Erle Miles - Independent Testing Laboratory - Stanford Who's Who Certified

Synthetic Turf Industry Carpet and Hard Surface (Wood) Testing - Independent Testing Laboratory - Serving the greater Dalton, GA area.

CARPET TESTING:
The following is an example of some of the performance tests offered:
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▪ Dupont pilling & fuzzing (TRL-609 severe random tumble)
▪ Accelerated soiling (AATCC 123)
▪ Roll chair testing
▪ Tetrapod walker (ASTM D-5251)
▪ Stain resistance
▪ Moisture Impact Penetration
▪ Hexapod Testing (ASTM D-5252)
▪ Foot Traffic Testing (CRI TM-100/ASTM Draft)
TSi offers a full range of construction and physical testing including but not limited to:
▪ Pile weight (ASTM D-5848)
▪ Total weight (ASTM D-418)
▪ Primary backing weight (ASTM D-418)

TURF TESTING:

Fiber
D 789 MELT POINT
D 792 SPECIFIC GRAVITY
D 1577 LINEAR DENSITY (DENIER)
D 2256 SINGLE STRAND BREAKING AND ELONGATION
D 418 THICKNESS & WIDTH OF RIBBON-MICRON

FABRIC
D 418 (D 5848) FIBER CONSTRUCTION: PRIMARY, SECONDARY, FACE

WEIGHT, GAUGE
D 418 PILE HEIGHT
D 1335 & F 1551 RESISTANCE TO PULLOUT (TUFT BIND)
D 5034 GRAB TEAR STRENGTH
D 2859 PILL FLAMMABILITY: WITH/WITHOUT INFILL
E 648 RADIANT PANEL: WITH/WOTHOUT INFILL
D 5252 RESISTANCE TO MATTING: WITHOUT INFILL
TSi 102 DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
D 5034 SEAM STRENGTH: GLUED/SEWN

TURF SYSTEMS
F 1015 ABRASIVENESS- LAB & ON SITE

PLAYGROUND TESTING:
For the surface within the fall zone of the surrounding playground equipment, the surface must meet U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission minimum requirements of 200 Gmax and 1000 HIC at its crucial height when tested in accordance with specification F 1292.

On-Site Testing
Gmax - F 355 - Method A
Gmax - F1292 - Method C (Playground)
Ball Roll - B 57044 - Method 2
Infiltration - BS 7044 - Method 4
Shoe Traction - F 1551
Rotational Traction- BS 7044 - Method 2
Abrasiveness - F 1015