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The World Accreditation DayThe World Accreditation DayInterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel

Hong Kong 14 June 2013g g

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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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

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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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