The Textile Research Institute Thuringia Vogtland e.V. (TITV Greiz) is based in Germany in the state of Thuringia. This research institute focuses on research and development, testing, services, consulting, and education across the entire textile value creation chain. TITV Greiz uses BINDER drying ovens to test textiles and surfaces. Over 50 employees work on advanced solutions that serve as a basis for novel materials for conventional textile technology.
Combination of Textiles and Electronics
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Figure 1. Stitched conductor board.
Today, collaboration with non-textile industries is shaping development to a great extent. The combination of textiles and electronics, in particular, is giving way to entirely new areas of applications. The most recent developments include textile sensors and actuators, light-emitting textiles, and partially electrically conductive textile structures. Two different processes are used to manufacture programmable light-emitting textiles. In one process, LEDs are embedded in textiles and applied to conductive textiles, and in the other, electroluminescent pastes are used on conductive textile structures in a silkscreen process. Figure 1 shows a stitched conductor board.
TITV Greiz has collaborated with industrial partners in the areas of microsystems technology, electronics, medicine and automobile manufacturing to study technology and product-based solutions in the areas of surface functionalization, microsystems technology, and flexible materials.
Individual Drying Processes
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Figure 2. Drying oven ED 53.
For various individual drying processes, TITV Greiz employs BINDER drying ovens including the ED 53 and FD 115 chambers (Figure 2). In these processes, the textiles are subjected to specified temperatures under accurately defined dwell times. For partial coatings, drying and condensation processes are performed in a temperature range of 120°C to 150°C. TITV Greiz makes sure that precise temperatures are maintained so that testing procedures are performed under stable, reproducible conditions.
Advantages of BINDER Drying Ovens
BINDER drying ovens offer a number of benefits, such as:
- High air exchange rate
- Short warm up time
- Large power reserve
- Individual drying process with forced convection
- Same conditions throughout the chamber interior
- Digital temperature setting with an accuracy of one of a degree
- Adjustable fan speed
- Temperature safety device with visual alarm
- High standard according to DIN 12880 areas of application.
The drying ovens are suitable for electronics, semiconductor Industry, metal industry, plastics industry, and surface technology.
Christina Stark, Laboratory technician at BINDER drying ovens, stated that the units are easy to operate and make the routine processes easier and more efficient.
Standardized Test Methods
The accredited TITV Greiz test center provides complete services in the area of product and material testing. A variety of textile materials are tested in accordance with ASTM, ISO, AATCC, DIN and testing methods devised by TITV Greiz. Testing mainly comprises artificial ageing of materials, but also includes testing where drying processes play a key role as well as storage of materials in different media, for instance artificial sweat solution.
Conclusion
BINDER drying ovens provide multiple solutions. Test conditions can be individually adapted to particular materials and techniques to achieve precise test results. TITV Greiz has been utilizing BINDER drying ovens for a number of years and is very happy with the results.
This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by BINDER GmbH.
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