Sticking to safety and quality

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Thorough quality control

An exhaustive management system based on handmade quality has been established.
It is not an exaggeration to say that quality is everything for a brand label.
This includes visible quality, including beauty, color, and design, as well as invisible quality, including fastness in laundering, etc.
Furthermore, in recent years, in addition to these two, safety has come under demand as a third measure of quality.
Chemicals and other materials that cause adverse effects on human bodies are not used. This is also an indispensable requirement for brand labels.

As such, we established an internal Quality Control Committee in order to increase customer satisfaction. We carry out and follow arrangements for quality control throughout all processes of creation to maintain quality and make improvements from the ordering stage to delivery.

Nippon Dom quality support devices

Ammonia deodorant test
Ammonia deodorant test
Oven
Oven
Fading test equipment
Fading test equipment
Scott-type crease-flex abrasion tester
Scott-type crease-flex abrasion tester
Gakushin-type rubbing tester
Gakushin-type rubbing tester
Bench-top type temperature and humidity chamber
Bench-top type temperature and humidity chamber
Washer / dryer
Washer / dryer
Accelerotor Type Abrasion Tester
Accelerotor Type Abrasion Tester
Inspection meter
Inspection meter
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Raw material quality is strictly checked

MSDS is obtained from the raw material manufacturer, quality confirmed through performance evaluation testing(physical properties and fastness), formaldehyde content is confirmed, and use of fluorescent brighteners is confirmed.

Management of formaldehyde content

Formaldehyde is controlled by law.
“Law for the control of household products containing harmful substances” October 12, 1973, Law No. 112

<Specific management measures for formaldehyde content>

  1. All materials in the printed label and woven label material sample book have been checked for formaldehyde.
  2. Those that are not checked for formaldehyde cannot have manufacturing orders issued.

【Details of formaldehyde regulations for textile products】

Hazardous material Formaldehyde
Applications Resining agent, preservative(for glue)
Applicable housewares
(1)In textile products
Diapers, diaper covers, bibs, underwear, sleepwear, gloves, socks, intermediate garments, outerwear, hats, bedding for infants under 24 months of age
(2)In textile products
Adhesives used in underwear, sleepwear, gloves, socks, tabi socks, false eyelashes, false mustaches, wigs, garters
Standards

(1)undetectable (absorbance 0.05 or lower)

(2)75ppm or lower (per 1g sample, 75mg or lower)

Toxicity Membrane irritation
Skin allergy
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Printed label evaluation testing

All lots are washed/tumble dried 10 times repeatedly and only the labels that passed are shipped.
JIS L0217, 103 washing equivalent 10 times repeated(drying is by tumbling)

Other than printed labels, laser cut products and supersonic wave cut products are also repeatedly washed 10 times and checked for presence of fraying.

  • 洗濯試験
  • 試験布
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Exhaustive brand management and environmental initiatives

All defective printed label and woven label products that arise in the production process are shredded at Nippon Dom and subjected to exhaustive controls to ensure that no brand labels are unlawfully carried out and used.

Also, after they are shredded, labels are re-processed by a vendor and finally reused as solid fuel to make efficient use of this valuable resource and care for the environment.

Shredder

Shredder

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Defective products that arise in the production process are shredded

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Shredded labels

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Re-processed solid fuel after shredding(used for industrial purposes)

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