Customers and employees of the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim voted in a competition to decide on the name for a new sweating thermal articulated manikin. The latest piece of test equipment in the Clothing Physiology department will now be called “Sherlock.” The manikin is the latest in a large family of manikins that help experts investigate and optimize the wearing comfort of textile products of all kinds. Sherlock came from the manufacturer MWNT with the name “Newton” but the manikins are normally renamed by the test institutes using them. The manikin is built to look like a 175 cm tall man and with fully jointed limbs. Unlike previous models, “Sherlock” is a sweating thermal articulated manikin and makes it possible to measure both the thermal insulation and the breathability of clothing using one instead of two different measuring systems. Unlike his predecessors, “Sherlock” can also sit down, allowing for tests on seating of all kinds, including office chairs, car and aircraft seats. “Sherlock” is currently still in a preliminary, trial phase.

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