Fabric construction analysis — textile laboratory in Como
SDLABCOMO, based in Casnate con Bernate (Como, Italy), performs fabric construction analysis on textiles, leather, apparel and furnishing materials: 11 tests covering mass per unit area, thread and pick density, weave and thickness, run to UNI, ISO, EN, ASTM standards. The laboratory is Accredia-accredited no. 02344 to UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 and, where technically feasible, returns results within 24-48 hours.
At a glance
Fabric construction analysis is carried out at the SDLABCOMO laboratory in Casnate con Bernate (Como, Italy) on woven fabrics, knits, nonwovens and furnishing materials. We measure mass per unit area, thread and pick density, weave and thickness — parameters used for quality control and supply specifications — following the ISO, EN and UNI methods listed in the table. SDLABCOMO is Accredia-accredited no. 02344, but not every test is necessarily accredited: coverage of each test can be checked on the “Accredited tests” page or in the Accredia database. Results in 24-48 hours where technically feasible.
The laboratory performs both accredited and non-accredited tests: the accredited scope can be verified in the official Accredia list.
Check which tests of this type are accredited- Accredia accreditation no. 02344 — ISO/IEC 17025
- Results in 24-48 hours where technically feasible
Available tests (11)
| Code | Test | Method |
|---|---|---|
| TCO 001 | Weave | UNI 8099:1980 |
| TCO 002 | Woven fabrics. Number of threads per unit length | ISO 7211-2:2024 |
| TCO 003 | Knitted fabrics. Stitches per unit length and area | EN 14971:2006 |
| TCO 004 | Mass per unit area using small samples | EN 12127:1997 / ISO 3801:1977 / UNI 5114:1982 / ASTM D3776M-09a(2017) |
| TCO 005 | Nonwovens. Areic mass | ISO 9073-1:2023 |
| TCO 006 | Mass per unit length of threads (linear density) | UNI 9275:1988 / ISO 7211-5:2020 |
| TCO 007 | Linear density by skein method | ISO 2060:1994 |
| TCO 008 | Twists in yarn removed from fabric | UNI 9277:1988 |
| TCO 009 | Width and length | EN 1773:1996 |
| TCO 010 | Crimp of a thread in a fabric | UNI 9276:1988 |
| TCO 011 | White degree | MI03 rev.0 2025 |
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