The GSM testing methods are used to measure the material mass (or density) per square meter. GSM comes from "Gram per Square Meter". It is a standard unit of measurement commonly used all over the world, even in countries where the usual unit of measurement is the pound (U.S.A). The reason is that the GSM testing methods are the most accurate ones.
Los importadores de productos de gran consumo inspeccionan una muestra cuyo tamaño está definido por la tabla AQL; la misma usada por los profesionales del control de calidad (sean inspectores internos o empresas de inspección). La tabla ofrece tres tamaños de muestro llamados: « inspection level » o « niveles de inspección ». La mayor parte de los compradores tienen dificultad en elegir el buen nivel de inspección en la tabla AQL. ¿Cuáles son las diferencias?
The textile color fastness is the capacity of a dyed textile to keep its original aspect without loosing color when being wet, washed or exposed to the light. It is one of the main issue of the textile industry.
In the article « Textile color fastness tests: ISO 105 » we learned how to test the textile color fastness. Today we will see which are the factors affecting the color fastness.
Ya conocemos el nivel de producción mínimo para asegurar la confiabilidad de una inspección previa al embarque: « Inspección previa al embarque: nivel de producción ». Pero existe otra condición a tomar en cuenta con respecto a la forma en la que se realiza una inspección por muestreo.
The first time we started to talk about textile colorfast was in 1916. It is an old story in the textile industry! Since then some standard tests have been created to detect color bleeding issues. Recently the issue has been detected in several shipments, including shirts, suitcases and even sneakers. How can we test textile color fastness?
La primera vez que se empezó a hablar de la solidez del color en textiles fue en 1916. Es una larga historia en la industria! Desde entonces unas pruebas estándares se crearon para detectar la pérdida de color. Recién, se detectaron muchos embarques de camisetas, maletas, zapatos... defectuosos. ¿Ustedes se preguntaran, cómo comprobar la solidez del color en textiles?
The Quality Control Blog recently discussed the safety classes of IEC 61140. The last article showed why it matters and how to ensure compliance. Three safety classes are important nowadays. Lets talk about how we can spot physical non-compliance. These are very common for products made-in-Asia. Suppliers sometimes are unaware of the regulation. Other manufacturers simply try to cut corners.
Alors que des spécifications claires d'un importateur et sa liste des défauts sont indispensables pour effectuer une inspection fiable, il y a des sociétés d'inspection réputées comme AQF qui ont également leurs checklists de contrôle en interne pour n'importe quelle gamme de produits.
While an importer's specs and list of expected product defects are vital to perform an adequate inspection, reputable inspection firms like AQF have internal inspection checklists for any range of products.
A buyer needs to evaluate the capacity of a supplier to fulfill his requirements. It is part of his responsibility. To do so he can perform an audit or an inspection. Most of us have difficulty to discriminate them therefore today we will illustrate the difference between audit and inspection.
