Hotplate Archives - Thermetrics

Testing PPE with the Flash Fire Cylinder & Hand Devices

In early December 2021, Thermetrics held a joint webinar and demo with valued partner Brian Shiels at ArcWear. The event, “Testing PPE with the Flash Fire Cylinder and Hand Devices” showcased both the Flash Fire Cylinder (FFC) and Flash Fire Hand (FFH) systems. Performance testing of fabrics and garment ensembles made for those working in […]

Dry Rate Tester Webinar

Thermetrics engineers approached design of the Dry Rate Tester 201 (DRT201) with a thorough understanding of the AATCC 201 standard, knowing repeatability of the drying rate tests require precision airflow control. By applying 20+ years of experience developing uniform airflow and heated plate technology for guarded hotplate systems, Thermetrics was well-positioned to not only meet […]

Total Fire Group

When your mission is to make the best fire-fighting protective gear on earth, you need to pay attention to some serious details – fabric heat protection, moisture transmission, flexibility, durability, and weight are just some of the safety variables that must be thoroughly tested before a fire-fighting garment is certified for use by any of […]

Thermetrics in-house calibration laboratory and our ﬁeld calibration services are A2LA accredited to ISO/IEC 17025

What does it mean? As regular readers may know, on October 11, 2016 Thermetrics in-house calibration laboratory as well as our ﬁeld calibration services became A2LA accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. What is ISO/IEC 17025? It is the single most important standard for calibration and testing laboratories around the world. Laboratories that are accredited to this […]

Thermetrics ISO IEC 17025 Accreditation

Thermetrics is driven by the twin goals of continuous quality improvement and exceeding the expectations of our customers. As evidence of this ongoing commitment to excellence, Thermetrics is pleased to announce that our in-house test laboratory and ﬁeld calibration services are now A2LA accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. With this new accreditation you can be even […]

Thermetrics Dynamic Hotplate System Generates Instantaneous Surface Heat-flux Measurements

A traditional sweating guarded hotplate, also known as a “skin model”, is designed to produce accurate, repeatable measurements of the thermal resistance (Rct) and vapor permeability (Ret) of textiles when tested under steady-state conditions. Traditional hotplates run into problems when used to test the performance of textiles in conditions that are NOT steady-state. Thermetrics new […]