Fibreshape

Looking for a tester or quality control solution for wood, natural or man-made fibres?

The Fibreshape system

Fibreshape is a quality control and characterisation system for fibre applications. It is unique in its set of features, simple user interface, and rapid characterisation process, from the sample preparation to the printed certificate. 
The measurement range is from 2 um  to 30 cm fibre length.

Two kind of  Fibreshape systems exist:

Fibreshape  - where the samples are distributed stepwise by hand on the scanner

Fibreshape automatic - where the samples are  feeded automatically by the sample feeder on the scanner. (sample feeder: patent pending).

The very simple handling of "Fibreshape automatic"

1. Simply distribute your fibre samples on the board
2. Enter a description and select fibre length, fibre thickness or other reports with a single click!
3. All the specimen are scanned and characerized automatically.
   Obtain the final reports or insert results into quality chart database.

        Your advantages:

• A very quick measurement method
• Easy and fast specimen/sample preparation
• Minimisation of possible operator errors
• Consistent and reproducible results
• Very attractive price/performance relation
• Reliable and rapid industrial method for quality inspection

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Last update: May 04, 2009

Fibreshape

Description
Features
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Publications

References

• Alberta Research Council (ARC), Edmonton Canada
• Faserinstitut Bremen e.V. -FIBRE-, Bremen Germany
• TU Cottbus, Germany

Published articles

in:

• Vortrag zur Sitzung des Arbeitskreises Qualität des DNV (Deutscher Naturfaserverband e.V.). DNV (Veranst.), Chemnitz, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut - STFI
• ITMF Int. Committee on Cotton Testing Methods, Bremen
• Flock Int Trade Journal for the Flock Industry, Flock Verlag Büdingen Germany