Intended for the apparel, upholstery, transportation, composites and home furnishings industries, Optitex specializes in design software packages for digitizing, pattern engineering, grading, marking, and advanced automatic nesting. With Optitex software, customers can produce high quality products in a more cost-effective and time-efficient way.
Practix offers an unparalleled selection of dye sublimation presses, laminators, embossing machines and fusing machines. Designed to improve the way a business operates, Practix heat-transfer machines combine strong, durable materials with the latest technology to ensure that equipment lasts through multiple applications.
The unique construction of SolarFix allows for smooth sewing. Backed by a written limited lifetime warranty that guarantees the thread will outlast the life of the material into which it is sewn, the thread will not lose strength due to UV rays or chemical exposure. It’s available in a variety of colors and sizes and in pre-wound bobbins.
Created to match 36 of the most popular acrylic fabrics in the outdoor market, Sunguard is UV resistant with nanotechnology allowing for 15 percent more strength retention compared to other polyester threads. It meets anti-wick standards, for less seam leakage, and is chlorine- and bromine-resistant.
Thread offers brilliant, fade-resistant colors that can withstand more than 500 hours of extended UV exposure. Superior colorfastness makes it a recommended choice for logo embroidery in the outdoor market.
Precontraint 502 Satin’s performance characteristics include dimensional stability, UV resistance, heat and weather protection, a large selection of colors, and color retention and strength for long-term aesthetics and durability. The product offers two new added benefits: a satin finish and a new PVDF topcoat on both sides for dirt resistance. 10-year warranty.
Serge Ferrari will introduce 12 new colors to the ONE range, as well as a leather grain option. Soft and luxurious material is durable, making it useful for high-use environments. ONE outperforms traditional PVC products in bagging and folding tests, withstands most oils, lotions and cleaning products, and retains less heat from the body than comparable materials. It is also phthalate-free and meets stringent fire testing standards.
Soltis 88 is a dimensionally stable, lightweight and durable screen material that is 8 percent open. Manufactured with Serge Ferrari’s patented Precontraint® technology, Soltis 88 provides weather, UV and mold resistance, will not tear or elongate, is easy to clean and maintain, and is GreenGuard certified. Recommended for exterior and interior screens, awnings, retractables and pergolas.
Stam 6002L features a natural fiber woven appearance, UV resistance, heat and weather protection, a matt PVDF varnish for dirt resistance, and excellent tensile and tear strength for long-term aesthetics and durability. It is phthalate-free and GreenGuard certified. Stam 6002L offers two new benefits: lighter weight and availability in shorter 67-inch rolls. Recommended for awnings, canopies, fixed umbrellas, small tents and other light structures.
Shanghai Shenda Kobon materials are used for truck covers, oil booms, rolling doors, inflatable boats, membrane structures, and awnings. Available in many colors.
Patio use can be extended into night with the dimmable LED RTS Light Kit that integrates into the awning arms and is controlled with the same device as the awning. Available in warm or cool white, the kit can be added to an existing or new Somfy-powered RTS awning installation. Intended for residential and light commercial motorized awnings.
Rolling retractable awning system can be assembled as a free-standing unit or mounted to a wall. A slim profile has only a 12-inch band around the perimeter, and the NOMO zipper screens are integrated inside the gutter system, making the system look less bulky and more modern. Large areas can be covered by adding multiple sections together, and can be customized with zipper screens, heaters and LED lighting.
Acrylic fabric for awnings, boat covers, umbrellas, and furniture. Product is tested and widely appreciated by customers from all fields of application.
Sunfield Canvas is woven with high quality performance machines for high quality. Range includes: single fill duck, numbered ducks, army ducks, and organic canvas.
Fire resistant and wax tarps meet CPAI-84 specification.
Decorative high-performance indoor and outdoor fabrics and trimmings for patio and casual furniture manufacturers.
Ta Ya Canvas manufactures truck covers and tarpaulins that offer excellent UV protection. Many colors and widths available, with good prices and fast delivery.
Tennessee Webbing Products has received the entire lot of this first-quality close-out military-spec webbing. The largest manufacturer of military-spec webbing has been liquidating huge volumes of the material used for para-military gear, parachute industry and government textile manufacturing contracts.
The reflective strips on this webbing provide high visibility for flatbed trucks at night. Reflective webbing results in safer roadways because drivers can identify a large truck’s position and slower speed.
This material is recommended for tents, tarps, fabric structures, swimming pool covers, oil booms, inflatables, signs, billboards and banners. High-quality PVC coated webbing can be bonded or welded using hot air or RF welding or can be sewn like any textile.
The Textile Technology Center provides up-to-date solutions for fiber producers, textile and apparel manufacturers and retailers. Services include polymer, fiber, yarn and fabric formation; defect analysis through modern microscopy and analytical chemistry; testing and evaluation services; and customized training to individual firms.
Tempotest Awning and Marine fabrics integrate into any outdoor space, protecting from sun radiation and adding a touch of color and elegance. The quality of the solution-dyed fiber and the innovative finishing of Teflon® Extreme by Parà fabric protector make Tempotest fabrics water and oil repellent, and resistant to mold, stains, salt and U.V. fading.
“Newton” systems are precise, repeatable measurement tools for the thermal comfort evaluation of clothing, protective apparel, sleeping bags and dynamic thermal environments. The manikins are in use at organizations throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Newton systems can quantify subtle changes in heat gain/heat loss conditions.
DHS offers steady-state testing and permits the measurement of Rct and Ret in situations of positive and negative heat flux with greater accuracy in dynamic (non steady-state) environments. Sensor technology used generates instantaneous surface heat-flux measurements and is capable of measuring both heat loss and heat gain. The DHS is an excellent physiological simulator and can be constructed with a smaller test zone to generate prototype swatches in the size used by traditional hotplates.
Silpure is a silver-based antimicrobial treatment for fibers, textiles, apparel and nonwovens, commonly used in the end use areas of housewares, commercial, apparel, health care and military. Its primary benefits are keeping products fresh and odor-free, durability to multiple washes, applicable for both synthetic and natural fibers, simple to use and easy to apply, safe and effective. EPA registered, BPR compliant and Oeko-Tex listed.
Moisture barrier system is appropriate for numerous applications including contract, outdoor, residential, marine, military, automotive, geotextiles, upholstery, wallcovering, tents and awnings. The product is water and stain repellent, antimicrobial, breathable, soft, wipeable and bleach cleanable. It offers abrasion enhancement, flame retardancy, low formaldehyde, no change to color of fabric and is environmentally friendly.
TEXTILES.ORG
