OCI FinishLab

Choose a brief. Build a blend. Let the textile answer.

Explore a rudimentary, interactive example of the thinking loop behind OCI's work—from defining the performance target to testing what the finished textile actually does.

Begin the lab Learn about OCI

Process illustration only · not a real formulation or application recommendation

How OCI works · interactive lab example

Step into the formulation lab.

A textile finish is not chosen from a shelf and hoped for. Start with a performance brief, balance two functional chemistries, apply the formulation, and test what the fabric actually does.

Guided 3-minute example

Welcome to FinishLab

Follow one clear step at a time.

You do not need technical knowledge. We will tell you what to choose, what to try, and when to move forward—just like a guided lab game.

Your progress stays visible, and you can revisit any completed step.

01
Choose a briefDefine what the textile must do.
02
Build the blendBalance softener and wetting agent.
03
Apply the finishMove chemistry onto the textile.
04
Test the resultPress, drop, shake, and learn.

Your lab guide

Choose a customer brief. The target changes what a “good” formulation means.

01 · Customer brief

What are we engineering?

Pass criteria

Softness82+

Absorbency≤ 3.0 s

Bath stability80+

Selected brief

Hotel towel is ready. Continue when this is the textile you want to engineer.

The formulation tensionMore softener can improve handle but slow water uptake. The wetting agent helps restore absorbency, while too much can make the bath less controlled.

Your only task right now

Choose the textile brief.

Every OCI development begins with the result the customer needs. Select a textile on the left, review its pass criteria, then press Use this brief.

Start hereThe formulation controls will appear after you confirm the brief.

02 · Build your formulation

Choose one chemistry from each family.

Then tune the balance in simplified lab parts.

Softener family

Wetting agent family

Drag to dose

Change either ratio and watch the live beaker respond.

Softener6.5 parts Less handleMore handle Wetting agent5.5 parts Slower wettingFaster wetting

Live blend In balance

SOFT

6.5 parts

12.0 total parts

WET

5.5 parts

54% softener 46% wetter

Promising balance: mix it and let the textile prove the result.

Formula H-01 12.0 total parts · balanced profile

04 · Performance lab

Now make the textile prove it.

Complete all three hands-on tests to reveal the formulation result.

Rudimentary process example

This is a deliberately simplified version created only to explain OCI's working process. It does not reflect a real formulation. Actual development involves many more interacting variables—including fibre and fabric construction, pretreatment history, water profile, machinery, liquor ratio, sequence, concentration, pH, temperature, time, drying or curing conditions, chemical compatibility, and plant-scale behaviour.

Hand-feel test

Press and release the conditioned towel three times to assess cushion, surface feel, and rebound.

—/ 100 softness

Drop test

Tap the dropper to release a timed droplet onto the finished textile.

—seconds to absorb

Bath check

Shake the vial four times to stress the bath and reveal foam or separation.

—/ 100 stability

Process illustration only. This example does not reflect a real OCI formulation. It is a deliberately simplified, rudimentary experience created solely to help visitors understand how OCI moves from a customer brief to formulation, application, testing, and refinement. The chemicals, “lab parts,” scores, and outcomes shown are illustrative—not a production recipe, technical data sheet, or application recommendation.

From example to plant reality

Have an actual textile performance requirement?

Share the substrate, process, constraints, and target. OCI can turn the real operating context into a focused technical brief.

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