SDC develops new verification fabrics

SDC Enterprises have combined their extensive knowledge of fabric quality control, textile testing, dyeing and continuity of technical performance in test materials to develop a range of verification fabrics to improve the controls available to organizations involved in textile testing.

Use of these fabrics will provide a simple and effective way for laboratories, either test houses or manufacturers in-house facilities, to implement verification or control procedures for their testing. The verification of the consistency of lab results can be assessed, over time, or between labs, technicians and pieces of equipment. The range can also be a useful addition to the assessment and training of technicians, or they can be used as control fabrics to ensure test procedures are conducted correctly or equipment is performing as expected.

All the fabrics have been manufactured and dyed/finished in the UK under the complete control of SDCE to guarantee future reproducibility and traceability. Each fabric has been tested repeatedly throughout the batch to ensure test results are identical whatever the quantity or frequency of purchase. This testing will be repeated over time to ensure users can safely benefit from verifying the same test over extended periods of time.

Also available, to retailers and organizations running accreditation schemes, is a similar range of correlation fabrics. Whilst these fabrics cover the same test methods as the verification range, instead of the long-term continuity of results these products will vary by batch ensuring different results and traceability for individual accreditation schemes.