Standards provide rules and guidelines for testing garments and quality control. There are various types of standards including company, industry, government, and full consensus standards. Standards help define safety requirements, set performance levels, reduce costs, prevent mistakes, and provide continuity. Common tests include pilling, colorfastness, fabric weight, wrinkle resistance, and strength. Organizations like AATCC, ASTM, ANSI, BIS, and ISO develop and maintain standards used in the garment industry. Compliance with standards is important for quality control.

1. “ Standards and it’s importance in
Garment testing and Quality
control ”
M.Ravishankar

2. Standards . . .
 It is a document that has been prepared, approved,
and published by a recognized standards
organization, and contains rules, requirements, or
procedures for an orderly approach to a specific
activity. It may include product design
requirements, test methods, classifications,
recommended practices, and other considerations.

3. Precision and Accuracy. . .
 Precise and inaccurate
 Precise and accurate

4. Types . . .
 Company Standard
 Industry Standard
 Government Standard
 Full consensus Standard

5. Benefits . . .
 It defines safety requirements intended to
reduce the risk of accident.
 It sets a level of performance for products.
 They are a framework for quality processes.
 It reduces cost and saves money.

6.  Encapsulation of best practice - avoids
repetition of past mistakes.
 It facilitates communication and prevents
misunderstanding.
 They provide continuity.

7. Applications . . .
Pilling
Colorfastness
Fabric weight, construction
Testing
Wrinkle resistance/ recovery
Abrasion resistance
Strength

8. Instruments . . .

9. Quality Control . . .
 A set of activities or techniques whose
purpose is to ensure that all quality
requirements are being met by monitoring of
processes and solving performance problems
through Inspecting and Testing.

10. Sources . . .
 AATCC  BIS
 ASTM  JIN
 ANSI  CSA
 BSI  DIN
 ISO  Others. . .

11. ( American Association for
textile Chemists and Colorists )
 It began developing and establishing testing
procedures in 1921.
 It represent a broad spectrum of expertise in textile
research, manufacturing, design and marketing.
 The Association is internationally recognized for its
standard methods of testing dyed and chemically
treated fibers and fabrics.

12. Equipments associated with them . . .
 Gray scale
 Chromatic transference scale
 Launderometer
 Atlas fade o meter
 Carbon arc lamp etc.

14. ( American Society for Testing
and Materials )
 It was started in the year 1898.
 It have made products and services safer, better and more
cost-effective.
 A trusted source for technical standards for materials,
products, systems, and services. Known for their high
technical quality and market relevancy,

15. Each ASTM test methods has a numerical designations
For e.g.
 D5034-9 refers to standard test method for Breaking
strength and elongation of Textile fabrics (Grab test)
 These methods are contained in volumes of (ASTM
book of Stds).
 Vol.7.01,7.02 Contains textile testing standards

16. (American National Standard
Institute )
 It adopted its present name in 1969.
 It steadily increasing its efforts to coordinate
and approve voluntary national standards
 Domestic programs were expanding and being
modified to meet the changing needs of
industry, government and other sectors.

17. ( British Standard Institute )
 The world's first management systems quality
standard, BS 5750, was published by BSI in 1979.
 It produces standards and information products that
promote and share best practice.
 over 30,000 BSI standards and publications are
created.

18. Numbering British Standards . . .
The British Standards are titled as,
BS XXX:Year Title
Where,
XXX is the number of the standard
Example:
BS EN ISO 9001:2000 Quality management systems
Requirements
BS EN ISO 9004:2000 Quality management systems.
Guidelines for performance improvements

19. (International Organisation for
Standardisation )
 It is the world's largest developer of standards, their principal
activity is to develop technical and economical standards.
 The work is normally carried out through IS0 technical
committees.
 In addition may European and Domestic versions be publishes
as:
EN ISO xxx:year = European version of the International
Standard
BS EN ISO xxx:year = British version of the International
Standard

20. Structure . . .
ISO 9000:2000
Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO 9004:2000 ISO 9001:2000
Guidelines for performance
Requirements
improvements

21. ( Bureau of Indian Standards )
 It is a statutory body set up, established in 1986.
 The Bureau is a body corporate and responsible for
formulating National Standards.
 It interests the field of standardization, quality control,
quality management system, environmental
management system, laboratory management, etc

22. It has formulated a plan which emphasizes on :
 Development of complementary level of
standardization, namely, company standardization and
association level standardization - Effective
implementation of standards through sectoral
committees, such as, textiles, power, etc.
 State Level Committees on Standardization and
Quality Systems to ensure better
implementation of Indian Standards.

23. JIN ( Japanese Industrial Standard )
 It specifies the standards used for industrial activities
in Japan.
 The standardization process is coordinated by
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)
 It mainly focuses on Textile Engineering.

24. It Focuses on . . .
 General
 Test and Inspection
 Thread
 Woven Fabric, Braided Goods Braided Goods
 Textile Product
 Yarn Reeling Machine
 Textile Machine, Braiding Machine
 Dyeing Finishing Machine

25. ( Canada Standard Association )
These standards falls into the following classifications:
 Dimensional: to secure uniformity, interchangeability
and simplification of the types and sizes of one product.
 Qualitative: to assess fitness for purpose.
 Methods of test: to provide a uniform, efficient and
economic basis of comparison between products.
 Methods of use (Codes of Practice): to define the correct
application of methods, materials and appliances.

26. DIN (German Standards Institute -
Deutsches Institut fuer Normung )
 It has been based in Berlin since 1917.
 It’s primary task is to work closely with its
stakeholders to develop consensus-based
standards that meet market requirements.

27. ( Some Other Standards) . . .
 EN ( European Standards )
 AS ( Australian Standards )

28. M.RAVISHANKAR
MBA(AB) 2008-2010 Batch
NIFT-TEA KNITWEAR FASHION INSTITUTE
TIRUPUR
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