Institutional
Tested in the lab. Checked at the factory.
Testing tells you what a product is. Inspection checks how it was made.
Uniform · Workwear · Footwear · PPE
Tti Labs runs an ISO/IEC 17025 testing laboratory and an ISO/IEC 17020 inspection body. Both serve the fabrics, uniforms, workwear, footwear and protective equipment on Tti Labs’ listed scope.
Tti Labs tests products in its ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory. Its group company, Tti Inspections Pvt Ltd, inspects factories and shipments as an ISO/IEC 17020 inspection body.
Division 06 at a glance
PNAC LAB 022 · PNAC IB-006
8
Institutional categories
28
Fabric tests on the accredited scope
6
Protective wear & footwear groups
8
Inspection stages, from sample to sealed container
3 days
Standard turnaround
One division, eight institutional categories.
CTD, Navy, Police, Army, Air Force, Rescue 1122, NESPAK and SNGPL. Category names as listed for Division 06.
Uniform & workwear fabrics
28 fabric tests on the accredited scope.
Uniform and workwear are in Tti Labs’ softline inspection range.
Strength: tensile, tear, bursting, seam slippage, failure in sewn seams
Wear: abrasion, pilling, appearance after home laundering, stiffness
Water, air & flame: water repellency, hydrostatic pressure, air permeability, flame resistance, flammability
Colour fastness: light, laundering, rubbing, perspiration, dry cleaning
Washing & shape: industrial washing, dimensional change, spirality, bow & skew
Construction & chemistry: fibre content, mass per unit area, ends & picks, pH, formaldehyde
Boots, gloves and protective clothing
Tti Labs opened its Footwear and Protective Equipment Testing Laboratory in 2016, for tactical and industrial safety footwear, gloves and other PPE.
Heat & flame clothing: ISO 14116:2015 and ISO 11612:2015, tested to ISO 15025:2016
Welding apparel: molten metal splash, ISO 11611:2024, ISO 11612:2015
High-visibility clothing: EN ISO 20471:2013/Amd 1:2016, ANSI/ISEA 107-2020
Motorcycle garments: EN 17092 (parts 2–6):2020; impact protectors EN 1621-1, -2, -3
Safety footwear: outsole slip ISO 13287:2019; ISO 20344, ISO 20345
Gloves: EN 511:2006, EN 407:2020; motorcycle gloves EN 13594:2015
In 2022 it added facilities for workwear, protective clothing, welding apparel, motorcycle protective equipment and industrial safety products. In 2025 it added accredited testing for motorcycle protective equipment, workwear, footwear and gloves.
Footwear & gloves ranges
Product lists as published for Divisions 03 and 04.
Division 04 · Footwear
Formal shoes
Casual shoes
School shoes
Sports shoes
Medical shoes/slippers
Safety footwear
Protective shoes for motorcycle riders
Division 03 · Protective clothing
General
High-visibility
Motorcycle
Heat & flame
Welding
Division 03 · Gloves
General
Welders
Firefighters
Motorcycle
Football GK
Chemicals
Thermal
Mechanical
Inspection
Eight stages, from sample to sealed container.
A test tells you what a product is made of. An inspection tells you whether the factory made it correctly. Tti Inspections Pvt Ltd does this with full-time inspectors across Pakistan.
Sample picking at ~10% production
Pre-production inspection before manufacturing
Initial production inspection at ~10–20%
During production inspection in-line
Pre-final inspection at ~60–80%
Final random inspection 100% packed
Full check inspection every unit
Loading supervision at stuffing
Also offered: fabric inspection (FI) before cutting, to ASTM D5430-13 4-point grading, and production monitoring (PM), with daily reports on quality and progress.
Shipment checks
Sampled to AQL, checked line by line.
Quantity: 100% carton-packed per the packing list; random cartons per AQL level
Product conformity: shade (limit 4 and above), material and style against the approved reference sample
Marking: labels, shipping marks and barcodes, all verified
Measurements: 3 pieces per size, all colours
Workmanship: stitching, appearance, presentation and a functional check
Packing: assortment, placement, dimensions and carton integrity
Booking within 24 hours; the report follows within the next 24 hours after the inspection ends.
Before the order, and after delivery
Tti Labs' inspection reports are detailed and ready for a decision.
Factory quality assessment
Sample evaluation & product review
Lab technical audit, benchmarked against ISO/IEC 17025
Traceability audit
Product labelling compliance
Defect analysis & root cause
Post-delivery inspection support
Mystery shopping audit
Tti Labs identifies gaps in processes, documentation and compliance. That enables corrective action at source and strengthens supplier accountability.
28 fabric tests on the accredited scope.
