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The World Accreditation DayThe World Accreditation DayInterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel
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Tao SUN Director, Business Development
ContentContent
• HKRITA IntroductionHKRITA Introduction• HKAS and Textile/Garment Testing• Fabric Touch Tester (FTT)• Fabric Touch Tester (FTT)• Moisture Management Tester (MMT)
I i C l M t S t (ICM)• Imaging Color Measurement System (ICM)• Carbon Footprint Modeling for Intimate Industry
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B k dBackground
Innovation and Technology Fund started in Nov 1999Government’s adoption of new strategyGovernment s adoption of new strategyTextiles and Apparel selected as a focus areaPolyU to host R&D centre in 2006PolyU to host R&D centre in 2006
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Facts & FiguresFacts & Figures
No of on-going projects 34 projects
No of projects completed 53 projects
No of licences signed 22 licences
Revenue generated from commercialisation
Over HK$10 million
No of patents granted 26 patents
5 As at 31 March 2013
Business Model
Research Industry InstitutesIndustry
R&D
One-stop
R&DProjectsProject Ideas
One stop
Quality Service
of HKRITAof HKRITA
ITCP bli S tProject
CommercializationPublic Sector Commercialization
F AFocus Areas
New materials and textiles and apparel products
Advanced textiles and clothing production technologies
Innovative design and evaluation technologies
Enhanced industrial systems and infrastructure
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Hong Kong Accreditation ServiceHong Kong Accreditation Service Textile and Garment Testing
(HKAS)
Fabric Touch TesterFabric Touch Tester
AATCC Evaluation Procedure 5AATCC Evaluation Procedure 5Subjective Evaluation of Fabric Hand
System Structure DesignSystem Structure Design
• Thermal & Compression
• Bending Property
S f F i ti &• Surface Friction & Roughness
FTT instrument3D-internal structure design
Module 1Thermal & Compression
Three factors will be evaluated:10 ℃
• Heat transfer behavior• Compression behavior
10 ℃
p• Thickness
Module 2Bending Property
Bending evaluation sensor
B di l ti ( t 1)Bending evaluation sensor (part 1)
Bending evaluation sensor (part II)
Module 3Surface Frication & Roughness
Frication evaluation sensor
Laser Sensor for surface roughness
l tievaluationRoughness evaluation sensor
Award & CommercializationAward & Commercialization
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Moisture Management TesterMoisture Management Tester
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8888
Water Dropping &gVertical Wicking Test
51#
D i i i lDesign principle
0.20g
Influenced by:t f th t• components of the water
• water content in the fabric
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Measure and Evaluate Five PropertiesMeasure and Evaluate Five Properties
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• Wetting TimeT
UUR tb
• Wetting Time
• Absorption Rate
• Max Wetting RadiusMax Wetting Radius
• Spreading Speed
• Accumulative One-way TransportAccumulative One way Transport Capability
IIOverall Moisture Management Capability
˅II
Test ExampleTest Example
Excellent Moisture Management Fabric
1 2 3 4 5Grade
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Top wetting time (s)Top max absorption rate (%/s)Top max wetted radius (mm)
1 2 3 4 5Grade
Bottom wetting time (s)
Top max wetted radius (mm)Top spreading speed (mm/s)
Bottom max absorption rate (%/s)Bottom max wetted radius (mm)Bottom spreading speed (mm/s)p g p ( )
One-way transport index(%)Overall moisture management
1 2 3 4 5Grade
– Medium to fast wetting, Slow absorption, Large spread area in bottom surfaceg, p , g p– Slow spreading in bottom surface, Excellent one-way transport
Standard Test MethodsStandard Test Methods
AATCC Test Method 195-2012
建構
建構
Imaging Color MeasurementImaging Color Measurement
ICM ComponentsICM Components
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Multi-spectral Imaging SystemMulti-spectral Imaging System
• Monochromatic camera s stemsystem;
• Extra cooling design;• Controlled narrow-band
filter system;• Captures color calibrated
Images
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ICM Can Do
ICM system can measure samples that are i ibl h i himpossible when using spectrophotometer.
Reflectance
With the ICM system, reflectance of everyReflectance
With the ICM system, reflectance of everyspatial position can be accurately measured.
Award & CommercializationAward & Commercialization
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Carbon Footprint Modelingfor Intimate Industry
Gate to Gate vs Cradle to GraveGate to Gate vs Cradle to Grave
CradleOur approach:h:
Gate
Grave
Gate
Gate to Gate in Intimate IndustryGate to Gate in Intimate Industry
Lego ConceptLego Concept
L C t f t iLego Concept: manufacturing activities are mixed & matchedto build the product mapping • Carbon emission of raw material (Cr)( )
• Carbon emission of manufacturing process (Cp)
• Carbon emission of external transportation (Ct)
• Carbon emission of intimate apparelCarbon emission of intimate apparel product (Ci = Cr + Cp + Ct)
CommercializationCommercialization
CO2
D t bDatabase
CO2
AnalysisCO2
Reduction
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