BS 7141-2 is the second part of an International Standard that focuses on aspects of narrow fabrics. It covers specifications for cotton webbings for personal load-carrying purposes.
BS 7141-2 specifies requirements for cotton webbings used in the manufacture and maintenance of load carrying and other equipment for military and other personnel.
BS 7141-2 covers technicalities like related definitions, material to be used for manufacture, construction, performance, etc., for cotton webbings for personal load-carrying purposes.
BS 7141-2 on cotton webbings for personal load-carrying purposes is useful for:
Narrow fabrics, elastic or non-elastic are referred to as ribbons, and tapes webbings and are all considered as woven narrow fabrics if they contain woven selvedge and are less than 12 inches. Elastic narrow fabric is typically made in widths between 1/8 inches and 12 inches wide.
BS 7141-2 lays down the technicalities for manufacturing the best quality cotton webbings for personal load-carrying purposes, that are in compliance with global standards. It gives you detailed information about the materials used while manufacturing the cotton webbings, gives colour fastness ratings, and performance levels of woven wool tapes used mainly by the armed services.
BS 7141-2 also helps the users to prepare the samplings and conditioning of the samples according to the standard procedures. It also talks about the supplementary information for MOD contracts of cotton webbings in accordance with the standard norms.
Thus, by using BS 7141-2, you can adopt the effective requirements for producing high-quality and reliable cotton webbings and hence narrow fabrics.