Sports Eyewear and Goggles

Eyewear Expertise – QC for Sports Eyewear and Goggles

Sports eyewear is a product category that covers various goggles and masks designed to protect the eyes and face during strenuous sporting and leisure activities, such as swimming, skiing, cycling, biking, and even skydiving. When choosing sports eyewear, consumers are looking for a combination of style and high performance: desired characteristics may include UV protection, resistance to impact, good peripheral field of vision, fog resistance, and more. A safety failure during the use of sports eyewear or goggles may result in serious injury, which makes strict quality control all the more important for this product category.

Under EU regulations 2016/425, ski goggles, swimming goggles and other sports eyewear are classified as Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) in Category I or II, depending on the complexity of their design.

QIMA is uniquely equipped to test all categories of sports eyewear against international standards and manufacturer’s own specifications. Our eyewear labs offer a wide range of tests and quality control procedures to help you ensure the quality, safety, and compliance of your sports goggles at every production stage and for all destination markets.

Dedicated Eyewear Testing Labs

For an in-depth analysis of the performance characteristics of your sports eyewear, we offer a wide range of tests at our IAS and CNAS accredited laboratories. Our tests for ski goggles, sports goggles, and other sports eyewear cover the requirements of such international standards as:

• Europe: ISO 12312.3, ISO 18527-1/-2/-3

• USA: ASTM F659, ASTM F3077, ASTM F2713, ASTM F2812

• Japan: JIS 7301

• China: GB/T 40047, QB/T 4734

IAS and CNAS Accredited Lab Testing for Sports Eyewear and Goggles

Considering the variety of usage conditions, there are numerous quality and safety requirements applicable to sports eyewear and goggles. QIMA labs offer the largest available selection of sports eyewear tests against all relevant standards and regulations, for example:

• Anti-fogging, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3, ASTM F659, EN 1938, and EN 13178

• Anti-reflection treated sun glare lenses, for ISO 18527-1

• Blue-light blocking, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3

• Corrosion resistance on metal parts, for ISO 18527-1

• Field of vision, for ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3

• Lens surface quality or optical quality (defects), for 18527-1 and ASTM F659

• Luminous transmittance and uniformity, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3 and ASTM F659

• Nickel release on metal parts (refers to EN 16128), for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3

• Optical powers and tolerances, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3 and ASTM F659

• Polarized lens requirements, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3 and ASTM F659

• Prismatic difference, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3 and ASTM F659

• Refractive properties, for ISO 18527-3 and JIS 7301

• Resistance to infrared radiation, for ISO 18527-1

• Resistance to snow and water, for ISO 18527-1 and ASTM F659

• Resistance to surface damage, for ISO 18527-1

• Scattered light diffusion test, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3

• Sit and Fit, ventilation and construction, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3 and ASTM F659

• Suitability for cleaning, for ISO 12312-3, ISO 18527-1, ISO 18527-2, ISO 18527-3 and ASTM F659

• Swimming goggles, for ISO 18527-3 (including leakage test, compression test, water seal test, head strap slip resistance, bridge strap tensile strength, etc.)

• UV/UVA/UVB blocking, for ISO 18527-1 and ASTM F659

Tailor-made testing programs can be prepared to suit your in-house specifications and the needs of your supply chain. Get in touch with us for an instant testing quote. Learn more about quality control services and lab tests we offer for other eyewear categories:

• Spectacle frames

• Optical lenses

• Ready-to-wear reading glasses

• Fashion sunglasses

• Eye and face protectors