Transcript AATCC Resources for C2C

AATCC Resources for C2C:
What do I need that is already in the
AATCC toolkit?
AATCC International Conference
March 22-24, 2011
Charleston SC
AATCC offers resources for C2C and
other members.
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Educational
Technical
Quality Control
Publications
Web site
Educational
• Workshops & Symposia
– Webinar series (dyeing, stretch fabric blends, preparation,
finishing, color measurement)
– Denim, Recreation & Innovation: Celebrating 90 years of
bringing textile professions together (Dec 2011, Long Beach,
California)
– 2010 AATCC Global Conference & Exhibition (Jan 28-30, 2010,
Mumbai, India)
– AATCC & ISCC Joint Symposium (Apr 28-29, 2011, Charlotte NC)
– Color Management Workshop (annual, at AATCC)
– Textile Fundamentals eLearning Modules
Educational
• Coordination with NCSU, etc
Tracks at Conferences
Color Communication
• Minimum Fuss, Maximum Organization: Optimizing Color Managed Print Processing in Design
• A Systematic Approach to Product Development and Quality Management
• Plaids, Prints, Paper and Plastic: Matching the Standard
• Using Color Measurement and Communication Tools Effectively
Design, Development & Merchandising
• Top Trends in Visual Merchandising of Apparel Products
• U.S. Army Multicam Integration into Battlefield Uniforms
• Technical Textiles & Sports Materials for the Baby Boomer Active Wear Market
• Comparison of Thermal Resistance Between Two Garment Designs
Quality Matters
• AATCC Products that Help Deliver Right Product at the Right Time
• AATCC Proficiency Programs – Snapshots of the First Decade
• Advances in UV Protective Clothing Offer an Affordable Route to Skin Cancer Prevention
• Performance Finishes: Consumers’ Expectations Versus Retail Reality
Innovations
• Life Cycle Assessment of a Tee Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles
• Making Recycled Fibers Traceable, Transparent, and Certifiably Sustainable
• Wanted: Green Wardrobe Planners
• New Wet Finishing Tools for Denim
Technical
• Proficiency testing – Confirm that your lab (and your vendors’ labs) obtain
correct results.
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Antibacterial Proficiency Program
Colorfastness Proficiency Program
Appearance & Phys. Properties Proficiency Program
Water Resistance/Repellency Proficiency Program
Fiber Identification & Analysis Proficiency Program
Visual Gray Scale for Color Change Evaluation Proficiency Program
• Technical Manual
– Test Methods
– Evaluation Procedures
– Monographs
• AATCC TM Training Programs (Worldwide)
Test Methods & Evaluation Procedures:
What’s the difference?
• Test Methods define a
process for measuring
performance or
functionality.
TMs do not define the
value that is “passing”
or acceptable. That is
up to the contractual
parties.
• Evaluation Procedures
define procedures that are
used by multiple TMs.
For example, multiple TMs
for colorfastness employ
Gray Scale for Color Change
assessment.
EP 1 and EP7 are the
procedures for Gray Scale
for Color Change
assessment.
Example of Evaluation Procedures
Gray Scale for Color Change
Visual method
Instrumental
method
Quality Control
– QC aids
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Gray Scales
Detergent
Replicas
Color vision test
Wrinkle resist
– Supported by TMs & EPs
How it works:
Standard Reference Detergent
Used in Test Methods that employ home laundering machine.
The monograph “Standardization of Home Laundry Test Conditions”
explaining its use is free on the website (www.aatcc.org).
UV Calibration Program
UV Textile Calibration specimen ships with Evaluation Procedure 11,
“Spectrophotometer UV Energy Calibration Procedure for Optically
Brightened Textiles”.
Publications
AATCC Review
(magazine)
AATCC Testing &
Evaluation CD
Series
Color Technology in
the Textile Industry
Technical Manual –
contains
Test Methods,
Evaluation
Procedures, etc.
Available in English
and Chinese.
Hardbound and CD
available.
Color Vision and
Technology CD-ROM
Publications, cont’d.
Colorfastness to
Perspiration and
Water
Color Assessment
Color Fastness to
Crocking
Online Newsletter
Textile Dyeing
and Coloration
Garment Wet Processing
Technical Manual
Publications – Coming Soon
• AATCC Color Guidebook
– Joint effort of RA36 (Color Measurement test
methods) and C2C
– Intended audience: participants in color approval
process for retail supply chains.
– Fundamentals and Best Practices for execution of
visual and electronic color approval program.
Web Site
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AATCC Review and AATCC Journal issues*
Newsletter issues
World Calendar
Member database*
Student links
New online presence – come check us out!
Networking at Conferences
• International Conferences
• Workshops and Symposia
Events offer opportunity to meet colleagues and
discuss issues with experts in the field. AATCC
members support industry and supply chain
businesses around the world.
Ownership by members
Where do TMs and EPs come from?