Customer Case: Rubbing Color Fastness Tester Delivered to UK

Customer Background

A independent material testing laboratory based in the UK provides professional color fastness, abrasion resistance and durability testing for textiles, printed packaging, artificial leather, coatings and traffic signage materials. The laboratory serves British fashion brands, high-street retailers, packaging manufacturers and automotive supply chain enterprises, and must issue test reports that meet UK market access requirements, compliant with BS EN ISO 105‑X12, JIS L0849 and JIS P8136 standards.

Customer Challenges

The laboratory needed a multi‑station, high‑precision rubbing tester to handle heavy daily testing workloads for textiles, flocked fabrics, inks and coated materials.

Previous equipment lacked interchangeable fixtures, requiring separate machines for different sample types, increasing costs and occupying lab space.

UK health and safety regulations required a fully enclosed safety guard to protect operators during high‑frequency reciprocating testing.

Test results needed high repeatability to satisfy UK brand quality audits and customer compliance demands.

Solution Provided

The customer selected our Rubbing Color Fastness Tester designed and built in accordance with JIS L0849 (Type II). The machine supports multi‑material testing via interchangeable accessories and fully meets British and European standard test requirements for color fastness to rubbing.

Key Advantages for UK Market

6 test stations enable batch testing, greatly improving laboratory efficiency.

Curved test stage and rubbing head design realistically simulates actual wearing and friction conditions.

Transparent resin safety cover fully meets UK laboratory safety operation standards.

Interchangeable fixtures support textiles, flocking, artificial leather, paperboard, printing ink and coating tests.

Stable 2N test load, 120 mm stroke and 30 cycles/min reciprocating speed ensure consistent and repeatable test data.

Application & Performance in UK Laboratory

After installation and commissioning, the equipment was quickly put into daily operation:

Conducts color fastness tests for dyed textiles and fabrics for British apparel brands.

Performs flocking strength tests for UK home textile and automotive interior manufacturers.

Carries out rubbing discoloration tests on artificial leather and synthetic leather products.

Evaluates rubbing durability of printed packaging, ink layers and coated surfaces.

Supports abrasion testing for traffic signs and advertising materials used in UK public transport.

The equipment’s stable performance and high reproducibility of test results have enabled the laboratory to shorten test cycles by approximately 35% and reduce retest rates, while meeting the strict quality requirements of UK retailers and brand clients.

Customer Feedback (UK Laboratory Director)

“This rubbing color fastness tester has become an essential instrument in our laboratory. It complies with JIS and British / European standards, runs reliably and delivers highly repeatable data. The multi‑function accessory system allows us to test textiles, leather, inks and coatings on one machine, saving both space and cost. The transparent safety guard fully meets our UK operational safety requirements. We are very satisfied with its performance and recommend it to other testing laboratories and manufacturers in the UK and Europe.”

Case Summary

This project demonstrates that our Rubbing Color Fastness Tester is fully suitable for the UK material testing market, with compliance to international standards, high precision, multi‑functionality and safety design. It helps British laboratories and manufacturers improve testing efficiency, ensure product quality and meet market access requirements for apparel, home textiles, packaging and industrial materials.