Quality assurance in practice.

The transfer marks from Avery Dennison NTP are optimized for applying cotton, stretch and workwear textiles. The brands are produced to withstand repeated machine washing and ensure long shelf life without degenerating.

The strict quality control, which is carried out at the test center, means that our customers can feel confident in receiving high-quality products. Each portion of the transfer marks undergo a rigorous testing regime to ensure it meets the proper quality level. This makes NTP sure that the transfer marks our customers receive are made in accordance with our quality requirements.

PERFORMANCE OF TESTS

The marks are applied to different fabric samples with different temperatures, and washed ten times at 60 or 90 degrees. During the first rounds of washing, the marks are evaluated to confirm satisfactory performance.

The machines are refilled to reflect realistic weight.

All products are tested ten rounds in a washing machine, at 60 or 90 degrees.

In order for the tests to represent use in real life, standard washing machines are used. The samples are dried between each wash and the machines are refilled to reflect realistic weight. Each fabric sample is washed four to five times a day. It takes about one week to complete a full test round. This has been carried out in accordance with AATCC and ISO standards.

WHEN DEVIATION OCCURS

The use of standard textiles on fabric samples of cotton, nylon and workwear in polyester / cotton fabric makes it easier for us to evaluate them against each other and optimize testing. The experience we have indicates how the transfer marks should behave, and deviations can be detected more quickly.  

If major deviations are discovered during testing, this will be detected already after the first washes. The current production number is identified and the problem mapped. In a very few cases, we have contacted the customer to ensure that the products are not used until we have produced new ones.

If the customer discovers discrepancies in a delivery, the test center is involved immediately. We can retrieve the documents from the delivery from our standard washing test, before we process the complaint. Thus, we can map the cause of the discrepancy and find a good solution.

TEST OF MIGRATION AND STRETCH

In addition to testing quality at repeated washes and varying temperatures, we test polyester fabric for migration . Made according to the Nike standard, the test piece is placed in a humidity chamber for 48 hours to see if the pigments from the fabric spread to the marks and discolor them. If such a case occurs, we recommend a layer of blocking on the transfer marks.

In some cases, customers request tensile tests, which are carried out with our instron machine. We have the opportunity to test wear resistance on the brands and we can carry out tests in accordance with AATCC standards, or specific customer methods.

Here we perform a stretch test with our instron machine.

Test according to AATCC standards

SAFER FOR THE CUSTOMER

When customers shop at NTP, they must be confident of receiving transfer marks of solid quality and shop for products with comprehensive environmental requirements. We use renewable energy, meet the Environmental Lighthouse certification and are a member of Green Dot Norway. Our products are tested annually to be Ecotex-qualified, which indicates that the products are guaranteed free of heavy metals, lead and PVC.

Our ambition is for the next generation transfer brand to come from NTP. With close collaboration between test and innovation center, we try out new ideas and find innovative solutions. All ideas from our chemists are met and tried out, before worse ideas are shelved and good ideas are further developed.

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