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New certification enables comparability of spacer fabrics

Until now, spacer fabrics have not been tested according to separate test procedures. This meant that important characteristics were not taken into account in the tests. The first national test standard for spacer fabrics has now been developed under the direction of the Institute of Textile Technology of RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Aachen/Germany, in the joint project NormATex (Standardization for Spacer Fabrics).
The developed standardization document DIN 60022-1, Spacer textiles -Terms and definition, sample preparation, is the first  of the new series of standards and contains specifications for the consistent marking and sample preparation of spacer fabrics. The document was prepared by the working committee NA 106 02 11 AA "Test equipment and test methods for spacer textiles" in the DIN Textile and Textile Machinery Standards Committee under the chairmanship of ITA employee Christoph Peiner.
Other documents on further standardized test methods for air permeability and thickness of spacer fabrics are planned. In addition, a publicly funded follow-up project focusing on further test procedures is planned.