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Custom Vinyl Fabric Testing and Validation (for Fabricators)

Getting a custom vinyl wrong is expensive. This is the step where we prove your fabric will perform the way the spec sheet claims. Before full scale production, Value Vinyls runs custom vinyl fabric testing and documented inspection on every formulation so your textile is validated for real world use.

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VALIDATION AND SUPPORT

Every formula is checked for the things that actually cause failures in the field: color match tolerance (ΔE), gauge and weight consistency, tensile and tear strength, adhesion, abrasion, cold crack, UV stability and flame performance. Once the numbers hit target, the product moves into production and is then stored and shipped from one of our convenient North American warehouse locations in Texas, Illinois, and Toronto, Canada.

Our process doesn’t end at shipment. We work with you to evaluate how your vinyl performs in the field, identifying refinements and opportunities for long-term improvement. With every iteration, we help strengthen the material and your competitive edge.

From first sample and prototype through long-term orders, our technical and customer teams stay involved to help you:

  • • Choose and validate the right construction before you commit to production

  • • Troubleshoot any issues during the job

  • • Review performance after install and, when needed, refine the spec for future projects

  • • Leverage our proactive inventory forecasting so you have the right vinyl in stock when the next order hits

BUILT. TESTED. BACKED.

Testing doesn’t stop in the lab, it continues wherever your vinyl is used.

As your vinyl fabric supplier and project partner, we stay involved after delivery, track field performance, and respond with data backed adjustments when conditions, codes or customer requirements change.

The result is simple: a custom vinyl that is built to your application, tested against the risks that matter, and backed by a team who supports you before, during, and after the sale.

In-house laboratory testing PVC vinyl fabric formulations for strength, durability, and coating performance

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

ON-SITE TESTING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

Custom vinyl product development for athletic, industrial, transportation, tensile and specialty fabrics.

We work with you to turn a performance wish list into a real, repeatable product. Our team handles the design, testing, and validation so you are not guessing how a new fabric will behave once it hits production or the field.

We prioritize innovation as an essential aspect of who we are and invest heavily into it. Value Vinyls is a leader in building better solutions and innovating industrial and structural fabrics. Our Testing Lab offers our partners advanced on-site testing, product customization, and a comprehensive product development program. 

WHAT WE CAN CUSTOMIZE

  • • Extensive options in weight, width, color,  emboss, and surface texture
    • Specialized fabric sourcing for various widths
    • Treatment options for product performance and longevity
    • UV, FR, CPSIA, REACH, antimicrobial, and more
    • Custom color matching or other color specifications

SPECIFICS

  • • Any color
    • Custom embosses or textures
    • Treatment options
    • Weights typically between 8 – 50 ounces
    • Vinyl compounds built on PVC, ETFE, PVDF, TPU, TVF, PP, PE, TPO and more
    • Validate and certify

RESULT

Your own, unique vinyl textile specifically tuned to your application and challenge, backed by lab data, and ready to run on your equipment instead of a generic “close enough” catalog fabric.

Speak with one of our Technical Textile Leads

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V2 LAB PERFORMANCE TESTING

In-house vinyl testing so your specs are backed by data, not guesswork.
Our on-site testing lab verifies performance before your rolls hit the floor, so you avoid warranty drama, field failures, and rework. When needed, we coordinate third party testing to industry and federal regulation compliance and your customer’s requirements.

TYPICAL QUALITY TESTS INCLUDE:

ABRASION RESISTANCE

ADHESION

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE

COATING RATIO

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION

COLOR GRADING

FLEXIBILITY

GLOSSINESS

GRAB TENSILE

PUNCTURE

STRIP TENSILE

THICKNESS

TRAPEZOID TEAR

UV RESISTANCE

WEIGHT

STANDARDS WE WORK TO

ASTM, NFPA, CSFM, ISO, CPSIA, REACH, etc. If your project cites something else, send it over and we will align the plan.

RESULT

Fewer surprises on the production line, smoother approvals with your customer’s team, and a vinyl spec you can stand behind on every project.

Share your spec and we will map tests, tolerances, and reporting.

Explore in-depth all the ways we test performance.

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