Uster Technologies, a global leader in quality testing instruments headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, has donated fiber and yarn testing equipment valued at over $1.2 million to the Gaston College Textile Technology Center. The company has partnered with the Textile Technology Center for over 10 years to offer textile industry customized training seminars and training for students in the Textile Technology associate degree program.
The donated equipment is used for yarn testing, evaluation of tensile properties, fiber process control, and yarn classification, and it has enabled Textile Technology Center laboratory personnel to provide clients with data to support the latest advancements in sustainability and functional textile innovations.
The equipment will be showcased in the Kimbrell Classroom Building on Gaston College’s campus in Belmont, N.C., when building renovations are complete. “We hope that with the pending upfit and renovation of our laboratory facility, we can expand our training catalog with the help of the equipment donated by Uster,” said Jasmine Cox-Wade, Executive Director of the Textile Technology Center.
An additional piece of equipment, the Uster HVI 1000 M1000, used for fiber classification analysis, will be delivered upon completion of the state-of-the-art Fiber Innovation Center, which is currently under construction on the Gaston College Kimbrell Campus. The FIC is scheduled to be completed by early 2024.
