The 2007 AATCC Technical Manual is now available in both print and searchable CD-ROM PDF formats. The Manual contains 116 test methods and 10 evaluation procedures. Some of the methods updated for 2007, featured in both the printed and CD products, include:
TM 61-2006, Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated (new title)
TM 88B-2006, Smoothness of Seams in Fabrics after Repeated Home Laundering
TM 88C-2006, Retention of Creases in Fabrics after Repeated Home Laundering
TM 124-2006, Appearance of Fabrics after Repeated Home Laundering
TM 143-2006, Appearance of Apparel and Other Textile End Products after Repeated Home Laundering
AATCC Committee RA49, Insect Resistance Test Methods, produced a new AATCC Method, “194-2006, Assessment of the Anti-House Dust Mite Properties of Textiles under Long-Term Test Conditions,” which is included in this Manual.
AATCC Committee RA88, Home Laundering Technology, produced a new AATCC Monograph on “Overview of Liquid Fabric Softeners Used in Home Laundering,” also included in the Manual.
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