UK-based textile testing solutions provider James Heal marked significant milestones this year, most recently celebrating the 80th anniversary of the invention of the iconic Martindale abrasion testing instrument manufactured by the company.. Probably the most widely used abrasion testing machine in existence, the Martindale was designed by James Graham Martindale. While working at the Wool Industries Research Association, Martindale was tasked with devising a machine to test the wearing properties of carbon-impregnated fabric, a textile intended to protect against gas attack, during World War Ⅱ.
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