Manufacturer of yarn splicers and laboratory quality control equipment, Meedan has launched a fully automatic 24 positions yarn strength tester called Autofil.

Made in Italy, Autofilis a fast, versatile, accurate, and silent yarn strength tester. © Mesdan

The integrated automatic cop feeding system, the built-in PC, its versatile applications, compact design and high testing speed are only few features that characterize the new Autofil. It can test hanks and fabrics as well in the semi-automatic mode, is suitable for testing a wide variety of yarns: spun, continuous filaments, POY, spandex, etc. Autofil includes an integrated and interactive pre-loaded database of testing methods and conforms to major testing methods (ISO, ASTM, JIS, BS, IWS, NEXT, M&S, etc.).

Its main features include belt free, direct-drive ball bearing screw, automatic pretension and automatic load cell and clamp recognition, top quality load cells, integrated sensor into the motor ensuring accurate clamp positioning, possibility to perform tests at extremely low and high speed, automatic reset of force values when load cell/clamps are changed, high resolution of acquired data, high return speed, quick load cell exchange, advanced alarm system to prevent accidents; safety clamp movement and modern software, flexible and easy to use.