CEN/TR 15118:2005

Testing guidelines for touch and close fasteners

This Technical Report describes different methods of integration of touch and close fasteners to the final or finished product, such as:
Sewing,
mechanical attachment,
adhesive pressure sensitive,
heat activated,
welded attachment,
moulding in,
straps,
non-continous application in various widths,
together with the appropriate test method.

Textilien - Haftverschlüsse - Anforderungen

Lignes directrices pour l'essai des fermetures auto-agrippantes

Le présent Rapport Technique décrit les différentes méthodes d�intégration de fermetures auto-agrippantes au
produit final ou fini, telles que :
la couture,
la fixation mécanique,
l�adhésif sensible à la pression,
l�activation par la chaleur,
la fixation par le soudage,
le moulage,
les sangles,
l�application discontinue sur des largeurs différentes,
à appliquer en même temps que la méthode d�essai appropriée.

Navodila za preskušanje sprijemnih zapenjal

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-May-2005
• ICS: 61.040 - Headgear. Clothing accessories. Fastening of clothing
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 248 - Textiles and textile products
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 248/WG 5 - Touch and close fasteners
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 11-May-2005
• Completion Date: 11-May-2005
• Ref Project: SIST-TP CEN/TR 15118:2005 - Testing guidelines for touch and close fasteners

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2005
Navodila za preskušanje sprijemnih zapenjal
Testing guidelines for touch and close fasteners
Textilien - Haftverschlüsse - Anforderungen
Lignes directrices pour l'essai des fermetures auto-agrippantes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 15118:2005
ICS:
61.040 3RNULYDOD'RGDWNLN Headgear. Clothing
REODþLORP6SHQMDQMHREODþLO accessories. Fastening of
clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 15118
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
May 2005
ICS 61.040
English version
Testing guidelines for touch and close fasteners
Lignes directrices pour l'essai des fermetures auto- Textilien - Haftverschlüsse - Anforderungen
agrippantes
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 7 April 2005. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 248.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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© 2005 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TR 15118:2005: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents
Page
Foreword .3
Introduction.4
1 Scope .5
2 General .5
Bibliography.8

Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 15118:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and
textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Report: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
A large and growing variety of touch and close fasteners exist on the market. They differ by the nature of their
raw materials, their construction, the type of gripping elements and in their performance, e.g. shear strength,
peel, cycling and cleaning.
To ensure that a touch and close fastener of a particular type is suitable for the consumer's end product, the
guidelines recommend that different procedures are followed to ensure that the chosen type of attachment is
appropriate.
1 Scope
This Technical Report describes
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