Public Webinars

Common Failures In Safety Footwear (Chinese translation)

安全鞋类必须仔细设计和制造，以保证有效和长期的防护水平。 在产品开发阶段，对设计和材料进行全面考核，可以节省测试和认证的时间与金钱。

Leather : Key Testing Properties

It is important to ensure that your leather is of the required quality, is able to withstand manufacturing processes, the rigours of wear and meet legislative requirements. Mark Southam and Jade Hurley review the key physical and chemical testing properties that leather should be tested for to ensure it is fit for purpose.

Introduction to CE marking toys

In this webinar, Emma Norris and Lucy Cove from the chemical testing team discuss what needs to be considered when selling toys within the EU. The webinar focuses on items such as soft filled toys, teething rings and dummy clips. It includes information about self-certification and CE marking requirements and the responsibilities of toy manufacturers and importers. The testing required for the EN 71 series of standards is also discussed, including physical testing (EN 71-1), flammability requirements (EN 71-2) and toxicity testing (EN 71-3).

Sustainability Workshop on Waste Reduction

Continuing our series of webinars looking at sustainability, Jeff Taher, UK Managing Director for Syngroup efficiency consultants, discusses the principles of waste elimination / reduction using practical business examples and highlighting the benefits of adopting practices such as the three Ms of Muda, Mura, Muri.

Checking CE Certificates are Genuine

SATRA has become aware of an increasing number of ‘fake’ or doctored EU-Type Examination Certificates that have been circulating the market. This webinar advises how to determine if an EU-Type Certificate is a forgery, using examples of forged or doctored certificates. The aim is to ensure that the end user understands the documentation required and can identify valid certificates with confidence.

Sustainability Workshop on Durability and Longevity of Footwear

Tom Bayes, SATRA’s Head of Innovation, discusses the use of accelerated ageing tests to assess the durability of footwear and help to predict its longevity in use. We also hear from Stefan Mathys, co-founder of the innovative SATRA member VYN, who produce sneakers designed to be worn, cared for and repaired by the owner.

Sustainability Workshop on Packaging

The Keynote Presentation - Clear Consumer Communications - was given by Professor Margaret Bates from OPRL Ltd the not-for-profit company which runs the award-winning On-Pack Recycling Label scheme, recognised by the UN Environment Programme as international best practice.

The webinar includes a presentation from SATRA on the topic Minimum Performance for Packaging and Assessment and this was followed by a presentation from Sharon Reason from L&E International, highlighting recent developments in designing and producing sustainable packaging for the footwear industry.

Arsutoria Trend Forecasting A/W 21/22 - "Minimalism of Maximalists"

SATRA is working with Milan-based footwear and leather goods consultant Arsutoria to bring trend forecasting straight from the Italian ‘fashion capital’ to our screens in the form of the first Trend Forecasting webinar. Orietta Pelizzari shares her insights into future trends and technical innovations in materials for the Autumn/Winter 21/22 season.

Digital Last assessment

A look at SATRA’s new digital services for measuring and analysing the shape and dimensions of shoemaking lasts. This service can be used during the development phase of shoe design to understand the likely comfort and population coverage offered by footwear without the need for human fit trials.

An Update to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 Food Contact

This webinar, presented by Lorna Harding, a technologist in SATRA’s chemistry team, provides a summary of the new Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1245 which revises Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.