EN 61068-1:1997
(Main)Specification for polyester fibre woven tapes - Part 1: Definitions, designation and general requirements
Specification for polyester fibre woven tapes - Part 1: Definitions, designation and general requirements
Specifies requirements for tapes woven on shuttleless looms for continuous filament polyester fibres. Nominal thickness of 0,13 mm and 0,25 mm and nominal widths of 15 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm are covered.
Bestimmung für gewebte Bänder aus Polyesterfilamenten - Teil 1: Definitionen, Bezeichnung und allgemeine Anforderungen
Spécification pour rubans tissés en fibres de polyester - Partie 1: Définitions, désignation et prescriptions générales
Donne les prescriptions pour les rubans tissés en filament continu, sur des métiers sans navettes, avec des fibres des polyester. Sont couvertes les épaisseurs nominales de 0,13 mm et 0,25 mm et les largeurs nominales de 15 mm, 20 mm et 25 mm.
Specification for polyester fibre woven tapes - Part 1: Definitions, designation and general requirements (IEC 61068-1:1991)
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 27-Aug-1997
- Withdrawal Date
- 31-May-1998
- Technical Committee
- CLC/SR 15 - Insulating materials
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/TC 15 - IEC_TC_15
- Parallel Committee
- IEC/SC 15C - IEC_SC_15C
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
- Start Date
- 28-Aug-1997
- Completion Date
- 28-Aug-1997
Relations
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
Overview
EN 61068-1:1997 (CLC; aligned with IEC 61068-1:1991) is a specification for polyester fibre woven tapes manufactured on shuttleless looms from continuous filament polyester (PETP). The standard covers tapes with nominal thicknesses in the range of approximately 0.13–0.25 mm (including 0.13, 0.20 and 0.25 mm) and nominal widths of 15 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm. Part 1 defines terminology, designation (Type 1 and Type 2) and the general construction, dimensional and packaging requirements for polyester filament tapes.
Key Topics and Requirements
- Types and identification
- Type 1: Woven from polyester yarn producing high shrinkage; identified by a single black warp thread at the centre line.
- Type 2: Woven from heat-set polyester yarn for low shrinkage; identified by a black centre warp plus two orange threads offset to indicate centre.
- Construction
- Continuous filament polyethylene terephthalate (PETP) yarns.
- Plain weave structure with weft picks interlocked at or near the selvedge opposite insertion to prevent selvedge unravelling.
- If a locking thread is used, interlacing must prevent withdrawal of the thread.
- Dimensional tolerances
- Nominal thickness values and permitted minima/maxima are specified; thickness measured between selvedges must fall within the stated limits.
- Width tolerance: measured width shall not differ from nominal by more than ±1.0 mm.
- Roll and packaging
- Rolls wound on a hard tubular core (internal diameter 10–13 mm, width ≈ tape width) or an alternative 55 mm core.
- Rolls wound anti-clockwise when viewed from the locking-thread side.
- Maximum two joins per roll, no length shorter than 10 m; joins to be indicated by coloured gummed tape (no metal fasteners).
- In a consignment, no more than 10% of rolls may contain joins.
- Marking
- Marking on individual rolls or packages must include: standard reference, tape type, nominal thickness (1/100 mm), width (mm), roll length (m), and number of rolls in a package.
Applications and Users
- Useful for manufacturers and buyers of polyester filament tapes used in insulating materials, harnessing, strapping, cable assembly, and general industrial applications requiring consistent tape geometry and performance.
- Relevant to quality engineers, procurement teams, textile converters, and test laboratories verifying compliance with EN 61068-1:1997.
Related Standards
- EN/IEC 61068-2 - Methods of test (Part 2)
- EN/IEC 61068-3 - Specifications for individual materials (Part 3)
EN 61068-1:1997 provides the foundational definitions and general requirements to ensure consistent, interoperable polyester woven tapes for industrial and electrical insulation applications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 61068-1:1997 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Specification for polyester fibre woven tapes - Part 1: Definitions, designation and general requirements". This standard covers: Specifies requirements for tapes woven on shuttleless looms for continuous filament polyester fibres. Nominal thickness of 0,13 mm and 0,25 mm and nominal widths of 15 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm are covered.
Specifies requirements for tapes woven on shuttleless looms for continuous filament polyester fibres. Nominal thickness of 0,13 mm and 0,25 mm and nominal widths of 15 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm are covered.
EN 61068-1:1997 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.035.20 - Plastics and rubber insulating materials. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 61068-1:1997 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 61068-3-1:1995. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-1998
Specification for polyester fibre woven tapes - Part 1: Definitions, designation and
general requirements (IEC 61068-1:1991)
Specification for polyester fibre woven tapes -- Part 1: Definitions, designation and
general requirements
Bestimmung für gewebte Bänder aus Polyesterfilamenten -- Teil 1: Definitionen,
Bezeichnung und allgemeine Anforderungen
Spécification pour rubans tissés en fibres de polyester -- Partie 1: Définitions,
désignation et prescriptions générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61068-1:1997
ICS:
29.035.20 3ODVWLþQLLQJXPHQLL]RODFLMVNL Plastics and rubber insulating
PDWHULDOL materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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Spécification pour
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Specification for polyester fibre woven tapes
Part 1:
Definitions, designation and general requirements
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SPECIFICATION FOR POLYESTER FIBRE WOVEN TAPES
Part 1: Definitions, designation and general requirements
FOREWORD
1) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters, prepared by Technical Committees on
which all the National Committees having a special interest therein are represented, express, as nearly as
possible, an international consensus of opinion on the subjects dealt with.
2) They have the form of recommendations for international use and they are accepted by the National
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This part of International Standard IEC 1068 has been prepared by Sub-Committee 15C:
Specifications, of IEC Technical Committee No. 15: Insulating materials.
The text of this part is based on the following documents:
Six Months' Rule Report on Voting
15C(CO)233
15C(CO)247
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SPECIFICATION FOR POLYESTER FIBRE WOVEN TAPES
Part 1: Definitions, designation and general requirements
1 Scope
of IEC 1068 specifies requirements for tapes woven on shuttleless looms for continuous
This part
filament polyester fibres.
Nominal thicknesses of 0,13 mm to 0,25 mm and nominal widths of 15 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm are
covered. The standard combinations of nominal thickness and nominal width are specified and an
additional designation is included for tapes which, whilst complying with the majority of the
requirements of this part, are supplied with non-standard widths.
This part gives definitions, a designation and general requirements.
Other parts of IEC 1068 are:
- Pa
rt 2: Methods of test.
- Part 3: Specifications for individual materials.
2 Definitions
For the purpose of this part, the follo
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