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Every roll, not a sample per lot, because dye lots split.",[33,68,70],{"id":69},"_3-rubbing-fastness-crockmeter","3. Rubbing fastness (crockmeter)",[29,72,73,75,76,78,79,81],{},[40,74,42],{}," crockmeter, dry and wet.\n",[40,77,46],{}," grade 4+ dry, 3-4+ wet (ISO 105-X12).\n",[40,80,50],{}," dye that transfers to clothing. Dark linings and PU leather trims are the usual offenders; indigo denim is tested with fixing.",[33,83,85],{"id":84},"_4-coating-adhesion-and-defects","4. Coating adhesion and defects",[29,87,88,90,91,93,94,96],{},[40,89,42],{}," inspection frame at 100 m per roll, tape peel on coating.\n",[40,92,46],{}," coating does not lift; defects logged per 100 m under the 4-point system, max 20 points.\n",[40,95,50],{}," PU or PVC that peels after a season, plus weaving faults, oil marks and holes that would otherwise be cut into panels.",[33,98,100],{"id":99},"_5-hydrostatic-head","5. 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Run on pre-production samples and any new mill.",[33,128,130],{"id":129},"what-we-add-by-market","What we add by market",[132,133,134,141,147,153],"ul",{},[135,136,137,140],"li",{},[40,138,139],{},"GCC \u002F hot climates:"," light-fastness (ISO 105-B02) grade 5+, perspiration fastness, 50 C conditioning.",[135,142,143,146],{},[40,144,145],{},"EU retail:"," REACH screening, phthalate test on PVC, cold-flex at -10 C.",[135,148,149,152],{},[40,150,151],{},"US:"," CPSIA lead and phthalate, Prop 65.",[135,154,155,158],{},[40,156,157],{},"Recycled:"," GRS transaction certificate reconciled to roll numbers.",[33,160,162],{"id":161},"after-the-fabric","After the fabric",[29,164,165,166,174],{},"Fabric tests stop fabric problems. 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