Strength, wear, water, air & flame
Strength & wear
Test
Method and edition
Tensile strength, grab & strip
ISO 13934-1:2013, -2:2014 · ASTM D5034-21 (R25), D5035-11 (R24)
Tear strength (Elmendorf, tongue, wing-shaped)
ISO 13937-1, -2, -3:2000 · ASTM D1424-25, D2261-13 (R24)
Bursting strength
ISO 13938-1:2019 · ASTM D3786/D3786M-18 (R23)
Seam slippage (fixed seam opening, fixed load)
ISO 13936-1:2004, -2:2004
Failure in sewn seams
ASTM D1683/D1683M-22
Abrasion resistance, Martindale
ISO 12947-1:1998, -2:2016, -3:1998, -4:1998 · ASTM D4966-22
Pilling (pilling box, Martindale, random tumble)
ISO 12945-1:2020, -2:2020 · ASTM D4970/D4970M-22, D3512/D3512M-22
Appearance after home laundering
ISO 15487:2018 · AATCC 143-2018te
Stiffness, circular bend
ASTM D4032-08 (2016)
Water, air & flame
Test
Method and edition
Water repellency, spray test
ISO 4920:2012 · AATCC TM22:2024
Water penetration, hydrostatic pressure
ISO 811:2018, EN 20811:1992 · AATCC 127-2017(2018)e
Air permeability
ISO 9237:1995 · ASTM D737-18 (2023)
Flame resistance, vertical
ASTM D6413/D6413M-2022
Flammability of apparel textiles
ASTM D1230-25 · 16 CFR 1610
Methods as listed in PNAC accreditation scope LAB 022 Rev. 09 (03-08-2026), pp. 2–5. Selection shown; confirm the edition when you order.
Colour, washing and construction
Colour fastness & washing
Test
Method and edition
Colour fastness to light, xenon arc
ISO 105-B02:2014 · AATCC TM16.3:2020
Colour fastness to laundering, accelerated
ISO 105-C06:2010, C10:2006 · AATCC TM61:2020e2
Colour fastness to rubbing (crocking)
ISO 105-X12:2016 · AATCC TM8:2022e
Colour fastness to perspiration
ISO 105-E04:2013 · AATCC TM15:2021e
Colour fastness to dry cleaning
ISO 105-D01:2010 · AATCC TM132:2013e3
Industrial washing & finishing, workwear
ISO 15797:2017
Dimensional change after laundering
ISO 6330:2021, 5077:2008, 3759:2011 · AATCC TM135:2025, TM150:2025
Spirality after laundering
ISO 16322-1:2005, -2:2021, -3:2021
Bow & skew, garment twist
ASTM D3882-08 (2025) · AATCC TM179-2025
Construction & chemistry
Test
Method and edition
Fibre content, quantitative
ISO 1833, 11 parts (editions 2006–2023) · AATCC 20A-2025
Mass per unit area
ISO 3801:1977, BS EN 12127:1998 · ASTM D3776/D3776M-20 (2025)
Ends & picks (warp & weft count)
ISO 7211-2:2024, BS EN 1049-2:1994 · ASTM D3775-17 (R23)
pH of the aqueous extract
ISO 3071:2020
Formaldehyde
ISO 14184-1:2011, -2:2011
Methods as listed in PNAC accreditation scope LAB 022 Rev. 09 (03-08-2026), pp. 2–4. Selection shown; confirm the edition when you order.
AQL · acceptance levels
ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2008, Level II
Defect
AQL
Critical
0
Major
2.5
Minor
4.0
Inspection product range
Range
Products
Textiles
Garments, fabric, denim, home textile, towel, socks, caps, uniform, workwear
Hard & soft goods
Gloves, leather, sports, footwear, tent, hard goods
Food & pharma
Food, agriculture, pharmaceuticals
Switching rules: normal to reduced, normal to tightened, tightened to discontinue. Closing meeting: the inspector requests a corrective action plan and obtains a signature from the factory.
Accredited, approved and recognised.
ISO/IEC 17025 testing laboratory: PNAC LAB 022, first granted 13 May 2006. Scope Rev. 09, valid until 8 August 2027.
ISO/IEC 17020 inspection body: PNAC IB-006, held by Tti Inspections Pvt Ltd
PNAC is a signatory to the Global ACI MRA (formerly ILAC MRA)
PSQCA approved inspection agency
U.S. CPSC accepted conformity assessment body, Lab ID 1168
OGRA approved petroleum and lubricants testing laboratory
17
Product divisions
544
Accredited methods
1,500+
Tests a day
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Division 06 · Institutional
Institutional testing & inspection