QUALITY CONCEPT

HISTORY : 1966First

Artificial Turf @

Astrodome Houston

1970

1e generation

artificial turf in PP

1980 2e

generation artificial turf with sand infill

1999 3e

generation artificial turf with

alternative infill e.g.

SBR;

2005 Fifa

Embraces artificial

turf

2012Fifa One

star & FifaTwo Star are born

2015New FIFA Quality &

Quality Pro concept

FIFA 2012

FIFA 2012

• Focus on safety and longevity

• More demanding wear test in the laboratory

• More hours of use – every day

• While maintenance is essential, it is less for such systems

• Focus on less intense use and top-level performance

• Stricter performance criteria to replicate good natural turf

• Less maintenance than natural turf

• Annual re-testing to ensure high quality over time

FIFA 2015

FIFA 2012

• Old, small Lisport. Only 2 rolls simulating football shoes with studs

• Small test piece

• 5200 cycli • 20200 cycli• No maintenance/Brushing of

the infill

FIFA 2015• New Lisport XL• Rolls with studs• Rotating plates• Big test piece of turf :

2,5 m x 0,9 m• With shockpad!

• 3020 cycli • 6020 cycli• Incl. Maintenance/brushing

of the infill

TESTS DONE AFTER

LISPORT XL

Cycles

+/- 11 New testmethods FIFA 2015 vs 2012

1. Method for the determination of heat on artificial turf products

2. Method for calculating reduced ball roll on samples tested in the Lisport XL

3. Method for the measurement of free pile height

4. Method for the measurement of infill depth

5. Method for the determination of UV stabiliser content in yarns

6. Method for clarification of the particle size distribution measurement

7. Method for clarification for the measurement of differential scanning

calorimetry (DSC)

8. Method for clarification for the measurement of yarn decitex

9. Method for clarification of product identification on woven carpet products

10.Method for clarification of porosity testing on artificial turf systems

11.Method for clarification of yarn thickness measurement

FQC 2015 – LAB test req.New method of mesuring Yarn Thickness (micron)

FQC 2015 – LAB test req. (FOP & LINES)

All line-material must be tested in the same material as the green material. Every colour must be tested

FIFA 2015 fieldtestAfter FIFA Fieldtest:

- A FIFA QUALITY PRO field certification is valid for 12 months. So if you want

a FiIFA QUALITY PRO certified field you will have to have it tested every

year.

- A FIFA QUALITY field certification is valiid for 3 years unless it does not

longer meet the requirements of the FIFA Quality Programme after a

planned or random spot check or if the artificial turf has been moved or

removed;

FIFA 2015 veldtest

PROCESS OF

TESTING :

FQC 2015 – FIELD test requirements