Industry Performance Standards
Industry Performance Standards are important to understand to ensure your textiles meet requirements.
Industry Performance Standards
Your guide to Industry Performance Standards for testing and the acceptance criteria.
ACT Voluntary Performance Guidelines
CFFA
Recommended Minimum Performance Standards
ASTM D3691
Standard Performance Specification
Joint Industry Fabric Standards
Woven & Knit Residential Upholstery Fabric Standards & Guidelines
ACT Voluntary Performance Guidelines
A.C.T.
The Association for Contract Textiles (ACT) is a professional trade association comprised of companies involved in the design, development, production and promotion of textiles for commercial interiors. ACT established and promotes voluntary performance and environmental guidelines for contract textiles.
See A.C.T. Performance Guidelines
CFFA
Recommended Minimum Performance Standards
Chemical Fabrics and Film Association recommended performance standards for vinyl and other chemical coated upholstery fabrics produced with woven, nonwoven, or knit substrates which are used as upholstery materials for indoor furniture.
See CFFA Guidelines
ASTM D3691
Standard Performance Specification
This performance specification covers the requirements for all knit, lace, foam back, stitch-bonded, conventional weights, and sheer woven fabrics to be used in the manufacture of curtains and draperies.
See ASTM D3691 Guidelines
Joint Industry Fabric Standards
Woven & Knit Residential Upholstery Fabric Standards & Guidelines
The Joint Industry Fabric Standards and Guidelines Committee was formed in the mid-1970s to develop standards for woven and knit upholstery fabrics. This 45-page document is the third update to the original standard.
See Joint Industry Fabric Standards Guidelines
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