🇵🇱 SIEĆ BADAWCZA ŁUKASIEWICZ - ŁÓDZKI INSTYTUT PL

PCA AB 164 • Łódź, Poland • 122 methods

Materials & polymers

SIEĆ BADAWCZA ŁUKASIEWICZ - ŁÓDZKI INSTYTUT is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 164 (Łódź, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 122 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Flat textile products, Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products, Threads, Woven fabrics. Most frequently used techniques: Strip method, Specimen breakdown method - Martindale apparatus, Segment method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 164
  • Methods in scope: 122
  • Types of test objects: 27
  • Techniques used: 36
  • City: Łódź, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 164
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
TECHNOLOGICZNY, ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 19/27, 90-570 Łódź, LABORATORIUM METROLOGII WŁÓKIENNICZEJ I ELEKTROSTATYKI, ul. Brzezińska 5/15, 92-103 Łódź, ul. Gdańska 118, 90-520 Łódź
City
Łódź, Poland

What this laboratory tests (27)

Analytical techniques used (36)

Laboratory locations

Certificate information

Issue date
24.04.2026
Issue no.
29

Accreditation scope — test methods (122)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Textile Metrology and Electrostatics Laboratory
1 Textile fibres Breaking force
Range (0 – 100) cN Elongation at break Specific strength (calculated)
Single fibre tensile method PN-EN ISO 5079:2021-03 excluding Annex B
2 Textile fibres Linear density PN-EN ISO 1973:2022-03 cl. 8.1
3 Textile fibres Length Method A - measurement of single fibres PN-ISO 6989:2000 cl. 4.1; cl. 7.1
4 Threads Linear density Segment method PN-P-04653:1997
5 Threads Linear density Strip method PN-EN ISO 2060:1997
6 Threads Direction of twist Method for determining the direction of twist PN-ISO 2:1996
7 Threads Twist count
Twist factor (calculated)
Direct method PN-EN ISO 2061:2015-09
8 Threads Twist count
Twist factor (calculated)
Indirect method PN-P-04652:1997
9 Threads Breaking force
Range (0 – 5000) N Elongation at break Specific strength (calculated)
Thread tensile method; Method A; Method D PN-EN ISO 2062:2010 cl. 8.2 cl. 8.5
10 Threads unravelled from fabric Linear density Segment method PN-88/P-04625 cl. 2.4
11 Woven fabrics Linear density
Mass per unit area
Method 1; Method 3; Method 5 PN-ISO 3801:1993 cl. 6.3 cl. 6.5 cl. 6.7
12 Woven fabrics Warp density per 1 cm, Number of warp threads per 1 cm, Weft density per 1 cm, Number of weft threads per 1 cm, Number of threads per cm2 (calculated) PN-EN 1049-2:2000 | PN-EN ISO 7211-2:2025-03
13 Woven fabrics Seam slippage Constant load method PN-EN ISO 13936-2:2005
14 Flat textile products Maximum force or breaking force
Range (0 – 50 000) N Relative elongation at maximum force or at break
Strip method PN-EN ISO 13934-1:2013-07
15 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 6400) cN
Ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf) PN-EN ISO 13937-1:2002
16 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 5000) N
Single tear method of trouser-shaped specimens PN-EN ISO 13937-2:2002
17 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 5000) N
Single tear method for wing-shaped specimens PN-EN ISO 13937-3:2002
18 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 5000) N
Double tear method for tongue-shaped specimens PN-EN ISO 13937-4:2002
19 Knitted fabrics Mass per unit area Method E PN-P-04613:1997 cl. 3.4
20 Knitted fabrics and knitted products Number of courses per 1 cm, Number of wales per 1 cm, Number of loops per 1 cm2 (calculated) PN-EN 14971:2007
21 Flat textile products, Made-up textile products Mass per unit area Small sample method PN-EN 12127:2000
22 Flat textile products Air permeability PN-EN ISO 9237:1998
23 Flat textile products Resistance to rain
Water permeability Water absorption (calculated)
Method: using an FF-10 type instrument PN-P-04629:1991 cl. 2.5.1
24 Flat textile products Resistance to rain
Degree of rain resistance Amount of water that penetrated through the specimen Water absorption (calculated)
Method: Bundesmann PN-EN 29865:1997
