This document specifies procedures for the preparation of test pieces comprising adhesive coated leather or other footwear upper material onto which a soling material is moulded directly. The procedures described simulate direct vulcanising of rubber, injection moulding of thermoplastics and reaction moulding of polyurethane.
The prepared test pieces are suitable for the test procedures described in EN 1392, to meet the requirements of EN 522 and EN 1391.