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At James Heal, we are committed to excellence in material testing. Discover our wide range of reliable testing materials and instruments, designed to meet the highest standards of quality and precision.
Discover James Heal’s comprehensive range of testing solutions for textiles and materials
Our e-commerce platform offers an extensive selection of high-precision instruments, from tensile testers and abrasion machines to sophisticated color fastness equipment. Each product is designed with cutting-edge technology to ensure accurate, reliable results and ease of use.
AATCC Test materials
James Heal offers a comprehensive selection of AATCC Test Materials, including standardized fabrics and detergents essential for textile testing.
Blue wool standards
For light and weathering fastness testing, our Blue Wools are individually dyed wool pieces, each with a different degree of fastness to light.
Bursting strength test materials
A selection of plain, reinforced and low-pressure diaphragms and verification foils.
Crocking cloth & cotton lawn
Used in a Crockmaster (Crockmeter) to check the amount of dye transfer, following a dry or wet rub fastness test.
Detergents
A comprehensive range of reference detergents, specified in many European and International standards, for colour fastness and shrinkage testing.
Grey scales
Grey Scales (Gray Scales) are used for assessing colour change and staining during colour fastness testing.
Makeweights
Makeweights, also know as ballast or loading fabrics, are used to make up the load in washing, dry cleaning, dimensional stability, drying or durability tests.
Martindale test materials
We make original Martindale test materials and consumables, recommended for use on this family of instruments.
Multifibre DW/LW
Multifibre Adjacent Fabric for a variety of Colour Fastness tests. We weave our own Multifibre DW, inspecting every metre in order to ensure that you receive a high quality test fabric every time.
Phenolic yellowing
Assess the potential of ‘yellowing’ with our test kit. Our predictive phenolic yellowing test kit is designed to assess the potential for either white or pastel-coloured yarns, fabrics or garments to suffer from ‘yellowing.’
Photographic standards
Use our standard, graded photographs – which are still widely used for the assessment of specimens in evaluating surface changes after testing.
Pilling/snagging materials
Valid test results are only generated if steps are taken to minimise all variables in the process, such as using branded James Heal pilling and snagging materials.
Quality assurance
James Heal have the technical experience and knowledge to understand the crucial importance of compliant test materials to the end user.
We have invested heavily in our Quality Control infrastructure, which includes two well-established and equipped ISO 17025 compliant in-house laboratories and a wide range of quality control procedures and processes, all of which are regularly and independently audited.
Order direct
Buy your test materials directly from James Heal, with secure online card payments or PayPal, for less hassle and faster delivery.
Quality assured
Two in-house laboratories to check every batch. Zero tolerance to non-conformance: product is not released unless it meets the specification.
Flexiblepack sizes
Our extensive range means there will be a size suited to your level of testing. Pre-cut samples are available for a lot of our products, eliminating preparation time.