Whole Shoe Testing
Whole Shoe Testing at BLC
BLC offers whole shoe restricted substance testing. To ensure compliance with legal and social requirements, and ultimately brand protection, a comprehensive restricted substance package, including whole shoe testing, is available to the footwear industry.
The footwear supply chain is complicated due to the large number of component suppliers involved. When it comes to showing due diligence it is less complicated to test the final product rather than instigating the quality systems required to monitor many suppliers.
There are many substances whose presence is restricted in footwear components (azodyes, chromium VI, formaldehyde, nickel, PCP to name just a few). These will vary depending upon the material of which the component is made and the final intended use of the product. In addition to typical leather testing, other examples include:
- Evaluation of nickel release from metal components
- Determination of phthalates in PVC
- Assessment of children’s shoes according to EN71 (both inorganic and organic requirements)
BLC plays an active role in monitoring the legislative and brand positions on various restricted substances and also has a high profile presence on many of the standards committees (BSI, CEN and ISO) related to leather and footwear. A benefit of BLC membership is access to advice and information associated with these issues.
Depending on your requirements, we can test shoes for the following:
- Attachment strength of decorative bows
- Breaking strength of whole shoe toplines
- Burning behaviour of slippers
- Fatigue resistance of shoe heels
- Heel attachment
- Measurement strength of stitched seams
- Peel strength of footwear sole bonds
- Rapid sole adhesion
- Slip resistance
- Strap attachment
- Strength of eyelet facings
- Strength of fastened buckles
- Strength of sandal toe posts
- Tab strength
- Top piece attachment strength
- Torsional strength of top piece attachment
- Upper to sole adhesion
- Washability of footwear
For more information on our whole shoe testing services contact info@blcleathertech.com or +44 (0)1604 679999.
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