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Textiles - Fabrics (Mechanical / Abrasion / Colour / Burning)

EPTIS factsheet 1346593 | Last revision 2026-09-22 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1346593 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1346593

PT provider
PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this interlaboratory comparison scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that evaluate textiles fabrics (mechanical properties, abrasion, colour fastness and burning behaviour), including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2006, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 100 laboratories from 35 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Consumer products
Textile and clothing
Testing fields Ageing
Analytical chemistry
Fire behaviour
Materials evaluation
Mechanics
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Fabric A+B (Different types) Clothing flammability 16 CFR 1610-2018 (SQ-1164)
Snagging Mace ASTM D3939/D3939M-13(2017) (SQ-1073)
Martindale ASTM ASTM D4966-22 (SQ-1118)
Tensile grab ASTM D5034-21(2025) (SQ-1174)
Flame vertical ASTM D6413/D6413M-22 (SQ-1090)
Fibre-proof properties (rubbing) EN 15586:2008 (SQ-1170)
Colour fastness to laundering ISO 105-C06:2010 (SQ-1025)
Colour fastness to washing with soap ISO 105-C10:2006 (SQ-1129)
Colour fastness to drycleaning ISO 105-D01:2010 (SQ-1100)
Colour fastness to water ISO 105-E01:2013 (SQ-1030)
Colour fastness to rubbing ISO 105-X12:2016 (SQ-1180)
Pilling box ISO 12945-1:2020 (SQ-1024)
Pilling Martindale ISO 12945-2:2020 (SQ-1126)
Pilling random tumble ISO 12945-3:2020 (SQ-1027)
Martindale breakdown ISO 12947-2:2016 (SQ-1094)
Martindale mass loss ISO 12947-3:1998 (SQ-1182)
Martindale appearance ISO 12947-4:1998 (SQ-1059)
Tensile strip ISO 13934-1:2013 (SQ-1035)
Tear Elmendorf ISO 13937-1:2020 (SQ-1019)
Tear trouser ISO 13937-2:2000 (SQ-1095)
Bursting hydraulic ISO 13938-1:2019 (SQ-1063)
Bursting pneumatic ISO 13938-2:2019 (SQ-1017)
Spirality after laundering (woven and knitted fabrics) ISO 16322-2 (SQ-1080)
Spirality after laundering (woven and knitted garments) ISO 16322-3 (SQ-1083)
Wale spirality change (knitted garments) ISO 16322-1 (SQ-1221)
Mass per unit area ISO 3801:1977 (SQ-1071)
Spray test ISO 4920:2012 (SQ-1181)
Burning ignition ISO 6940:2004 (SQ-1013)
Burning flame spread ISO 6941:2003 (SQ-1076)
Hydrostatic ISO 811:2018 (SQ-1053)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants Laboratories testing textile fabrics, including mechanical properties, abrasion, colour fastness and burning behaviour, with no geographical restriction.
Linked to specific legislation / standards 16 CFR 1610-2018 ASTM D3939/D3939M-13(2017) ASTM D4966-22 ASTM D5034-21(2025) ASTM D6413/D6413M-22 EN 15586:2008 ISO 105-C06:2010 ISO 105-C10:2006 ISO 105-D01:2010 ISO 105-E01:2013 ISO 105-X12:2016 ISO 12945-1:2020 ISO 12945-2:2020 ISO 12945-3:2020 ISO 12947-2:2016 ISO 12947-3:1998 ISO 12947-4:1998 ISO 13934-1:2013 ISO 13937-1:2020 ISO 13937-2:2000 ISO 13938-1:2019 ISO 13938-2:2019 ISO 16322-1:2005 ISO 16322-2:2021 ISO 16322-3:2021 ISO 3801:1977 ISO 4920:2012 ISO 6940:2004 ISO 6941:2003 ISO 811:2018
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2006
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5