Portwest USA Catalog 2020

Quality Testing

The cornerstone of success is stringent quality control. Can you be sure the product you are wearing conforms to ANSI/ISEA 107? A certificate from a test house guarantees that the garment or fabric sent to the test house has attained the ANSI/ISEA 107 standard. It is not a guarantee that the bulk production meets the standard. Therefore, it is necessary that every roll of fabric and retroreflective tape is tested with highly specialized equipment which guarantees that all production meets the ANSI/ISEA 107 standard.

Y

0.6400

0.9

0.6200

520

530

0.8

0.6000

540

510

0.5800

0.7

550

0.5600

560

0.6

FLUORESCENTYELLOW

0.5400

570

500

0.5

0.5200

580

590

0.5000

0.4

600

FLUORESCENTORANGE-RED

0.4800

610

FLUORESCENTRED

620

0.3

490

0.4600

0.4400

0.2

0.4200

480

0.3400 0.3600 0.3800 0.4000 0.4200 0.4400 0.4600 0.4800

0.1

470

460

X= 0.40565 | Y= 0.5397

X

380~410

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

Fabric Testing

CLOSE-UP VIEW OF FLUORESCENT YELLOW This graph shows an enlarged view of the yellow ANSI/ISEA 107 color range. The color co-ordinates marked on the graph are a reading from our fluorescent yellow fabric. This reading is taken using the Minolta spectrophotometer.

This graph displays the CIE 1931 X, Y chromaticity diagram which defines a color space for graphing color. In our quality control laboratory we use the Minolta spectrophotometer to check every roll of fabric. This guarantees that the fabric used is fully compliant to the ANSI/ISEA 107 standard.

Reflective Tape Testing

The HiVisTex™ retroreflective tape used is of the highest quality. Every roll of HiVisTex tape is tested to ensure full compliance to the most up to date version of the ANSI/ISEA 107 standard. This innovative high visibility tape solution offers the wearer total peace of mind at all times.

RETROREFLECTOMETER This is for checking the performance of retroreflective tape. Every roll of tape is tested to ensure it meets and exceeds the standard requirements.

HIVISTEX REFLECTIVE TAPE HiVisTex tape is constructed from thousands of premium, wide angle, glass beads, placed per inch squared. These beads work like thousands of tiny mirrors, reflecting light back towards its source as a brilliant white glow. Perfect for use in the protective clothing industries HiVisTex tape ensures the wearer ultimate visibility in low light conditions.

HIVISTEX IS A TRADEMARK OF PORTWEST.

CLASS IDENTIFIER ICONS These symbols indicate that the garment is tested and is compliant with ANSI/ISEA -107, the American National Standard for High Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear. Each symbol denotes the garment type and the performance class associated with each garment.

1 TYPE 0 CLASS

2 TYPE R CLASS

3 TYPE P CLASS

ANSI/ ISEA 107 MANUFACTURER DECLARES PRODUCT TESTED TO

CLASS E

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