SATRA Bulletin

Performance demands on outdoor footwear

There is an ever-growing market for high-performance outdoor footwear. What do consumers expect from such products?

Evaluating animal print materials

The use of animal prints is once more gaining in popularity for footwear, although some of these materials need special care during the shoemaking process.

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Test specifications for footwear supply chains

Consumers have a right to expect their footwear to meet certain minimum criteria, including safety, durability and performance. Here, we reveal how test specifications can be used to achieve this.

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Testing the shear and peel strengths of insole ribs

Outlining the procedures for confirming the fitness-for-purpose of these important footwear components.

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The use of digital product passports

Considering the recently-introduced European sustainability legislation and how it affects producers of goods which are directly placed onto the European market.

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2025 dates released for SAFT training

Details have been announced of the forthcoming footwear technologists’ course to be held in the UK and the USA, with limited itineraries in Vietnam and China.

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