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Clothing and textile certification programs help manufacturers in the garments industry put their products through rigorous testing to ensure compliance with relevant product regulations. Textile and clothing products can present hazards to consumers, including dangers around flammability or through the use of hazardous chemicals. What’s more, there is a growing expectation that manufacturers take environmental and social issues into account during the production process. Clothing and textile certification programs help your business comply with relevant legislation and boost consumer trust.
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Every garment is manufactured from fabric that is either woven, knitted, colour dyed, or printed. Before mass producing the garment, the manufacturer needs to ensure that the end product meets the textile compliance requirements and buyer’s safety and environmental sustainability expectations. Fabric or textile testing ensures that the manufacturer’s lot is not rejected for quality and safety concerns.
The important objectives of textile inspection and testing are:
1. Ensure that the fabric conforms to the specifications and standards.
2. Observe and document any structural changes in the material.
3. Note the effect of external factors such as weather, washing, or physical and chemical treatment.
4. Predict the performance of the fabric when in use.
5. Investigate the root cause of any fabric failure if there’s been a customer complaint.
6. Design fabric for a specific purpose.
7. Study the interaction of yarn within the fabric as per its properties.
To confirm fabric quality and to locate any flaws in the cloth, fabric testing is essential. Particular types of textile certification are required, and they may vary from one buyer to another. Fabric certification includes a series of textile testing steps. Common ones include:
1. Fabric strength test.
2. Resistance against abrasion test.
3. Fabric stiffness test.
4. Drape test.
5. Crease recovery and resistance test.
6. Pilling test.
7. Special properties test.
8. Resistance against colour loss test.
9. Shrinkage test.
Fabric inspection and testing include a series of steps that lead to textile certification as per the buyer’s standards. Before mass producing and sending goods to the market, a manufacturer needs to perform quality control and provide supporting certificates to build trust.
GPT stands for Garment Performance/ Package Test, and FPT stands for Fabric Performance/ Package Test. Some of the standard tests under GPT are:
1. Fabric weight.
2. pH value.
3. Stretch and recovery.
4. Tear strength.
5. Seam strength.
6. Mechanical hazards.
7. Construction review.
8. Tensile strength.
Standard FPT tests for fabric testing include:
a. Fabric weight.
b. Fabric construction.
c. The fibre content in the fabric.
d. Weave construction.
e. Yarn count.
f. Colour fastness.
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