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Sample Measurement Software Screens

▲ Bending properties

Obtainable Data

Item	Characteristic value	Description	Reading the data
Bending properties	B	Bending rigidity	Higher values mean more rigid bending
	2HB	Bending hysteresis (recoverability)	Higher values mean poor recoverability

Relationship between B and 2HB, and human perception of bending rigidity

B correlates to the flexibility and rigidity felt when bending the object by hand.
The larger the B value becomes, the more rigid the sensation becomes, and the smaller the value becomes, the more flexible the sensation becomes.

2HB correlates to the recoverability (elasticity) felt as the object returns to its original position after being bent. The larger the 2HB value becomes, the poorer the recoverability becomes, and the smaller the value becomes, the better the recoverability becomes.

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• Auto Data Processing Unit (optional)

  Connecting this device to the instrument and to a PC allows the waveforms and numerical values of measurement data to be output.
  Obtained data can be saved as BIN data or CSV data.

KES (Kawabata Evaluation) SYSTEM

The Kawabata Evaluation System, centered on Sueo Kawabata, a professor at Kyoto University, and Masako Niwa, a professor at Nara Women’s University, is an objective evaluation method for measuring the texture of clothing fabrics based on the “The Standardization and Analysis of Hand Evaluation” provided by the Hand Evaluation and Standardization Committee of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan.