AATCC Resources for C2C:What do I need that is already in the

AATCC toolkit?

AATCC International ConferenceMarch 22-24, 2011

Charleston SC

AATCC offers resources for C2C and other members.

• 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.– 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 ProceduresGray Scale for Color Change

Visual method

Instrumental method

Quality Control

– QC aids• Gray Scales• Detergent• Replicas• Color vision test• Wrinkle resist

– Supported by TMs & EPs

How it works:

Standard Reference DetergentUsed 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 ProgramUV Textile Calibration specimen ships with Evaluation Procedure 11,“Spectrophotometer UV Energy Calibration Procedure for Optically Brightened Textiles”.

Publications

AATCC Review (magazine)

Technical Manual – contains Test Methods, Evaluation Procedures, etc.Available in English and Chinese.Hardbound and CD available.

AATCC Testing & Evaluation CD Series

Color Technology in the Textile Industry

Color Vision and Technology CD-ROM

Publications, cont’d.

Textile Dyeing and Coloration

Color Assessment Color Fastness to Crocking

Colorfastness to Perspiration and Water

Garment Wet Processing Technical Manual

Online Newsletter

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*requires login

• 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?