Pakistan Standard Specification for Polypropylene Woven Sacks for Packing (Sugar)
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PS: 3128-2008 (1st rev) (ICS: 55.080:67.180:59.060.20) PAKISTAN STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR POLYPROPYLENE WOVEN SACKS FOR PACKING (SUGAR) (All rights reserved) STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE PAKISTAN STANDARDS & QUALITY CONTROL AUTHORITY Mubarak Manzil, 39-Garden Road, Saddar Karachi-74400 PS: 3128-2008 (1st rev) STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (Textile Division) MEMBER LIST OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE FOR SYNTHETIC TEXTILES (BAGS & CORDAGES) TC-15 S. No. CHAIRMAN ORGANIZATIONS 1. Mr. Iskander M. Khan, Pakistan Polypropylene Woven Sacks Association, 20-A, Markaz F-7, Islamabad MEMBERS 2. Mr. Asad Arfeen Arfeen Industries 311-West Canal Bank Road Lahore. 3. Mr. Abdul Samad Lathia Prime Plastics (Pvt) Ltd Suit # 212, 2nd floor Progressive Plaza Beaumont Road Karachi-75530. 4. Mr. Syed Mudassir Zaidi Omni Polymer Packages (Pvt) Ltd 1st floor, Block-3, Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium. Liaquat Barracks Karachi-75350 5. Mr. Shoaib Abdullah Storsack (Pvt) Ltd 501- 5th floor Business Avenue Main Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi. 6. Mr. Adnan Khan Lahore Polypropylene Industries (Pvt) Ltd 45-KM, Multan Road Lahore. 7. Mian Iftikhar Polypack (Pvt) Ltd 4-km Raiwind Magana Road Lahore. 8. Mr. Mansoor Ahmed Swift Paper & Chemical (Pvt) Ltd 2-Km Katar Bund Road Thokar Niaz Baig Lahore. 9. Mr. Muhammad Qarnain White Pearl Rice Mills Ltd Solgin Kharl Jalal Bhttian (Distt: Hafizabad) 10. Mr. Fahim uddin Arshad Syntronics Ltd 20-A, Markaz F-7, Islamabad. PS: 3128-2008 (1st rev) 11. Mr. Shaukat Ahmed Mian Nazir Sons Industries (Pvt) Ltd. Business Centre, 301-307, 3rd floor, I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi-74000. 12. G. M. (Procurements) Rice Export Corporation of Pakistan Finance & Trade Centre Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi-75350 13. General Manager (CSD) Trading Corporation of Pakistan Ltd Finance & Trade Centre, 4th & 5th floor Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi-75350 14. Mr. Zia-ul-Islam Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency #. 311, Mian Margalla Road F-11/3, Islamabad. 15. Mr. Usman Ghani Nutrition Wing. Ministry of Health Taimur Chambers, 1st floor 10-D West Fazal-e-Haq Road, Blue Area Islamabad. 16. Secretary Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Room No. 405-421, 4th Executive floor Sadiq Plaza The Mall Lahore. 17. D. G. (Food) Directorate General Foods Ministry of Food & Agriculture Govt. of Pakistan Block-66, Pak. Sectt. Saddar, Karachi-74200 18. G. M. (Commercial) PASSCO 54-Lawrance Road Lahore. 19. D. G. PCSIR Laboratories Complex Ferozpure Road, Lahore-54660 20. Mr. Zafar-ur-Rahman Directorate of Industries & Commerce (Govt. of Baluchistan) Sirki Road Quetta-87550 21. Mr. Muhammad Salim Directorate of Industries & Mineral Department Latif Poonch House, Multan Road Lahore-54500 22. Dr. Anwar Saeed Ahmed Ministry of Science & Technology Evacuee Trust Building Islamabad. PS: 3128-2008 (1st rev) 23. Mr. Hameed K. Lateef Textile Testing International 137-Block-A, Faisal Town Lahore-54500 24. Wing. Crd. Abdul Majeed Directorate of Quality Control Air Headquarter PAF E-9, Islamabad. 25. Mr. Irfan Amjad Margala Packages & Allied Industries (Pvt) Ltd Naqi Arcade Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam Lahore. 26. Secretary Pakistan Polypropylene Woven Sacks Association 20-A, Markaz F-7, Islamabad. 27. Dr. Altaf Akbar Punjab Food Department 2-Bank Road, Lahore. 28. Assistant Director Army Stores & Inspection Depot Shahrah-e-Muneer Lahore Cantt: 54810 29. Assistant Director Trade Development Authority of Pakistan 62-Garden Town Lahore. 30. Incharge SGS Pakistan Ltd Lahore 31. Deputy Director Standards Development Centre PITAC Compound 234-Ferozpur Road Lahore-54660 32. Director Food Sindh Food Department Sindh Secretariat Karachi. 33. Deputy Director / Incharge, Quality Control Centre PITAC Compound 234-Ferozpur Road Lahore-54660 SECRETARIAT 34. Mr. S. Muhammad Zaki Standards Development Centre Assistant. Director (Textile) Mubarak Manzil 2nd Floor 39-Garden Road, Saddar Karachi. 35. Mr. Muharram Khan Standards Development Centre Dy. Asstt Director (Textile) Mubarak Manzil 2nd Floor 39-Garden Road, Saddar Karachi. PS: 3128-2008 (1st revision) CONTENTS S. NO. TITLE PAGE 1. FOREWORD………………………………………… 2. SCOPE……………………………………………….. 3. CONDITIONING……………………………………. 4. MANUFACTURE…………………………………… 5. REQUIREMENTS…………………………………… 6. PACKING & MARKING…………………………… 7. LABELLING………………………………………… 8. SAMPLING AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY. 9. APPENDIX-A……………………………………….. 10. APPENDIX-B……………………………………….. PS: 3128-2008 (1st revision) PAKISTAN STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR POLYPROPYLENE WOVEN SACKS FOR PACKING (SUGAR) 0. FOREWORD 0.1 This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the Standards Development Centre on 21.08.2008 on the endorsement by National Standards Committee for Textile (NSCT), the draft having been finalized by the Technical Committee for Synthetic Textiles (Bags & Cordages) TC-15. 