Textile Laboratories
There are five textile laboratories i.e. Spinning, Fibre & Yarn Testing, Fabric Formation, Fabric Analysing and Wet Processing labs built on campus.
Spinning Lab
The spinning lab has a covered area of 10,000 sq. ft and is centrally air conditioned with the state-of-the-art LUWA A/C plant. Yarn formation, spinning mechanism, quality assurance of textiles and advanced fibre processing courses are supported by laboratory practicals.
The lab has advanced staple and fibre processing units:
- The Trutzschler Cleanomat system blow-room with chute feed
- DK-803 carding machine
- HSR 1000 high performance draw frame
- Howa-87 Simplex Frame
- EJM-128 Chinese Ring Spinning Frame
- Murata mach coner
- Automatic winder No. 7-V
- Murata two for one twister
Fabric Formation Lab
The weaving lab currently has a powerloom installed for demonstration and practical purposes.
In addition, the following looms are available for the design students to produce their assigned/ chosen projects:
- 1 Rapier shuttle-less loom
- 17 sample dobby handlooms
- 2 production dobby handlooms
- 2 production Jacquard handlooms
- 1 sample Jacquard loom
- Other shuttle-less looms such as air-jet and projectile are on order.
- 40 sample handlooms
- 2 production dobby handlooms
- 3 production Jacquard handlooms