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EVALUATION AND TESTINGAOK commenced its Swiss ball development and testing program in 1996. The University of Newcastle was selected because of its international reputation in materials testing. Testing protocols have been developed which are considered the best in the world for inflatable PVC products.
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is not possible to test every single ball. By having an ongoing Quality program in place AOK endeavours to reduce the risk of ball failure. We pre-inflate and inspect every ball we make and have achieved exceptionally low numbers of faulty balls. Over the past 5 years we have had a return rate of less than 0.2% - this compares with 10%-15% of some European and Asian balls. It is critical that the user care for the balls they use - much like maintaining a car tyre. The more hours of use and abuse it gets - the shorter its life. This is especially so in a commercial environment where there is little supervision this may be reduced to 3 months or less. This is result of the balls being kicked around and striking sharp edges, which damages the inner surface of the skin - not always apparent from the outside. These leave resulting fracture lines which may totally reduce its burst resistant qualities. |
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