Next SATRA footwear webinars announced

Registrations are being taken for SATRA’s live online presentations on issues relating to the production of footwear.

SATRA’s programme of regular webinars presented on a variety of key industry topics is proving very popular with members around the world. Hundreds of online attendees have taken advantage of this provision, all of whom have the opportunity to pose questions before the event, during the presentation or afterwards. Answers can then be provided either as a live response at the conclusion of the session (when it is presented live) or as personalised emailed advice, which is a particularly valuable service whenever confidential information about the member’s products needs to be discussed.

The following SATRA member-only webinars will be presented at 10:00 GMT and repeated at 16:00 GMT to accommodate delegates who are located in North or South America.

Thursday 16th November 2023 – ‘Testing whole shoe flexing’. There are several different options which are available for reviewing the flex endurance of finished footwear in order to assess whether their constructions will hold up in day-to-day wear.

Delegates to this webinar will learn about the different evaluation methods that can be used, dependent on the type of footwear. They will also consider how these tests reinforce the fact that whole shoe flexing is an assessment of the final completed footwear’s durability, rather than a way of simply evaluating the flexing properties of individual materials and components.

Thursday 23rd November 2023 – ‘Top-piece slip resistance’. Slipping of the heel part of the sole is arguably the most dangerous type of slip, because of the subject’s weight being transferred to the slipping foot. This makes the slip less recoverable, and increases the likelihood of wearers landing on their backs and risking more severe trauma.

SATRA TM144 (and similar slip test methods) is mainly a whole shoe test. However, in this webinar we will review how it is adapted to test heel top-pieces as components or, in some cases, as removed from whole shoes. As such top-pieces (usually rubber or TPU) must balance grip with durability and attachment security, we will also explain the interplay between these two important characteristics.

Online library of video presentations

In addition to the regular live events, SATRA has built an online library of recordings of the webinars as well as supplementary video presentations on many key footwear-related issues, access to which is reserved for member companies. This online provision ensures that all members who were unable to watch the live online events can still benefit from the experience of SATRA’s experts and other industry figures by logging onto the dedicated website section at www.satra.com/resources whenever they choose.

SATRA members can also access a comprehensive library of SATRA Bulletin technical articles and other industry-related information at this location.

Publishing Data

This article was originally published on page 36 of the October 2023 issue of SATRA Bulletin.

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