• Standards & Guidance

    Standards help textile and apparel manufacturers avoid errors and enter foreign markets.

Sectors

WAMCA

Part of WAMCA Global

Connecting industries, expertise and opportunity across global manufacturing.

Contact Us

Standards and guidance

Standards help textile and apparel manufacturers avoid errors, build buyer trust, and enter foreign markets. Common standards across TAMA's five sub-sectors include:

01

Lean

A methodology for reducing waste across weaving, cutting, and finishing lines.
1
02

Six Sigma

A data-driven standard for minimising defects in garment and textile manufacturing.
2
03

ERP integration standards (e.g. ISA-95)

Reliable data exchange between production planning and order management for textile and apparel producers.
1
04

AATCC Test Methods

Standardised test methods for textile colourfastness, performance, and quality used across the sector.
1
05

ZDHC MRSL

A restricted substances list controlling hazardous chemicals in textile dyeing and finishing.
15
06

ISO 50001

An energy management system standard.
6
07

Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing standards

Frameworks for digital production and data management.
1

Textile standards

Textile standards, from fibre content to chemical restriction, come from external bodies. We track and explain them.