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Services from Shoe Design and Development Centre (SDDC)
Shoe Design and Development Centre(SDDC) undertakes wide range of consultancy services with an emphasis on creative designs and pattern, increasing comfort and productivity, and saving material consumption. This Centre has a well equipped CAD facilities, fashion studio, footwear pilot plant and Shoe Clinic and Testing Labortory. The Centre helps the industrial units to establish a testing laboratory. The package includes plan layout, training of personnel/lab technicians, identification of equipment, international standards/norms for testing methods, calibration services and periodic audit. The fee for this package is Rs.1,75,000/- per unit.
SDDC has launched in January 1994, a Shoe Designer's Club with annual Membership fee of Rs.10,000/-, as a window of International Fashion. This facility enables footwear and footwear component manufacturers to gain access to the vast international information based on shoe and leather fashions, design and development, colours, materials, etc.
SDDC has now entered a new era by establishing an international class testing laboratory for leather, footwear and its components. Under the aegis of the National leather Development Programme (NLDP) of the Government of India and UNDP, the CLRI has entered into a long-term collaborative agreement with SATRA Footwear Technology Centre, UK, an internationally acknowledged testing center for footwear and allied products.
A Key Facility to achieve Global Quality
The Laboratory follows a Quality Assurance Scheme as laid down by ISO/IEC guide 25:1990 (E) and strictly enforces all the conditions that are highlighted in the OECD code of good laboratory practices. This greatly facilitates the companies opting for ISO 9000 to obtain the back up services of an international class accredited laboratory.
Services
A comprehensive range of services are offered by the testing centre
- Physical Testing
- Calibration
- Technical Advice
- Research
- Quality Certification and Standardisation
- Staff Training in Laboratory Techniques
- Assisting in IPQC and ISO 9000 Implementation
Other than Indian & SATRA test methods, testing services are also offered as per ASTM, BS, DIN and CEN and Institutional standards like Bally and ECCO.
Why Testing at CLRI ?
- The premier footwear testing laboratory in India that offers testing and calibration services as per Quality Assurance Scheme.
- Tests conducted by SATRA trained highly skilled technicians
- All equipment/instruments are well maintained and periodically calibrated for correct performance of the tests and measurements
- Environment of the laboratory is strictly controlled as per International requirements
- Efficient interpretation of the test results
- Prompt and dependable service
- Confidentiality of the test results are maintained
- Test reports sent by FAX/Courier
- 20-30% discount on testing charges for SATRA members in India
- Report for common tests delivered within one day after conditioning period
- The laboratory is accredited by SATRA
- As per international norms, samples must be conditioned for 48 hours at Standard temperature and humidity
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Contact
Head, SDDC Division
CLRI, Adyar, Chennai 600 020
Tel.: +91-44-24420589
Email: bndas@clri.res.in
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