Saina Group develops test laboratory

China-based Saina Group Co Ltd manufactures safety footwear in Ruian City, Zhejiang Province. The company currently employs more than 1,200 members of staff who use German-made Desma injection-moulding machinery on 18 assembly lines. ISO 9001 quality system certification was gained in 2003, enabling Saina to actively market its products as benefitting from a high level of quality control – from design to material purchasing – as well as in manufacture, inspection, production delivery and after-sales service.

The company produces a variety of safety shoes which use PU, TPU and rubber solings – components which it says have been tested to EN ISO 20345. The installation of relevant test equipment in Saina’s own laboratory – reported to have been audited and approved to ISO 17025 – allows for in-house safety shoe assessment. As a result, Saina can test for impact, penetration and compression resistance, in addition to testing products for anti-static characteristics, bond strength and tensile strength.

Photograph shows Saina Group staff receiving their company’s membership logo from SATRA’s Dean Ashworth (centre).

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This article was originally published on page 7 of the October 2012 issue of SATRA Bulletin.

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