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Quality Policy
SELLARS Absorbent Materials, Inc. will strive to supply high quality, innovative products to our customers that provide better value for performance than competing products. We are dedicated to the ongoing development of a quality culture of excellence, continuous improvement and the understanding of customer needs and expectations and how best to meet them. We will achieve this by creating and maintaining a safe workplace where mutual respect, commitment to excellence, customer satisfaction, teamwork and creativity are expected, recognized and rewarded.

 

 

Out of possible Class A, B, or C NFPA ratings, C is good, B is better and A is best.

 

Independent Lab Results
Preferred
Standard
Basic

 

EverSoak® Quality Testing

Absorption Testing for Q-CEL®

In addition to other physical properties testing, absorption characteristics are assured through careful testing and control using test methods derived from ISO 9073-6 “Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 6: Absorption”. Further information regarding International Organization for Standardization testing parameters can be obtained from www.iso.org.

Flame Resistant Testing of Q-CEL®

The ASTM E84 Standard Test Method is used to determine the response of materials to heat and flame under controlled conditions.

Samples of the EverSoak® Brand were tested in accordance with the ASTM E84 standard in 2007-08, by SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc. Preferred, Standard, and Basic lines met Class A for flame spread and smoke density requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Further information regarding American Society for Testing and Materials testing parameters can be obtained from www.astm.org.

Out of possible Class A, B, or C NFPA ratings for fire retardancy, Sellars EverSoak® Brand Preferred, Standard, and Basic met Class A for flame spread and smoke density.

For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.

 


All of Sellars products are subjected to rigorous in-process testing to ensure product quality and performance. For example, (Above) Tensile testing is done to check strength of product. (Below) Product thickness is tested using a bulk tester.

 

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