German authenticity commission
The German Authenticity Commission (DEK), in cooperation with the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO ), creates standards and norms for uniform and reproducible testing of textiles worldwide .
history
The German Authenticity Commission was founded in 1911 by the Association of German Chemists (VDCh) in order to develop test methods to compare the properties of the dyes from different producers. Members of the commission were representatives of the textile and dye industries as well as the universities. The first chairman was the chemist Adolf Lehne .
After the Second World War , the German Authenticity Commission was re-established as a working group of the Technical Standards Committee for Material Testing and Technology and was thus incorporated into the German Institute for Standardization. At the same time, cooperation with other international interest groups was intensified.
The German Authenticity Commission has been an independent non-profit association since 2008, with the close connection to DIN being continued through the DIN NA 062-05-11 AA standards committee ( color fastness of textiles - German Authenticity Commission DEK e.V. ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Die Deutsche Echtheitskommission eV Retrieved on January 22, 2019 (German).
- ^ History of the DEK. Retrieved January 22, 2019 (German).