25 Flat textile products Length, Width PN-EN 1773:2000
26 Flat textile products Degree of smoothness Method for assessing recovery after crushing PN-ISO 9867:1999
27 Flat textile products Abrasion resistance Specimen breakdown method - Martindale apparatus PN-EN ISO 12947-2:2017-02
28 Flat textile products Elasticity indices PN-EN ISO 20932-1:2020-08+A1:2022-04
29 Furniture products Abrasion resistance Specimen breakdown method - Martindale apparatus PN-EN ISO 12947-2:2017-02 | PN-EN 14465:2005+A1:2007 Annex A
30 Flat textile products, Multilayer systems used in clothing, quilts, sleeping bags and similar textile products Thermal resistance
Water vapour resistance Water vapour transmission rate (calculated) Water vapour permeability (calculated)
Sweating guarded hotplate method PN-EN ISO 11092:2014-11
31 Flat textile products Propensity to fuzzing, pilling and matting Method: modified Martindale method PN-EN ISO 12945-2:2021-04 | PN-EN ISO 12945-4:2021-04
32 Flat textile products Propensity to fuzzing, pilling and matting Shear box method PN-EN ISO 12945-1:2021-04 | PN-EN ISO 12945-4:2021-04
33 Flat textile products Thickness PN-EN ISO 5084:1999
34 Plain nonwovensP Thickness
presser foot area 25 cm2 pressure 0,5 kPa
PN-EN ISO 9073-2:2002 cl. 9.1
35 Nonwovens Mass per unit area PN-EN 29073-1:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9073-1:2023-11
36 Nonwovens Breaking force, maximum force
Range (0 – 50000) N Elongation at break
Strip method PN-EN 29073-3:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9073-3:2023-11
37 Flat textile products, Knitted products Ball burst strength
Range (0 – 5000) N
PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2008 | PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2025-10
38 Geosynthetics Tensile strength
Force range (0 – 50) kN Strain at maximum tensile force.
Wide-width specimen method PN-EN ISO 10319:2025-03 excluding Annex A
39 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Puncture force
Range (0 – 50) kN Displacement at puncture
Method: static perforation – CBR method PN-EN ISO 12236:2007
40 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Hole diameter Method: dynamic perforation – falling cone test PN-EN ISO 13433:2007
41 Geosynthetics Thickness of single layers of uniform thickness at specified pressures
presser foot area 25 cm2 pressure 2 kPa, 20 kPa, 200 kPa
PN-EN ISO 9863-1:2016-09+A1:2020-05 cl. 7.2 cl. 7.3
42 Geosynthetics Mass per unit area PN-EN ISO 9864:2007
43 Flat textile products Change of dimensions after immersion in cold water PN-ISO 7771:1994
44 Flat textile products, Garments, Other made-up products Dimensional change after domestic washing and drying Washing and drying method according to specified procedures PN-EN ISO 5077:2011 | PN-EN ISO 3759:2011 | PN-EN ISO 6330:2022-06
45 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Maximum force and breaking force
Range (0 – 5 000) N Relative elongation at maximum force and at breaking force
Strip method PN-EN ISO 1421:2017-02 cl. 8
46 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Total mass per unit area PN-EN ISO 2286-2:2016-11 cl. 3
47 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Thickness
presser foot area 25 cm2 pressure 2 kPa
PN-EN ISO 2286-3:2016-11
48 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 5000)N
Method A using a tongue-shaped specimen; Method B using a trouser-shaped specimen PN-EN ISO 4674-1:2017-02
49 Loose fibre Electrical resistance:
Range (0,1 ÷ 2x1012) Ω
PN-P-04871:1991
50 Textile products Electrical resistance:
surface through Range (0,1 – 2x1012) Ω
PN-E-05203:1992 cl. 2.4.3; cl. 2.4.4
51 Textile products Surface electrical resistance
Range (0,1 – 2x1014) Ω
Test procedure No. BS/1/2011 issue C of 02.03.2015 based on DIN 54345 part 1:1992
52 Textile products Volume electrical resistance
Range (0,1 – 2x1014) Ω
Test procedure No. BS/2/2011 issue C of 02.03.2015 based on DIN 54345 part 1:1992
53 Protective clothing (materials and products) Surface electrical resistance
Range (0,1 – 2x1014) Ω
PN-EN 1149-1:2008
54 Protective clothing (materials and products) Volume electrical resistance
