New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- In a significant boost to India's technical textile capabilities, the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) under the Ministry of Textiles has announced the successful development of three indigenous instruments for testing convective, radiant, and contact (conductive) heat resistance of protective textiles.

The innovative systems - Convective Heat Tester (ISO 9151), Radiant Heat Tester (ISO 6942), and Contact (Conductive) Heat Tester (IS 12127) - were developed by the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) under the NTTM-sponsored project titled "Indigenously Developed State of the Art Instruments to Test Convective, Radiant, and Conductive Properties of Protective Textiles."

These advanced instru...