SATRA’s Pedatron biomechanical abrasion tester provides an accelerated wear simulation under realistic conditions.Traditionally, there are two ways to assess the wear resistance of footwear soling. An actual wear trial can be carried out requiring several wearers and several months of actual wear. [Read more »]

This is ideal for testing rubber, urethanes and other synthetic solings to assess their resistance to abrasion in normal everyday wear. The principle of the test is simple but the unique three-head design of the SATRA abrasion tester reduces the time taken per test.

The SATRA Bally stiffness meter measures the stiffness of material before testing in STM 703 SATRA Bally penetrometer, the internationally accepted method for measuring the dynamic water-resistance of leathers and synthetics.

This four-station machine is the internationally accepted method for measuring the dynamic water-resistance of leathers and synthetic leathers. Its unique action ensures that each test piece is assessed under the conditions relevant to the stiffness of the specimen.

This equipment is designed to test the water-resistance of upper leathers (and upper leather substitutes) under conditions of flexing similar to those in the forepart of a shoe during walking.

This test machine is rapidly becoming an internationally-accepted standard for laboratory testing of footwear. The results for this test closely follow the standard trough test where the wearer walks in water to assess the resistance of footwear to ingress.

This machine is ideal for determining the abrasion resistance of all types of fabrics and leather used for footwear, upholstery, clothing, gloves and many other products. The Martindale is the internationally-accepted test standard for wear of fabrics and it is also used for determining the suscepti [Read more »]

This method is a versatile test where two similar laces are abraded together.Laces should be stored in a standard controlled atmosphere for at least 48 hours before testing. One of the two laces used at each of the six stations has both ends of the lace clamped in the carrier provided. The second la [Read more »]