american association of textile chemists & colourists

AATCC was established in 1921 by Louis Olney and other material experts in the Boston territory (Massachusetts, USA).It is a not-for-profit driven association that does test strategy advancement, quality control materials, and expert systems administration for material experts all through the world. Since 1964, the affiliation has been headquartered at the AATCC Technical Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, AATCC has developed more than 200 material related test strategies and assessment methodology. These strategies are distributed every year in the AATCC Technical Manual. AATCC likewise deals with several functions relating to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) textile test technique advancement in the interest of the American National Standards Institute (AATCC offers test strategy preparing in 11 areas around the world, test strategy proficiency programs, and quality control items for use in directing its test strategies. The affiliation conducts instructive projects, workshops, courses, gatherings, and symposia on numerous aspects of materials. Capability projects are accessible for labs to participate in. A monthly bulletin is conveyed by email. Other publications incorporate books, preparing CDs and online instruction.

Every year, AATCC respects remarkable individuals and the more prominent textile community with various grants, including the Olney Medal for exceptional accomplishment in material science. The Millson Award for Invention perceives exemplary service to material innovation, the Harold C. Chapin Award is displayed for model administration to AATCC, and the J. William Weaver Paper of the Year Award goes to the creators of the best peer-reviewed manuscript published in AATCC Review amid the year. Students compete for several awards including a research paper competition, a textile product design competition, and a materials design competition at AATCC.