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QC STANDARDS

   MRSL    

In order to comply with international laws and client requirements we have a team focus on the MRSL (Material Restricted Substance List). Doing this we can assure that the chemicals and dyes used in our productive process doesn´t affect our employees and our client’s health.

 

To our suppliers we request the following documentation:

- Bluesign or Oeko-Tex for raw materials

- Compliance with MRSL programs designed by our customers      

- Constant revision of MRSL in order to be always compliant      

- R&D for more sustainable product

 

      RSL      

Compliance with RSL programs    such as:

-Chem-IQ

-Oeko-Tex

-AFIRM

- Other chemical programs designed by our customers

         Employees      

New employees are trained by professionals for the specific work area. Retraining of employees to assure they are aligned to the  company´s objectives

QUALITY CONTROL

ASTM D3776 Fabric weight

ASTM D3774 Fabric width

AATCC 135 Dimensional stability

AATCC 179 Torque

AATCC 8 CF to crocking

AATCC 61 2A CF to accelerated laundering

AATCC 183 UPF

ASTM D3512 Random tumble pilling tester

ASTM D3786 Bursting strength

ASTM D4964 Stretch and recovery

ASTM D1776 Conditioning and testing textiles

ASTM D5430 Visually inspecting and grading fabrics

AATCC 20A Fiber content

ASTM D3882 Bow & Skew

AATCC 22 Water repellency

AATCC 42 Water resistance Impact penetration

TESTING CAPABILITIES

INSPECTION PROCESS

Knitting

- 100% inspection of greige goods (look for visual defects that may affect the performance or the visual integrity of a garment)

- Knitting machine audit to check if the stablished process has been followed

Dyeing

- Color is checked after every process using a calibrated spectrophotometer

- pH is checked after every process using a calibrated pHmeter

- Approved color sample is stored under control conditions

- Runcards per color code are stored in QC lab to check color consistency

- Color code has a defined recipe of dyes and chemicals

Finishing

- Defined recipe of chemicals for every finishing process

- QC audit for every finished lot using the 4-point system and AQL (Accepted quality level)

QC lab

- Certified lab using ISO 17025 guidelines