistance to pile separation: This test determines the strength needed to rip the pile from the base
Resistance to damage from chair legs: This test determines the reduction in thickness caused by the pressure from a chair leg in short duration tests.
Total thickness and thickness of the pile on the base: A test to determine the thickness of machine made floor coverings.
Pile: Test to determine the pile height in floor coverings.
Individual mass of components: This test is to determine the thread mass per surface unit on floor coverings that do not have stiffened backing.
Total mass per surface unit: A test to determine the total weight per surface unit.
Resistance to abrasion, Resistance to pilling, Mechanical step test.
General non-woven testing.
The main tests carried out on non-wovens are the following:
Absorption: Three extremely important parameters are determined with this test, important for any non-woven, irrespective of the use for which it has been designed.
The three parameters are:
Absorption time: The time taken for a sample to completely absorb the liquid used in the test.
Absorption capacity: The quantity of liquid that a non-woven can absorb, expressed as a percentage, under fixed conditions and time span.
Absorption speed: A measure of the capillary capacity of a non-woven, the speed at which a liquid can pass through.
Resistance to Traction and Length of Breakage. Dry and Wet test:
The method of testing determines the maximum necessary force as well as the maximum break lengthening of a non-woven up to the breaking point.

