Accreditation

ATIRA Receives NABL Accreditation for its CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL Testing Laboratories

Chemical Testing Parameters:

Sr. No.

Product/ Material of Test

Specific Test Performed

Test Method Specification against which tests are performed

Range of Testing/

Limits of Operation / Limits of Detection

1.

Textile Materials

• pH

IS:1390-1983

1 to 14

• Moisture Content

IS:199-1989

Upto 100%

• Fatty Matter

IS:199-1989

Upto 40%

• Scouring Loss

IS:1383-1977

Upto 30%

• Fibre Identification

IS:667-1981

-

• Blend Analysis (Binary and Ternary Mixtures)

IS:3416-1988

IS:2006-1988

IS:3421-1988

IS:1889-1979

Upto 100%

• Colour Fastness to Washing (Test 1 to 5)

IS:687-1979

IS:3361-1969

IS:764-1979

IS:765-1979

IS:3417-1979

Grade 1 to 5

• Colour Fastness to Rubbing

IS:766-1988

Grade 1 to 5

• Colour Fastness to Perspiration

IS:971-1983

Grade 1 to 5

• Colour Fastness to Hypochlorite Bleaching

IS:762-1988

Grade 1 to 5

• Determination of Total Size or Finish

IS:199-1989

Upto 30%

• Determination of Heavy Metals (As, Cr, Co, Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn, Hg, Cd)

BS EN 71-3:1995

Upto 1000 ppm

2.

Fabric

• Determination of Water Soluble Matter

IS:3456-1966

Upto 40%

• Dimensional Changes (Other than Wool)

IS:2977-1989 (Reaffirmed 2000)

Upto 40%

• Free Formaldehyde

IS:14563-1998 (Part I)

Upto 1000 ppm

Physical Testing Parameters:

Sr.

No.

Product/

Material of Test

Specific Test Performed

Test Method Specification against which tests are performed

Range of Testing /

Limits of Operation / Limits of Detection

1.

Fibre

(i)    Micronaire

ASTM D 5867-95

(i)   Upto 8

(ii)   Length

(iii)  Length Uniformity

(iv)  Strength

(ii)   Upto 40 mm

(iii)  Upto 95%

(iv)  Upto 50 g/tex

Short Fibre %

STP/PT/Fi/1

Upto 50%

(i)     Neps/g

(ii)    Neps Size in mg

ASTM D 5866-95

(i)    Upto 1500

(ii)    -

(i)     Length

(ii)    Fibre Fineness(mtex)

(iii)   Maturity Ratio

(iv)   Immature Fibre Content (%)

STP/PT/Fi/2

(i)     Upto 40 mm

(ii)    Upto 315 mtex

(iii)   Upto 1.1

(iv)   10%

2.

Yarn

Yarn Unevenness (U%)

ASTM D 1425-96

U% : Upto 99

Imperfections/Km (Thin, Thick & Neps), Cvm%, Spectrogram

STP/PT/Y/3 (ATIRA Method)

Upto: 9999 per 400 m

 3.

 Fabric

Weight per Unit Area

ASTM D 3776-96

IS 1964-2001

600 g/m²

Threads per Unit Length in Woven Fabrics

ASTM D 3775-03 

IS 1963-1981

Upto 1000 per dm

Count of Warp/Weft

IS 3442-1980

Upto 120^s CC

Crimp of Warp and Weft Yarn Removed from Fabric 

IS 3442-1980

Upto 60%

Tensile Strength

IS 1969-1985

250 kg

Tear Strength (Elmendorft)

ASTM D 1424-96

Max. 6.4 kgs

Width of Fabric

ASTM D 3774-96 

IS 1954-1990

Upto 300 cm