Range (0,1 – 2x1014) Ω
PN-EN 1149-2:1999+Ap1:2001
55 Protective clothing (materials and products) Charge half-life
Range (0,01 – 30) s Shielding factor Range (0 – 1)
Inductive method PN-EN 1149-3:2007 cl. 4.3
56 Film Electrical resistance:
surface through Range (0,1 – 2x1012) Ω
PN-E-05203:1992 cl. 2.4.3; cl. 2.4.4
57 Threads Linear density Segment method PN-P-04653:1997
58 Threads Linear density Strip method PN-EN ISO 2060:1997
59 Threads Direction of twist Method for determining the direction of twist PN-ISO 2:1996
60 Threads Twist count
Twist factor (calculated)
Direct method PN-EN ISO 2061:2015-09
61 Threads Twist count
Twist factor (calculated)
Indirect method PN-P-04652:1997
62 Threads Breaking force
Range (0 – 1000) N Elongation at break Specific strength (calculated)
Thread tensile method; Method A; Method D PN-EN ISO 2062:2010 cl. 8.2 cl. 8.5
63 Threads unravelled from fabric Linear density Segment method PN-88/ P-04625 cl. 2.4
64 Woven fabrics Linear density
Mass per unit area
Method 1; Method 3; Method 5 PN-ISO 3801:1993 cl. 6.3 cl. 6.5 cl. 6.7
65 Woven fabrics Warp density per 1 cm, Number of warp threads per 1 cm, Weft density per 1 cm, Number of weft threads per 1 cm, Number of threads per cm2 (calculated) PN-EN 1049-2:2000 | PN-EN ISO 7211-2:2025-03
66 Woven fabrics Determination of the woven structure PN-P-01701:1952
67 Woven fabrics Seam slippage Constant load method PN-EN ISO 13936-2:2005
68 Flat textile products Maximum force and breaking force
Range (0 – 10000) N Relative elongation at maximum force and at break
Strip method PN-EN ISO 13934-1:2013-07
69 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 64) N
Ballistic pendulum method PN-EN ISO 13937-1:2002
70 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 2000) N
Single tear method of trouser-shaped specimens PN-EN ISO 13937-2:2002
71 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 2000) N
Single tear method for wing-shaped specimens PN-EN ISO 13937-3:2002
72 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 2000) N
Double tear method for tongue-shaped specimens PN-EN ISO 13937-4:2002
73 Knitted fabrics Mass per unit area Method E PN-P-04613:1997 cl. 3.4
74 Knitted fabrics and knitted products Determination of the knitted structure Test procedure No. 69:2024, edition 2 of 23.01.2024 (developed on the basis of PN-EN ISO 8388:2005)
75 Knitted fabrics and knitted products Number of courses per 1 cm, Number of wales per 1 cm, Number of loops per 1 cm2 (calculated) PN-EN 14971:2007
76 Flat textile products, Made-up textile products Mass per unit area Small sample method PN-EN 12127:2000
77 Flat textile products Maximum seam breaking force
Range (0 – 2000) N
Strip method PN-EN ISO 13935-1:2014-06
78 Flat textile products Maximum seam breaking force
Range (0 – 2000) N
Grab method PN-EN ISO 13935-2:2014-06
79 Flat textile products Air permeability PN-EN ISO 9237:1998
80 Flat textile products Watertightness
Range (0 – 2000) cmH2O
PN-EN ISO 811:2018-07
81 Flat textile products Surface wetting (Spray test) PN-EN ISO 4920:2013-02
82 Flat textile products Length, Width PN-EN 1773:2000
83 Flat textile products Degree of smoothness Appearance assessment method PN-ISO 9867:1999
84 Flat textile products Abrasion resistance Specimen breakdown method - Martindale apparatus PN-EN ISO 12947-2:2017-02
85 Flat textile products Thickness PN-EN ISO 5084:1999
86 Flat textile products Propensity to fuzzing, pilling and matting Shear box method PN-EN ISO 12945-1:2021-04 | PN-EN ISO 12945-4:2021-04
87 Flat textile products Propensity to fuzzing, pilling and matting Method: modified Martindale method PN-EN ISO 12945-2:2021-04 | PN-EN ISO 12945-4:2021-04
88 Furniture products Abrasion resistance Specimen breakdown method - Martindale apparatus PN-EN ISO 12947-2:2017-02 | PN-EN 14465:2005+A1:2007 Annex A
89 Ordinary nonwovens Thickness
presser foot area 25 cm2 pressure 0,5 kPa
Method A PN-EN ISO 9073-2:2002 cl. 9.1
90 Nonwovens Mass per unit area PN-EN 29073-1:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9073-1:2023-11
91 Nonwovens Breaking force, maximum force
Range (0 – 2000) N Elongation at break
