In 2007, ERCAT received its FIFA accreditation for field tests and its ISO 17025 accreditation for field and lab tests. ERCAT is the artificial turf research and testing centre at the Department of Textiles (Faculty of Engineering) of Universiteit Gent.

ERCAT is accredited by FIFA to do field test all over the world. We also can offer you a full field test according to the European methods.
In these tests, the interaction between the ball and the surface, and between the player and the surface is examined.
This control is a guarantee for the quality of your artificial turf and playing characteristics of the field.

In the ERCAT laboratory, we can control and investigate new artificial turf structures and yarns. Therefore ERCAT is controlling the ball-surface and player-surface interaction, but also the wear of the artificial turf.

Click here for an overview of all tests on artificial turf.

ERCAT is more than a testing laboratory. For many years the department is performing intense research into the optimization of artificial turf fibres and structures.
The most recent knowledge of polymer and fibre technology is appealed to, supported by an extensive set of testing and measuring devices for both laboratory and field tests. ERCAT is working on new test methods: sliding tester, filament resilience, 12m-lisport, …

De geur van rubber, Voetbal Magazine 17/09/2008
UG ontwerp sliding tester, Voetbal Magazine 17/09/2008
Beter sporten dankzij Vlaamse technologie , Jobat 25/04/2009