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Amanda Bakos

Forsknings- och utvecklingsingenjör

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+46 10 228 47 01
Email
amanda.bakos@ri.se
Location
Mölndal
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tExtended – Knowledge based Blueprint for Extended Textile Circularity

The accumulation of textile waste is a global challenge that requires efficient recycling solutions, as it is estimated that less than 1% of textile waste is currently being recycled as a secondary textile raw material. tExtended …
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Testing of odours from textile materials

We offer odour tests that allows us to carry out practical tests. The methods involve recognising odours from textile materials.
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Testing of weather resistance in textiles and coated materials

Through artificial weathering, you can, during controlled conditions, determine how well a textile material withstands the impact of external factors such as UV light, temperature, humidity, and rain.
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Colour fastness to artificial light according to SS-EN ISO 105-B02

This standard describes a method for determining the impact of light on colors in textile materials of all kinds.
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Testing of textile material according to Möbelfakta

Möbelfakta is an environmental label for furniture. In order to be able to Möbelfakta mark a piece of furniture that includes textile materials, it must, among other things, meet Möbelfakta's requirements.The RISE textile material…
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Water repellency (Bundesmann) of fabrics according to SS-EN 29865

The test can be used to assess the effectiveness of finishing procedures to make fabrics water-repellent and to assess the ability to absorb and resist water penetration. At our Textile Laboratory we can offer testing of water rep…
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Domestic washing and drying according to SS-EN ISO 6330

Washing affects textile materials in several ways. The method is used to determine various properties such as dimensional change, wrinkling, seam puckering, general changes in appearance (pilling, fuzziness) after washing. The met…
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Dimensional change according to SS-EN ISO 5077

Textile materials that are washed often change shape and size. This change can be both increase in size or decrease in size (shrinkage). The magnitude of this change is crucial to the function of the material.
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Abrasion of textiles according to SS-EN ISO 12947-2.

When we use textiles such as clothing textiles, furniture fabrics, bed textiles, work clothes, etc., these are exposed to various types of wear. Abrasion is a type of wear, which can e.g. eventually lead to that the textile breaks…
Expertise

Mechanical recycling of textiles

Mechanical textile recycling is a process in which textiles are recycled by mechanically processing the material. Mechanically recycled textiles are primarily used for insulation, soundproofing, furniture padding, and industrial t…
Expertise

Development of nonwoven materials

Nonwovens are versatile and cost-effective materials. We are used to seeing nonwovens in car interiors, surface materials in hygiene products, and in molded furniture, but they are often hidden, such as in sound absorbers in dishw…
Expertise

Textile Testing, Certification and Chemi

As accredited according to ISO 17025 and one of Northern Europe's most extensive textile laboratories, RISE offers materials knowledge, evaluation, development, consulting and more than 400 chemical, mechanical and physical test m…