Emtec’s TSA Leapfrogs Into Future Of Textile Haptic Analysis
Emtec’s Tactile Sensation Analyser (TSA) provides an objective number on how a fabric subjectively feels to the touch and will be displayed at booth 1205-D at the Functional Fabric Fair.
“The device boasts high accuracy, aligning with results from traditional hand panel testing methods conducted by ‘touch experts’ with a correlation of up to 100 percent,” Emtec said in a press release.
Beyond evaluating softness, smoothness, stretch, and recovery, it also measures additional tactile parameters, such as thermo-haptic, friction, and crumple or drape behaviour.
“Moreover, a camera has been included to provide optical analysis of a sample,” the German company added.
Accompanying the TSA is the Virtual Haptic Library, a cloud-based database engineered to digitise and categorise sample data.
When used in conjunction with the TSA, this innovative platform enables real-time global accessibility to haptic test results.
Manufacturers can compare samples and detect deviations in set haptic parameters, facilitating enhanced transparency, traceability, and efficiency in the supply chain.
“Technologies like our TSA device and Virtual Haptic Library provide textile manufacturers with invaluable insight into their product’s tactile properties,” Alexander Gruener from Emtec also said.
“By quantifying and digitising touch parameters, the need to ship samples globally for haptic validation is eliminated, resulting in a rapid return on investment and improved production efficiency,” he added.
