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Textile, Footwear, Furniture & Material Testing

2022-04-04

OVERVIEW

Textiles, footwear, furniture and building materials are all parts of our daily lives. The quality and safety of them are not to be neglected. As the first textile testing laboratory in Hong Kong, we help your products stand out from the rest by ensuring your products as well as their raw materials comply with different safety regulations and are in line with international standards.


SCOPE OF SERVICES


Furniture Testing
- Bunk Beds
- Mattresses
- Composite Wood Products
- Seating & Tables
- Formaldehyde


Household Products Testing
- Candles
- Condoms
- Cutlery & Kitchenware
- Eye Glasses
- Luggage
- Sunglasses
- Sanitary & Toilet Accessories
- Water-consuming Appliances (Showerhead & Water Tap)
- Gas Appliances
- Pillows
- Quilts


Textiles and Apparel Testing
- Care Labelling
- Fibre Identification and Composition
- Color Fastness
- Dimensional Stability (Shrinkage)
- Performance Evaluation
- Flammability
- Safety & Ecological Testing
- Accelerated Weathering Testing
- Hosiery Testing
- Color Measurement Testing


Vehicle Interior Accessories Testing
- Physical Testing
- Functional Testing
- Ecological Safety Testing
- VOC Emissions Testing


Construction Materials Testing
- Door Closers
- Lock Sets
- Paints
- Safety Glasses
- Tiles
- Adhesive & Sealants


Paper and Packaging Testing
- Physical & Mechanical Testing
- Chemical Properties
- Transit Testing (Compression, Drop & Vibration)
- Box Certification
- Conditioning Testing


FLAMMABILITY TESTING

To reduce the risk of fire caused by combustible materials, STC provides our customers with a series of standardized flammability testing services on textiles and apparel, construction materials and upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedding items, carpets and curtains, and others. All tests are conducted according to local and international standards and regulations to ensure product safety.


STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) is the first independent, not-for-profit testing, inspection and certification organization in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in 1963, STC has been dedicated to providing professional, reliable and comprehensive testing and inspection services, and issuing the highest quality reports to ensure product compliance with relevant technical and safety requirements while keeping pace with the development of trade and industry. To meet global demand for testing services, not only has STC set up testing laboratories and/ or offices in Dongguan, Shanghai, Changzhou, Guangxi and Heilongjiang, but also in Vietnam, Japan, the USA and Germany. In the future, STC will keep exploring and investing in emerging markets.


Contact us for details.