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EDANA & INDA unveil new 'Nonwovens Standard Procedures'

19 Sep '15

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Leading global nonwovens associations, EDANA and INDA have jointly launched the 2015 edition of standard procedures for the nonwovens and related industries.

“These Nonwovens Standard Procedures (NWSP) help technically define the nonwovens industry, with specifics for the properties, composition, and specifications of its products,” an INDA press release informed.

“Offering harmonised language for the industry across the USA and Europe, the NWSP offers a way for the nonwovens industry to communicate within the supply chain to ensure that product properties can be consistently described, produced, and tested,” it said.

The harmonised methods contained in the NWSP edition include 95 individual test procedures and guidance documents to support applications across the nonwovens and related industries.

“NWSP is designed to provide a standard series of test methods of the various properties desired in nonwovens and engineered fabrics,” INDA president David Rousse said.

“It is an indispensable resource for innovators and product developers to communicate with buying influences and ensure their products meet the exact specifications demanded by markets and customers,” he added.

“Additionally, laboratory personnel will benefit with enhanced accessibility to the most comprehensive body of nonwovens test methods available in the industry,” Rousse noted.

“The NWSP undoubtedly constitute the best ever set of globally applicable test methods for the nonwovens and related industries,” said Pierre Wiertz, general manager of EDANA.

“With this unique tool, we again provide an enriched common language intended to facilitate their business, and ultimately, to help them develop solutions to best fit users' requirements,” Wiertz observed.

The 2015 edition includes updated or modified procedures with a new numbering structure to make the document more intuitive to search and use.

Additionally, each method now also includes a page to summarize and track relevant changes made to the document.

In an effort to make all methods more consistent, each one is now presented in a format building on the International Standards Organisation (ISO) template.

This facilitates any future possible submission to ISO in an effort to become a recognised international standard or technical specification.

As in previous editions, the table of contents for the NWSP documents includes references to existing related ISO standards, which makes it easier for technicians to choose the most relevant procedure or methods. (AR)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India