Textil Accessories

Testing areas

Associates to textiles

With textiles, it is not only important to assess the quality of the main material. Quantitatively smaller components such as zips or buttons should also meet the highest requirements and are subject to strict legal and commercial regulations. We test all possible accessories of textiles for you, no matter how insignificant they may seem.

Buttons
Zips
Labels
Tags
Cords and ribbons
Rivets

Testing examples

Zip strengths
Opening forces of press studs
Chromium VI content
Extractable heavy metals
Corrosion

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Selected Services

Discover some of our key testing solutions related to this department. Contact us for a full list of services or to discuss your specific testing needs.

pH value determination

pH-value of aqueous extract DIN EN ISO 3071 specifies a method for determining the pH value of textiles. A defined amount of the textile is

Seam shift resistance with fixed seam opening

DIN EN ISO 13936-1, Textiles – Determination of sliding resistance of yarns in fabric seams – Part 1: Method with specified seam opening The method

Formaldehyde determination

Formaldehyde: quantitative determination of free formaldehyde (SOP 4193) DIN EN ISO 14184-1 specifies a method by which free formaldehyde is extracted with water from textiles

Alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates

DIN EN ISO 18254-1 specifies a method for determining the content of Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs) in textiles. DIN EN ISO 21084, on the other hand, describes

Chlorobenzenes and chlorotoluenes (carriers)

Carrier (organochlorine carrier) DIN 54232 specifies a method for determining the content of chlorobenzenes and chlorotoluenes in textiles. After extraction with a chlorinated organic solvent

Lightfastness

DIN EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc light, method 3, exposure level

Fiber analysis – qualitative

DIN CEN ISO / TR 11827 describes a set of methods for determining the quality of fiber types. These include microscopic procedures and chemical processes

Pilling – Martindale method

Our laboratory offers the DIN EN ISO 12945-2 modified Martindale method to determine the pilling tendency of textile fabrics. This method involves assessing the formation