We examine and evaluate your products for compliance with norms, standards and legal requirements.

Textiles have to meet many requirements before they are introduced into the market. However, your customers also need to be sure that your product meets the desired regulations - and perhaps even impresses beyond that.

Therefore, beyond our accredited laboratory testing to determine compliance with laws, guidelines, international standards and your in-house quality guidelines, we also offer you numerous other self-developed quality standards that give your customers even more security.

Among these are, for example, our Hohenstein Quality Label 701ff for the suitability of textiles for leasing, our Hohenstein Whiteness Scale, the evaluation of fit as per Hohenstein finished measurement tables or the evaluation of washing and rinsing agents in the context of comparative product tests, just to name a few. 

We certify products and processes in terms of their different quality features and functions. With a certificate from Hohenstein or our Hohenstein Quality Label, you can draw on our expertise spanning more than seven decades in order to offer your customers credible and reliable proof of quality.

Our services for you: Textile technological und chemical tests, RSL and MRSL testing, Textile labelling and fibre competition, Testing of leather products, Wastewater Analysis, Inspection and Audits, Toys, Medical face masks. 

We are your experts for textiles in the fields of life science and medicine.

Whether you need protection from harmful UV radiation, an exclusion of allergy potential, tests for harmful substances or skin compatibility - the demands on textiles and leather products now extend far beyond fit, style and trend. Consumers always want to be sure that their health and that of their loved ones is not negatively affected in any way. But this field goes even further. From the antimicrobial finish for textiles and surfaces to microbiological and mechanical requirements of medical products to the effectiveness of textiles that are used in healthcare or for treatments - approaches and requirements are varied. 

With our tests and certifications we want to make sure that hygienic requirements in medicine are observed just as they are in companies, industrial laundries and in the home. Benefit from us as an independent test laboratory for both textiles and in the medical sector so that you can give your customers the reassurance that your products are trustworthy. Because ultimately, the trust of your customers in your products and in your company is worth its weight in gold.

Our services for you: Medical Compression Textiles, Applied Hygiene, Medical Products, Medical Face Masks, Harmful Substances, UV Protection.

We test and certify the performance and function of your textiles and clothing.

With our wide range of laboratory tests, you have the opportunity to verify the functions and properties of your products neutrally and thus to provide your customers with reliable information about the special quality of your textiles and materials. Our certificates and product labels do not just provide objective comparability of your products with the competition. The results also demonstrate to you which optimisation potentials you can already use in the development phase.

Benefit from the rewarding of a wide variety of product features with our internationally known and recognised Hohenstein Quality Label and increase the trust that consumers place in your products and your company.

Our services for you: Tests for wear and sleeping comfort of textiles, clothing and bedding, Proof of the compression effect of sports and functional textiles, Odor management, UV protection effect, Testing of biocide products, Comparative product tests, Suitability for leasing, Color and whitess, assessment, Testing of detergents and cleaning agents. 

You can rely on our in­de­pen­dence.

Whether in catering, healthcare or fire protection: many occupations require that special clothing is worn. It represents companies or the profession or protects against one or more risks which could endanger the health of the wearer (personal protective equipment).

In spite of the functional differences, workwear and personal protective equipment have a lot in common: both must be best adapted to their purpose and also have good wear comfort and a good fit, and they should not lose their characteristics after the first wash. In other words: workwear should look good, protect and be as durable as possible.

As an accredited, neutral test laboratory and notified body, Hohenstein is your competent partner regarding compliance with legal requirements. However, we can also offer a wide range of services relating to suitability for rental and industrial reprocessing, optimum fit and pattern, biological safety and hygiene, UV protection and sustainability, the preparation of technical performance descriptions and many other textile technology and chemical tests. After all, that is our job. And we enjoy it and do it well.

Our ser­vi­ces for opti­mised oc­cu­pa­tio­nal clo­thing: Testing of PPE Personal Protective Equipment, Workwear and FFP masks. 

We accompany your path into a sustainable future with our extensive service portfolio.

It is difficult to predict the next trends in the textile industry. But we already know some things today: The demand for sustainably produced textiles will not go out of fashion in the future either.

Whether brand, retailer or producer: we offer tailor-made solutions for implementing your product stewardship in all aspects of sustainable business. Know-how and practical tools help you to transparently communicate your services outwards in all areas of the textile chain. This pleases the consumer of today. And tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow.

Our services for you: OEKO-TEX®, Chemical management, Fair working conditions, Ecological impact, Wastewater analysis, Biodegradability, GMO testing of cotton, Microfibre analysis, Green Button.