YARN & THREAD PERFORMANCE TESTING

Fee: $290

Schedule: June, December

Sample amount distributed each test month: approx 500 yards.

• About the Program
• Why Should Your Laboratory Participate?
• Test Materials
• Test Parameters
• Program Schedule
• Distribution of Samples
• About ASTM Committee D13
• Register Today
• For More Information

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The ASTM Proficiency Testing Program provides companies with a statistical quality assurance tool that enables them to compare, improve and maintain a high level of performance in the use of ASTM methods with other laboratories worldwide.

WHY SHOULD YOUR LABORATORY PARTICIPATE?

This program provides you with:

• The resources you need to satisfy proficiency testing elements of laboratory accreditation
• A useful quality control tool to monitor the strengths and weaknesses of laboratory performance
• Periodic comparison of test results and calculated statistical parameters with others in the textiles testing community worldwide
• A useful quality reference sample upon completion of testing

Each laboratory returns their completed test data to ASTM for use in generating statistical summary reports. Final reports, provided to participants only, contain:

• Coded laboratory test results
• Statistical analyses of test data
• Charts plotting test results versus laboratory code
• Histograms plus Box &s; Whisker Plots

TEST MATERIALS

As a program participant, you will receive for each test cycle, a different spool containing 500 yards of a representative yarn/thread for testing, electronic interactive web based data report forms and test instructions. Your lab performs the test that you normally conduct within your facility using the specified ASTM program methods. Triplicate determinations by each lab are performed and statistics will be calculated on the average data submitted fore each test by program participants.

Note: All program test parameters are subject to change but not without prior participant notification. Participation is NOT contingent on the performance of all program tests.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Register today for both 2008 test cycles held in June and December. The fee for the 2008 test cycle is $290.00. The first Yarns & Threads Performance Testing cycle will be held in June 2008. Labs must be registered for this test cycle no later than April 30, 2008 to be included in the June 2008 test cycle. After this date, you can still register for the December test cycle at a prorated price.

DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLES

Test samples will be distributed by ASTM-PTP in West Conshohocken, PA. Program registration fees include the cost of shipping test samples to all program registrants.

ABOUT ASTM COMMITTEE D13

Committee D13 on Textiles, consisting of over 500 members, and developer of over 300 standards, provides the technical direction for the program. Test information generated in the program is utilized by Committee D13 to determine if modifications to ASTM documents or new standards are warranted. Data submitted to Committee D13 from this ASTM-PTP Program are coded to maintain lab confidentiality.

REGISTER TODAY

Click here to print a registration form for the PTP on Aromatic Hydrocarbons. For multiple lab registrations provide specific mailing information on a separate registration form for each laboratory. For receipt of samples provide street address, DO NOT provide Post Office Box Numbers.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact PTP.