Nonwovens Customizing a Test Procedure Reveals More Meaningful Data Situation: A leading manufacturer of nonwoven materials requires abrasion tests as part of their quality acceptance criteria. Despite following an internationally recognized test method, they were having difficulty obtaining consistent abrasion test results and contacted Taber Industries for our expert opinion. Analysis: The customer used the Taber® Rotary Abraser (Abrader) to test their materials and was following a procedure based on ASTM D3884. Abrasion resistance was evaluated with a visual inspection of the test specimen after a specified number of abrasion test cycles. It was initially thought much of the test variation was caused by the evaluation technique. As was explained to the customer, when evaluating specimen

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