Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET), a UK based leading supplier of equipment for technical textile manufacturers, has launched a major upgrade to its process development laboratory. This is a part of the company’s ongoing improvement programme that helps the firm keep pace with the various global technological progresses witnessed in the textile industry.

“The laboratory is a vital resource for FET customers to test and find optimum solutions to their specific manufacturing requirements, prior to purchase or commitment to order. Development and testing in the past has included biomedical materials, specialised novel fibres, sustainable and difficult-to-process polymers, where proof of concept is financially essential to ensure a sound investment,” said Richard Slack, managing director, FET.

The refurbished lab now boasts of the new FET-100 Series melt spinning systems which include FET-101 Multifilament, FET-102 Nonwoven and FET-103 Monofilament. Improved control and monitoring facilities have also been set up in the laboratory.

FET said that its customers can develop processes in the secure environment of its testing lab with the help of its technicians. The company can organise risk elimination, sampling, prototyping, collaborative research, evaluation procedures and more to meet its customers’ objectives. Following this, the client can specify its requirement and order a customised FET pilot or production extrusion line. (KD)