AATCC Workshop: Specifier’s Edge

The Specifier’s Edge is a two-day immersive workshop designed to help you turn textile testing data into better product decisions.

Created for designers, product managers, technical designers, marketers, entrepreneurs, and other professionals who influence material and product decisions, this workshop goes beyond simply explaining test methods. You’ll learn how to understand what the results are telling you, ask better questions, recognize potential risks, and make informed decisions about the materials and products you specify.

Go Beyond Pass or Fail

In the real world, textile performance is rarely as simple as a single number or a pass/fail result. The Specifier’s Edge gives you a practical framework for evaluating results in context and determining what matters for your product, customer, and application. Across two days, you’ll explore color measurement, laundering, appearance, physical and functional performance, colorfastness, moisture management, sustainability, regulatory considerations, and more. Just as importantly, you’ll learn how these pieces fit together when you are making actual product decisions.

 

Learn Directly from the Experts

You’ll have direct access to AATCC staff members with decades of expertise in standards development, textile testing, quality control, performance evaluation, and claim substantiation. Bring your questions. Explore real-world testing considerations. Build connections with professionals facing many of the same challenges you are. You’ll leave with practical knowledge and resources you can put to work immediately, whether you are developing a product, evaluating a material, working with a testing laboratory, communicating with a supplier, or determining the right specifications for your next project.

Turn Testing Knowledge into Your Competitive Edge

You don’t need to become a textile testing expert. You need to know enough to make better decisions, ask the right questions, and recognize when a result deserves a closer look. That’s The Specifier’s Edge.

 

Registration includes both days of instruction, luncheons and breaks, and digital copies of Analytical Methods for a Textile Laboratory and Selecting a Textile Testing Lab.

 

Attendance is limited. Register early to secure your seat.

 

What You’ll Explore

• Why standardized testing matters

• Color measurement principles

• Physical and descriptive properties

• Laundering and appearance performance

• Pilling and abrasion

• Water resistance and repellency

• Antibacterial performance

• Colorfastness

• Moisture management

• Stretch, tensile, tear, and strength performance

• Environmental factors and UV performance

• Sustainability considerations

• Regulatory testing and compliance

• Emerging test methods and technologies

• Troubleshooting textile issues

• Best practices for setting specifications

• Practical tools and resources for better decision-making

Notice of Consent and Contact Information Sharing By attending this meeting, you consent to AATCC using any photos, videos, or images of you or your likeness in AATCC media or materials. Additionally, your name, company, and email address will be shared with other event attendees. If you prefer not to consent or share your contact information, please email the Education Department to opt out.
Force Majeure AATCC shall not be responsible for cancellation, delay, or modification of the Specifier’s Edge Workshop due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, government orders, public health emergencies, or other Force Majeure Events. No refunds will be issued due to such circumstances.