0.2 This standard was first published in 1992, since then many suggestions were received for improvements which after the consideration have been incorporated in this revision. 0.3 It is recognized that this standard does not attempt to cover all the varieties of Polypropylene bags that may be in demand either in the local or foreign market or official agencies. It is therefore; in no way implied that such varieties are not to be manufactured. This standard does not purport to include all the provision of a contract. 0.4 In drawing up this standard the views of the consumers, manufacturers, traders, and the technologists have been taken in to consideration by the technical committee the need for international co-ordination of standard enforced in different countries of the world for promotion and easy flow of international trade has been kept in view. The development of standard is a continuous process and therefore, it is hoped to review this standard periodical on the basis of experience gained and studies made. 0.5 In order to keep abreast of the progress in industry the Pakistan Standards are subject to periodically reviews suggestions for improvements shall always be welcomed and put up to the relevant committee for its consideration. 0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with final value, observed or calculated expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance with PS: 103-1991 “Method & rules for rounding off numerical value”. The number of significant places retained in the rounded of values shall be the same as that of the specific value of the standard. 1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements of Polypropylene woven sacks suitable for packing Sugar. PS: 3128-2008 (1st revision) 2. CONDITIONING: Before testing all samples shall be conditioned in accordance with PS: ISO 139-2008 i.e. temperature 27 + 2 0C and relative humidity 65 + 2 %. 2.1 The period of conditioning of the samples shall be not less than 4 hours. 3. MANUFACTURE 3.1 Tape: The polypropylene tapes used shall be made by virgin food grade granules, without addition of colour giving translucent look, and shall be polypropylene tape having minimum width of 2.5 mm. The linear density shall not be less than 920 Denier. 3.2 Fabric: The fabric used in the manufacture of polypropylene sacks shall be produced from tapes (3.1) either in shape of tube or a circular loom or woven in a flat loom. The constructional details found suitable are given Table-1. The cloth shall be evenly woven and generally free from rips, tears, and mended area. 3.2.1 Tubular Woven: The sack tube is produced, in a continuous length on circular loom. The weft is passed via the shuttle through each layer, in turn; in such a way that it forms a tube in which the weft is continuous and it lies in the transverse direction of the finished sack. 3.3 Flat Woven: In this form, polypropylene sheet are to be formed by weaving in plain weave, and the width so adjusted that when sacks are stitched out of it, shall conform to the sizes are prescribed in Table-1. 3.4 Sacks: The may be produced from material woven as a tube (3.2.1) and cut the required length or converted from woven material (3.3) and stitched accordingly. 3.5 Seam: If the sack is to be fabricated out of a flat fabric (as distinct from fabrication of a sack from tubular woven fabrics) the side and bottom of the sack shall be sewn and in case of tubular woven sack the stitching will only be done at the bottom. The stitching shall be done with single row of either lock stitch of chain stitch. The row stitching should be approximately 8 mm (min. 5 mm) from the outer edge of the sack. Stitching should be done with fold over seam to a depth of minimum 20 mm, so that the stitching passes through a minimum of four layers of the fabric. The number of stitch per decimeter shall be 16-20, the lock or chain stitches may be as recommended in PS: ISO 4915-2002 “Types of stitches”. 3.5.1 The material used for stitching shall be nylon / polyester, polypropylene filament or any other thread suitable for the purpose, compatible to the product being packed in the sack. The stitching shall uniform without any loose thread of knot. 3.6 Mouth of the sack: The mouth of the sack should be selvedged, hammed or heat cut, so that the tapes do not fray. 3.7 Capacity: The sack shall have nominal capacity of 50 kg for Sugar. PS: 3128-2008 (1st revision) TABLE – 1 PARTICULARS OF TRANSLUCENT POLYPROPYLENE WOVEN SACKS FOR PACKING (SUGAR) S No. CHARACTERISTICS REQUIREMENTS TOLERANCE METHOD OF TEST 1. Dimension in mm (inch) PS: ISO 22198-2008 Outside length 965 (38) – 25 * Outside width 559 (22) – 10 * 2. Mass per sq. meter 95 – 5 % * PS: ISO 3801-2002 (gm) 3. Mass per bag (gm) 105 – 5 % * PS: ISO 3801-2002 4. Density/dm (inch) XXX PS: ISO 7211/2-2002 (Minimum) Ends 43 (11) Picks 43 (11) 5. Denier of tape 920 XXX PS: ISO 7211/5-2002 (Minimum) * Plus tolerance is upto infinity.