Textile Laboratory Machinery Tender from Kumaraguru College of Technology

Tenderer

Established in 1984, Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT) is a private engineering college run by the Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation, a Sakthi Group charitable educational trust. Located on a 156-acre campus in Coimbatore’s IT corridor, KCT is an independent school recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and connected to Anna University in Chennai. During its initial certification cycle, KCT was awarded Five Year certification status. Later, in the second cycle, with a CGPA of 3.21 on 4.0 scale, A Grade was granted which was valid till 02 December 2021.

Following the NAAC Peer Team visit for the third cycle of accreditation in July 2022, KCT received the highest grade possible from NAAC—A++—after achieving a CGPA of 3.62 on a 4-point scale. Additionally, the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has approved all relevant undergraduate programs.

Large classrooms, seminar halls, well-equipped labs, first-rate sports facilities, a dedicated high-speed internet connection (broadband), and highly skilled staff are just a few of the college’s outstanding amenities.

Request for the bids

Notice Inviting Tender No.	KCT/NTTM -01/2024-25/01
Name of the Work	Supply and Installation of the Following Equipment’s/ Machines: Melt spinning Electronic Jacquard and rapier loom with software for Electronic Jacquard (20 license) Coating and Lamination Vacuum transfer composite machine Thermal Conductivity System Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Chemical Protective clothing jet tester Cut resistance tester Crumple flex tester Hydrostatic head tester
Technical Specification	Annexure-A
Tender Creation Date and Time	04.06.2024 and 11:00 a.m.
Bid Type	Two Bid System – Technical & Commercial
Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)	Nil with Bid Security Declaration (Annexure-B)
Financial Bid	Annexure – C
Manufacturing Authorization Form (MAF)	Annexure – D
Mandate Form	Annexure – E
Non-refundable Tender Processing fee (inclusive of GST @ 18%)	₹ 590 /-
Tender Closing Date and time	04.07.2024 and 02:00 p.m.
Technical Bid Open Date and time	04.07.2024 and 04:00 p.m.
Cost Bid Open Date and time	05.07.2024 and 04:00 p.m.

Product features of the bidding project

Melt spinning

Application

Specification

• Exturder & Spinning Head with Metering Pump
• GodetAssy (Heated) Winder & Hooper
• Cooling Zone
• Chiller Unit with Draw frame Unit

Electronic Jacquard and rapier loom with software for Electronic Jacquard (20 license)

Application

Automated rapier sample Looms are employed in weaving mills, textile institutions, scientific research units, and international trade firms to weave samples of a variety of textiles, including cotton, wool, flax, silk, chemical fiber, and blends.

Specification

• Shuttleless Rapier Loom of 170 cm reed width along with colour selectors
• Fully electronic Jacquard with 960 Hooks
• 20 licensed Jacquard software to interface with Jacquard machines

Coating and Lamination

Application

Laboratory Hot Melt Coating Laminating Machine with thermoplastic adhesive powder applicator is suitable to produce coated samples of hot melt adhesives, and then laminating to a variety of textile fabrics, foils, films, and papers.

Specification

• Dimensions (WxL): 450mm x 450mm
• Knife on Roll & Knife on Air coating head with Dryer
• Lamination attachment with automatic controller

Vacuum transfer composite machine

Application

Laboratory press is applicable for vulcanization of rubbers, plastics, pigment, chemical materials, etc.

Specification

• Dimensions (WxL): 300mm x 300mm
• Loading capacity of 30 Metric Tons
• Heating Capacity: 1 KW
• Automatic (Push Button operated along with Electrical Control Panel)
• PLC – Controlled operation with hydraulic power pack unit

Thermal Conductivity System

Specification

• Thermal conductivity: 0 to 0.6 W/mK
• Sensor Temperature Rating: -50ºC to 200ºC along with all control panels
• Standards as per ASTM/ISO standard procedures

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Application

Many branches of contemporary science and technology make extensive use of microscopes. It is the tool with the greatest use rate and is essential for scientific research and teaching life sciences.

Specification

• Accelerating Voltage 5KV-20KV
• Magnification 10-100,000x
• Sample Size of 80mm in diameter Max.
• Sample Height of 50mm thickness Max.,
• High sensitivity of 4-segment BSE detector (BSED) & Low vacuum SE detector (UVD)
• Image variety – BSE image, SE image, Mix image (BSE+SE) along with EDS system

Chemical Protective clothing jet tester

Specification

• Rotary speed of 1rad/min.
• Jetting pressure of maximum 300kPa
• Flow rate of 1.14L/min

Cut resistance tester

Application

The purpose of the Cut Resistance Tester is to ascertain the materials’ ability to withstand blade cuts from protective gloves; it is not appropriate for extremely hard materials. A revolving circular blade that reciprocates when subjected to a certain load cuts specimens.

Specification

• Load 5+/-0.005 N
• Reciprocating stroke of 50 mm.
• Cut speed 10 cm/sec

Crumple flex tester

Application

Crumple Flex Tester is designed to determine the resistance of coated fabrics to damage by repeated flexing, so as to provide reference for improving the fabric.

Specification

• Double Head Diameter 30mm
• Test Head 100 cm2
• Pressure Range 0 to 1000 kpa capacity
• Standards as per ISO 7854 Method C & other applicable standards

Hydrostatic head tester

Application

Specification

• For fluids: Water, blood, etc.
• Pore size Dimensions (L x W x H): 690 x 540 x 870 mm with LED lamps
• Pressure Range 0-1000kPa
• Water pressure 1 – 60kPa/min
• Sample mounting with automatic clamps
• Standard Test Head 100 cm2
• Standards to be followed AATCC 127 Option 2, ISO 811, BS EN 20811, GB/T 4744