From small businesses to clothing mills whose names are household words, a broad span of industry is creating these standards.
Some members are entrepreneurs who are developing UV fabrics and textile products.
Other members represent established fabric manufacturers, garment manufacturers and catalog retailers. In other ASTM news, members of its Sub-committee on Apparel and Sewn Product Automation are spinning bobbins in the sewing industry with plans to develop a standard computer file format for pattern data exchange. The sub-committee was formed in March to standardize the automation process of apparel and sewn products from design to finished product. The Colorite technology was developed to provide precise communication of color using accurate monitor calibration technology. The resulting innovative system provides precise, on-screen reproduction of complex substrates and images of all types.