| A clear awareness of quality parameters, the | | | | Tensile strength, CSP etc. and EPI and PPI foretell the |
| terminologies used in testing and passing a particular | | | | quality of yarn and fabric respectively. |
| material, are all very crucial and important for every | | | | The final quality of finished products may be assured if |
| textile dyer, exporter and manufacturer. | | | | proper quality control measures are adopted in testing |
| The Textile processor should know the parameters of | | | | the incoming dyestuff and chemicals regularly. The |
| buyer's requirements in quantitative terms and only | | | | technique of doing these tests is though not a |
| then he can take necessary measures to attain that | | | | complicated, a proper guidance is necessary. |
| standard. Textile processing is a vast ocean making | | | | Textile fabric or yarn before going for the next phase |
| use of so many processes, chemicals, machinery and | | | | of processing, eg., garmenting or weaving/knitting, has |
| men. | | | | to be tested for the required quality standards |
| A clear cut policy on Quality Assurance and Quality | | | | stipulated by the buyer. The tests like wash fastness, |
| control are a must for any good wet processing | | | | rubbing fastness, anti-staining properties, fire retardant, |
| industry. Right from fiber to finished goods there are so | | | | water repellent etc have to be conducted in the |
| many inputs and outputs. A systematic quality control | | | | in-house laboratory and a prior assessment should be |
| procedure is essential to eradicate final quality | | | | made before sending the product for 3rd party testing. |
| problems of dyeing and finishing. | | | | Nowadays the instrumental shade passing (Color |
| For example the cotton fiber test - for it maturity, | | | | Computer), shade matching, light and other fastness |
| staple length, color, moisture content etc determines | | | | testing are all become mandatory to be fit for a highly |
| what quality of final yarn and thereafter the fabric, the | | | | competitive export market. |
| unit is going to produce. The physical tests such as TPI, | | | | |