Fabric assurance by simple testing FAST

The use of Kawabata evaluation system (KES) or fabric assurance by simple testing (FAST) evaluation systems allows objective measurement of factors such as extensibUity, bending and shear properties, compression, friction, surface irregularity and abrasion — factors that, together with fabric construction, have a direct influence on the behaviour of materials as they are handled and processed. More details of this are described in Chapter 3. 

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