Strip method PN-EN 29073-3:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9073-3:2023-11
92 Nonwovens Tear force
Range (0 – 2000) N
Trapezoid method PN-EN ISO 9073-4:2021-07
93 Flat textile products, Knitted products Ball burst strength
Range (0 – 2000) N
PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2008 | PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2025-10
94 Flat textile products Change of dimensions after immersion in cold water PN-ISO 7771:1994
95 Flat textile products, Garments, Other made-up products Dimensional change after domestic washing and drying Washing and drying method according to specified procedures PN-EN ISO 5077:2011 | PN-EN ISO 3759:2011 | PN-EN ISO 6330:2022-06
96 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Maximum force and breaking force
Range (0 – 10000) N Relative elongation at maximum force and at breaking force
Strip method PN-EN ISO 1421:2017-02 cl. 8
97 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Total mass per unit area PN-EN ISO 2286-2:2016-11 cl. 3
98 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Thickness
Area of the presser foot 25cm2, 1 cm2 Pressure 2 kPa, 24 kPa
PN-EN ISO 2286-3:2016-11
99 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 10000) N
Method A using a tongue-shaped specimen; Method B using a trouser-shaped specimen PN-EN ISO 4674-1:2017-02
100 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 64) N
Ballistic pendulum method PN-EN ISO 4674-2:2022-04
101 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Tear force
Range (0 – 10000) N
Trapezoid method PN-EN 1875-3:2002 | PN-EN 1875-3:2023-07
102 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Resistance to damage on bending Method C PN-EN ISO 7854:2002 cl. 5
103 Rubber- or plastics-coated flat textile products Abrasion resistance Method 1 – test specimens clamped in the holder, Martindale apparatus, standard wool abradant, dry test PN-EN ISO 5470-2:2022-03 cl. 6.1
104 Personal protective equipment, Protective gloves Abrasion resistance Specimen breakdown method - Martindale apparatus PN-EN 388 + A1:2019-01 cl. 6.1
105 Personal protective equipment, Protective gloves Tear resistance
Range (0 – 2000) N
PN-EN 388 + A1:2019-01 cl. 6.4
106 Personal protective equipment, Protective gloves Puncture resistance
Range (0 – 2000) N
PN-EN 388 + A1:2019-01 cl. 6.5
107 Textile floor coverings (TFC) Total mass per unit area PN-ISO 8543:1998
108 Textile floor coverings (TFC) Thickness PN-ISO 1765:1998
109 Textile floor coverings (TFC) Number of tufts and/or loops per unit length and per unit area PN-ISO 1763:1998
110 Touch-and-close fasteners Spreading strength
Range (0 – 2000) N
PN-EN 12242:2002
111 Touch-and-close fasteners Longitudinal shear strength
Range (0 – 2000) N
PN-EN 13780:2005
112 Touch-and-close fasteners Total and effective width of the strap, effective width of the buckle PN-EN 12240:1999+AC:1997
113 Hosiery products Transverse extensibility of tights PN-85/P-04889
114 Hosiery products Transverse extensibility of hosiery products PN-91/P-04887
115 Toys and materials intended for their manufacture Mechanical properties
tensile test
PN-EN 71-1+A1:2018-08 cl. 8.4.2.1 cl. 8.4.2.2
116 Textile products Electrical resistance:
surface through Range (2x103 – 2x1012) Ω
PN-E-05203:1992 cl. 2.4.3; cl. 2.4.4
117 Textile products Surface electrical resistance
Range (2x103 – 2x1014) Ω
Test procedure No. BS/1/2011 issue C of 02.03.2015 based on DIN 54345 part 1:1992
118 Textile products Volume electrical resistance
Range (2x103 – 2x1014) Ω
Test procedure No. BS/2/2011 issue C of 02.03.2015 based on DIN 54345 part 1:1992
119 Protective clothing (materials and products) Surface electrical resistance
Range (2x103 – 2x1014) Ω
PN-EN 1149-1:2008
120 Protective clothing (materials and products) Volume electrical resistance
Range (2x103 – 2x1014) Ω
PN-EN 1149-2:1999+Ap1:2001
121 Protective clothing (materials and products) Charge half-life
Range (0,01 – 30) s Shielding factor Range (0 – 1)
Inductive method PN-EN 1149-3:2007 cl. 4.3
122 Film Electrical resistance
surface through Range (2x103 – 2x1012) Ω
PN-E-05203:1992 cl. 2.4.3; cl. 2.4.4

