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Textile-testing Profiency Testing Scheme
TEPS (TExtile-testing Proficiency-testing Scheme) is a comprehensive textile-testing proficiency testing scheme, open to all laboratories worldwide.
Each year a series of inter-laboratory trials (sometimes called correlation exercises) are organised. A selection of test materials are distributed every 3 months to participants, who are required to return the results (and samples if requested) within a specified deadline. The samples and/or results are then subject to evaluation and statistical analysis and participants are notified of their performance.
Proficiency testing is a valuable tool for all laboratories. By focusing on a laboratory's results, proficiency testing schemes provide a snapshot of a laboratory's measurements and quality system at one point of time. Regular participation builds up a picture which can help laboratories, as well as customers and approval bodies to get a picture of a laboratory's analytical quality.
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