Test Lab
Careful checking of all the products is performed daily, to ensure the consistency of production and observance of quality standards. Our in-houselaboratory SATRA (SATRA Quality assurance), uses state-of-the-art instruments for both physical and chemical analyses so as to supply our clients with products which are always in line with the technical specifications requested.
IN-HOUSE LABORATORY FOR EVERY REQUEST
In our in-house laboratory, we can perform numerous physical tests to ensure that our production meets the highest quality standards of various customers.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES
Physical testing is performed daily on all production batches. Some of the more advanced operations that can be performed in our lab are Martindale abrasion, tear load determination and flexural strength.
SPECIFIC MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
A laboratory full of machinery and specific equipment that allows to meet all the needs of customers. Some of the tests that can be performed daily are also the veslic test and accelerated aging.
Satra stm 463
Determination of distension and strength of grain lastometer
Ball burst test
ISO 3379
SATRA TM 24
IULTCS IUP 9
UNI 3379
AFNOR 52-007
DIN 53325
BS 3144-8
Satra stm 421
Colour fastness to scuffing by mild of to-and-from abrasion
ISO 11640
SATRA TM 177
IULTCS IUF 450
UNI 11640
AFNOR 52-301
DIN 53339
Satra stm 407
Flexing reistance of upper materials
Bally Flexometer
ISO 5402
SATRA TM 55
IULTCS IUP 20
UNI 8433
AFNOR 62-010
DIN 53340
BS 3144-13
Satra stm 466
Determination of tensile strength and percentage extension
ISO 3376
SATRA TM 43
IULTCS IUP 6
UNI 3376
AFNOR 52-002
DIN 53328
BS 3144-5
Test for adhesion of finish
ISO 11644
IULTCS IUF470
UNI 11644
DIN 11644
BS 5131
Determination of tear load
Part 1: Single edge tear
ISO 3377-1
Determination of tear load
Part 2: Double edge tear
ISO 3377-2
SATRA TM 162
IULTCS IUP 8
UNI 3377-2
AFNOR 52-014
DIN 53329
BS 3144-6
Satra stm 105
Martindale abrasion
ISO 12947
SATRA TM 31
Satra std 422
Colour fastness to crocking
ISO 20433
SATRA TM 167
IULTCS IUF 452
UNI 20433
DIN ASTMF 1319
BS 20433
AATCC TM 8
Satra std 252
Determination of thickness
ISO 2589
SATRA TM 1
IULTCS IUP 4
UNI 2589
AFNOR 52-010
DIN 53326
BS 3144-3
MSA ST 300
Determination of softness
ISO 17235
IULTCS IUP 36
UNI 17235
DIN 17235
BS 17235
Giuliani Life 400
Xeno Light
ISO 20105-B02
IULTCS IUF 402
UNI 20105-B02
AFNOR 52-302
DIN 54004
Verivide cac 120
Light Cabinet
BS 950
Uv Light
Oven
Change in colour with accelerated ageing
ISO 17228
IULTCS IUF 412
UNI 17228
Karl Fischer Titrator Mettler Toledo
Water content determination Karl Fischer titrators
Spectrum one PerkinElmer
Spectrometer IR
Determination of the static absorption of water
ISO 2417
SATRA PM 185
IULTCS IUP 7
UNI 2417
AFNOR 52-009
DIN 53330
BS 3144-18
Colour fastness to water spotting
ISO 15700
IULTCS IUF 420
UNI 15700
Determination of resistance to grain cracking and grain crack index
ISO 3378
IULTCS IUP 12
UNI 3378
AFNOR 52-006
DIN 53324
BS 3144-7
Determination of pH
ISO 4045
IULTCS IUC 11
UNI 4045
AFNOR 52-214
DIN 53312
BS 1309-9
Colour fastness to water and perspiration
SATRA CM 35
ISO = International Organization for Standardization
SATRA = SATRA Technology Centre
IULTCS = International union of leather tecnologists and chemists societies
UNI = Ente nazionale Italiano di unificazione
AFNOR = Association France Normalizations
DIN = Deutsches Institut Fur Normung
BS = British Standards
AATCC = American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
