What is BS 5131-5.9 – Testing of complete footwear about?
BS 5131-5.9 is an International Standard that focuses on best practices for testing for footwear and footwear material. It gives testing methods for the strength of footwear top piece attachment to shoe heels.
BS 5131-5.9 describes a method for measuring the force required to detach the top piece from the underside of the shoe heel.
BS 5131-5.9 is applicable to heels with the top piece already attached which have been removed from complete shoes to heels alone with the top piece attached and, in some instances, to heels with separate push-in top pieces.
All heels, except reinforced slender heels with top pieces attached by steel spigots and built stacked heels, may be tested by BS 5131-5.9.
Who is BS 5131-5.9 - Testing of complete footwear for?
BS 5131-5.9 on best practices for testing for footwear and footwear material is useful for:
- Footwear manufacturing companies
- Footwear design engineers
- Retailers of footwear
- Testing laboratories
- Regulatory authorities
- Product development teams
Why should you use BS 5131-5.9 - Testing of complete footwear?
Footwear comfort is a widely promoted attribute in marketing footwear and can be applicable across a wide range of footwear categories. Comfort is a key influence in achieving customer satisfaction and can be an important factor in brand loyalty.
BS 5131-5.9 lays down the technicalities for carrying out testing of the complete footwear to determine the strength of top piece attachment to shoe heels. It gives you detailed information about the apparatus needed to perform the test, explains the principle of the test, helps the users to execute the calculations as well as concludes the final test report.
BS 5131-5.9 helps users to evaluate the strength of top piece attachment to shoe heels, relate wear performance and characteristics to laboratory testing results, and determine the effect of a change of component or other process variation.
Thus, adopting the guidelines of BS 5131-5.9, help its users to ensure the design and manufacturing of high quality and reliability of the footwear.
