Q.A.Testing of Latex Exam gloves
Dumbell test pieces of Glove being tensile tested by our lab worker.
The Glove Q.A Inspection process:
The testing of Latex exam gloves can be divided into the Following steps:
- Random Sampling of gloves as per the Mils standard.
- Water-tight testing for pinholes as per AQL requirement.
- Visual defect testing for Major and Minor defects.
- Physical dimension and tensile strength testing.
- Glove count per box.
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Random Sampling
Gloves are randomly drawn from a batch of 200 cartons / lot as per the AQL standard for the Lot size. The process is done for all the lots of 200 cartons adding up to the full order. Once small lots of 200 cartons are drawn and sampled, a defect report is compiled per lot. Mini lots not passing or complying is segregated, reworked or down graded. A final sampling of a big lot of 1500-3900 cartons is done to complete the final inspection. Lots passing and complying to the customer AQL is strictly followed. The final glove report is presented to the management for approval of shipment.
2
Visual and Water-tight testing
The randomly selected gloves from the previous step undergo water-tight and visual testing. In this step, the gloves are tested for pinhole leakage. Visual inspection of the sampled gloves is done to check for any major or minor defects. Batches that comply to the acceptable level for defects are approved for shipment to you. This test is done to ensure your hands are safe from cross contamination of any kind.
3
Physical dimensions and tensile strength testing
The glove lots that have passed the criteria for holes now undergo the physical strength and dimension testing. The gloves must comply to a minimum Force at break (N), elongation,dimension and thickness parameters to be given the green signal for shipping to you. All these tests are done to ensure that the glove fits comfortably in your hands without tearing and is easy to use.
Lab test equiments are calibrated once a year for assurance of correct results. You can be fully assured.
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Glove count
Last but not the least, the glove quantity must comply to:
- 100 pcs in a dispenser box and 10 dispenser boxes in a carton.
- 100 pcs in a polybag and 40 polybags in a woven sac depending on the requirement of the customer.
Glove count testing of packed gloves is done to ensure you are getting complete gloves as promised.
