Footwear and leather product testing

Customer and consumer demands are driving ever-increasing standards in the footwear and leather goods supply chain, posing a series of challenges for the industry to remain competitive, profitable and sustainable. Stakeholders increasingly demand that products are not only safe and of high quality, but also produced in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

From a product safety and quality perspective, we conduct tests to verify that products meet required global requirements and standards, such as: volatile organic compounds aspects such as phthalates in plastic accessories related to children's shoes. The assessment of the fulfillment of environmental and social responsibilities is carried out through inspections, audits and certifications of production equipment and workers' occupational health and safety.

Dongguan Zhongyu Footwear and Leather Services:

We offer comprehensive services covering the entire footwear and leather goods supply chain.

Footwear and Leather Products Testing

ECOSECURE product mark certification for footwear and leather products

Anti-mildew solutions

Accessories and sizing services

Safety Footwear Certification

technical consulting

test

Social Responsibility Solutions

System and Service Certification

Introduction to Zhongyu’s shoe materials and footwear products and services : 

•Appearance test

 Tests that rely on human sensory organs and some standard samples, standard photos, pictures, maps, etc. to evaluate appearance (color fastness test, yellowing resistance test, color shift test)

•Physical testing

 Tests to evaluate product performance, comfort, safety and quality (heel pull-off strength, leather adhesion, accessory pull-off, seam strength, strap pull strength, bending resistance,

Adhesion, tensile strength, tear strength, burst strength, peel strength, abrasion resistance test, anti-slip test)

• Human body mechanical performance testing

 Evaluate the interaction between user and product (energy absorption, compression rebound, vertical rebound)

•Usage and life testing

 Relevant tests to evaluate the actual performance and life of the product (try-on evaluation test, anti-aging test)

•Biological and chemical testing (restricted substance testing)

•Safety performance testing of accessories (small object testing, button and zipper performance testing)

Leather testing, main services include:

•Handbags and small suitcases

The strength and firmness of hand straps are important factors in measuring the quality of handbags and luggage. Zhongyu provides comprehensive strength testing services to evaluate the quality risks of hand straps in terms of strength and interface strength.

In addition, we can provide a full range of color fastness testing, water spot testing and many other related tests, especially for handbags, to assess the risk of color transfer to clothing and the possible bubbling of leather products after contact with water .

•belt

From labels, color fastness (wet and dry rubbing color fastness, water fastness, and others) to corrosion resistance testing of buckles and other metal parts, Zhongyu can provide comprehensive testing according to customer needs applicability".

•Leather jacket

Tests such as color fastness to dry cleaning, light fastness, coating adhesion strength, and color fastness to rubbing can be used to test garments or materials and components before production. Components such as zippers, linings, adhesive linings and buttons also need to be evaluated for performance. In addition, garment cleanliness ratings also need to be considered.

•Small leather goods (wallets, wallets, etc.) and large suitcases

Tests suitable for small leather products include bead adhesion, button adhesion, seam strength, lining wear resistance, fabric resistance to twisting, etc. Commonly used test items for luggage include buckle/handle strength testing, abrasion resistance, bending resistance and seam strength testing.

•Testing of chemicals in leather

Jietong certification testing chemical testing can detect harmful chemical substances such as hexavalent chromium, specific azo, formaldehyde and pentachlorophenol that may be present in leather products to ensure the environmental protection of products.

Main testing standards for shoe materials, footwear products and leather materials:

• American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

• Standards Australia (AS)

• British Standards Institution (BS)

• Canadian Standards Board (CAN/CGSB)

• German Standards Institute (DIN)

• European Committee for Standardization (EN)

• China National Standardization Administration (GB)

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• Japan Industrial Society (JIS)