In-house quality verification
WHA maintains in-house textile and material testing capability to support the manufacture and quality control of military parachute systems. Incoming materials and production batches can be tested, recorded and traced through manufacturing to the finished product.
Material control
WHA parachute systems depend on controlled textile and material performance. Our in-house laboratory supports incoming-material inspection, production quality control and material traceability across the manufacturing process. Testing records are retained within WHA quality systems, allowing applicable material batches to be linked with associated production records and finished products.
Testing capability
Equipment is used according to the applicable internal or product-specific test procedure. These capabilities do not represent a commercial laboratory service or imply an accreditation or standards claim that has not been documented.
Capability summary
| Capability | Typical Purpose |
|---|---|
| Mechanical load / tensile testing | Material strength and load verification using WHA 1-ton and 10-ton mechanical materials testing machines. |
| Air permeability testing | Verification of the rate at which air passes through parachute fabric under controlled test conditions. |
| Accelerated UV and moisture exposure | Evaluation of accelerated environmental ageing through controlled ultraviolet radiation and moisture or simulated rain cycles. |
| High / low temperature testing | Controlled exposure from approximately −60°C to above +60°C for material and component behaviour relevant to storage, transport and operational requirements. |
| Precision weighing | Material mass, fabric weight or component weight verification where required for incoming inspection, production control or product verification. |
| Thread / yarn count inspection | Optical inspection of textile construction and thread or yarn count over defined lengths or areas where required by the material specification. |
Production records
WHA maintains material identification and production records that allow controlled material batches to be traced through the manufacturing process for applicable current production. Where a fabric or material batch is later identified for investigation, retained records can be used to identify associated production lots and finished products.
Record retention
Material and test records are retained within WHA internal quality systems to support product history, traceability and future investigation where required. Where applicable, records include the tested material or batch identity, test activity, result and associated production information.
Production quality
The laboratory is part of WHA manufacturing and quality control, not a separate commercial testing business. Its work supports incoming-material verification, textile inspection, production quality control, environmental evaluation, investigation of material deviations, retained test documentation and batch traceability.
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