Reference standards (88)

PN-85/P-04889
PN-88/ P-04625 cl. 2.4
PN-88/P-04625 cl. 2.4
PN-91/P-04887
PN-E-05203:1992 cl. 2.4.3; cl. 2.4.4
PN-EN 1049-2:2000
PN-EN 1149-1:2008
PN-EN 1149-2:1999+Ap1:2001
PN-EN 1149-3:2007 cl. 4.3
PN-EN 12127:2000
PN-EN 12240:1999+AC:1997
PN-EN 12242:2002
PN-EN 13780:2005
PN-EN 14465:2005+A1:2007 Annex A
PN-EN 14971:2007
PN-EN 1773:2000
PN-EN 1875-3:2002
PN-EN 1875-3:2023-07
PN-EN 29073-1:1994
PN-EN 29073-3:1994
PN-EN 29865:1997
PN-EN 388 + A1:2019-01 cl. 6.1
PN-EN 388 + A1:2019-01 cl. 6.4
PN-EN 388 + A1:2019-01 cl. 6.5
PN-EN 71-1+A1:2018-08 cl. 8.4.2.1 cl. 8.4.2.2
PN-EN ISO 10319:2025-03 excluding Annex A
PN-EN ISO 11092:2014-11
PN-EN ISO 12236:2007
PN-EN ISO 12945-1:2021-04
PN-EN ISO 12945-2:2021-04
PN-EN ISO 12945-4:2021-04
PN-EN ISO 12947-2:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 13433:2007
PN-EN ISO 13934-1:2013-07
PN-EN ISO 13935-1:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 13935-2:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 13936-2:2005
PN-EN ISO 13937-1:2002
PN-EN ISO 13937-2:2002
PN-EN ISO 13937-3:2002
PN-EN ISO 13937-4:2002
PN-EN ISO 1421:2017-02 cl. 8
PN-EN ISO 1973:2022-03 cl. 8.1
PN-EN ISO 2060:1997
PN-EN ISO 2061:2015-09
PN-EN ISO 2062:2010 cl. 8.2 cl. 8.5
PN-EN ISO 20932-1:2020-08+A1:2022-04
PN-EN ISO 2286-2:2016-11 cl. 3
PN-EN ISO 2286-3:2016-11
PN-EN ISO 3759:2011
PN-EN ISO 4674-1:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 4674-2:2022-04
PN-EN ISO 4920:2013-02
PN-EN ISO 5077:2011
PN-EN ISO 5079:2021-03 excluding Annex B
PN-EN ISO 5084:1999
PN-EN ISO 5470-2:2022-03 cl. 6.1
PN-EN ISO 6330:2022-06
PN-EN ISO 7211-2:2025-03
PN-EN ISO 7854:2002 cl. 5
PN-EN ISO 811:2018-07
PN-EN ISO 9073-1:2023-11
PN-EN ISO 9073-2:2002 cl. 9.1
PN-EN ISO 9073-3:2023-11
PN-EN ISO 9073-4:2021-07
PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2008
PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2025-10
PN-EN ISO 9237:1998
PN-EN ISO 9863-1:2016-09+A1:2020-05 cl. 7.2 cl. 7.3
PN-EN ISO 9864:2007
PN-ISO 1763:1998
PN-ISO 1765:1998
PN-ISO 2:1996
PN-ISO 3801:1993 cl. 6.3 cl. 6.5 cl. 6.7
PN-ISO 3801:1993 cl. 6.3 cl. 6.5 cl. 6.7
PN-ISO 6989:2000 cl. 4.1; cl. 7.1
PN-ISO 7771:1994
PN-ISO 8543:1998
PN-ISO 9867:1999
PN-P-01701:1952
PN-P-04613:1997 cl. 3.4
PN-P-04629:1991 cl. 2.5.1
PN-P-04652:1997
PN-P-04653:1997
PN-P-04871:1991
Test procedure No. 69:2024, edition 2 of 23.01.2024 (developed on the basis of PN-EN ISO 8388:2005)
Test procedure No. BS/1/2011 issue C of 02.03.2015 based on DIN 54345 part 1:1992
Test procedure No. BS/2/2011 issue C of 02.03.2015 based on DIN 54345 part 1:1992

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