Leather Softness Testing Equipment

Leather Softness Tester China Manufacturer

Leather Softness Testing Equipment is a leather testing device intended for determining the softness of the leather with a non-destructive method. It is applicable to all kinds of leather or animal skins used on different finished products, such as upper leather, upholstery leather, apparel leather, etc.

The leather softness tester helps users in knowing whether or not the leather’s softness in the same batch is uniform or mastering the softness difference on different positions of the same piece of leather. It is one of the important leather testing machines in laboratories of the leather manufacturing field.

The leather softness tester features a cylindrical load pin of 4.9 mm in diameter and 11.5 mm in length. A cylindrical mass is vertically centered on the top of the pin. The two parts provide a total load of (530 ± 10) g onto the specimen throughout the test. Three different sizes of apertures are available to allow the testing of leather samples of different hardness.

The softness value is indicated by the distention and measured with a gauge under the specified pressure in a static position. AMADETECH provides two types of gauges: traditional analog (AT-L9006M, as shown in the video below) and digital gauges. From the perspective of convenient operation, we recommend the digital one.

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Principle of Leather Softness Tester

A cylindrical rod of defined mass is lowered at a specified rate onto a securely clamped area of the leather, and the distension of the leather produced is recorded as the softness.

Test Standards

  • IULTCS/IUP 36 Leather-Physical and mechanical tests-determination of softness
  • ISO 17235 Leather-Determination of softness

Main Technical Parameters

Model AT-L9006M (Analog gauge)

AT-L9006 (Digital gauge)

Display Analog / digital display
Load (530 ± 10) g
Cylinder load pin Diameter 4.9 mm, Length 11.5 mm
Test range 0.1 ~ 10mm (nominal)

0.1 ~ 7.6mm (actual)

Gauge division 0.01 mm
Dimensions 140 × 490 × 170 mm (W*D*H)
Weight 5.5 kg
Standard configurations 1. Main machine   1 set

2. Metal ring φ20mm  1 pc

3. Metal ring φ25mm  1 pc

4. Circular aperture  φ35mm  1 pc

5. Standard calibration plate   1 pc

Leather Softness Tester Features

  • Configured with a high-precision digital display gauge, offering accurate measurement.
  • Direct reading of the measured value is available.
  • Equipped with a large-capacity battery, no need to connect the power socket when used.
  • The compact size allows the instrument to be easy to carry and use anytime and anywhere.
  • Rich accessories are available, including 35mm, 25mm, 20mm test ring, special calibration sheet. 

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