Textiles

The manufacturing of textiles and garments is probably one of the oldest technologies applied by mankind. Human beings of the Stone Age already handled the art of weaving and utilized so called weight looms which in principle were used till the middle age. Not only flax and wool was processed but also bast fibres from lime tree, oak and elm were used. Ancient civilizations from assyria, babylon and phoenix accumulated enormous wealth by manufacturing and trading with textiles and carpets. Simultaneously the art of spinning was further developed and dying processes invented so that art weaving was competing against painting. Yet during the times of the Roman Empire other yarns were used as woolen yarns, such as linen and Chinese silk. In the 16 th century the production technology was radically improved by introducing mechanical looms and later on by applying punch card programmed looms which were developed in Lyon by J.M. Jacquard in the year 1805. The first electrically driven loom was invented by Siemens in 1879.

Today life would not bet he same without textiles and textile structures. Originally garments were used as protection against weather but today textiles are also used in various areas such as textile architecture and building engineering, filter for air and water purification, as interior for cars, as sun and UV protection, as planting fabric and many other applications.

The certified np-coatings are contributing tremendously as nano technological finishing to the development of intelligent (smart) textiles with built-in high-tech-functions with a perceivable value for consumers:

• hydrophobic
• oleophobic
• Anti-Soiling
• Protectionagainstabrasion
• Unalteredbreathability
• Notangibleandvisiblechange
• Antimicrobialprotection
• Improvementofcolourfastness

It doesn't matter if artificial fibres or natural fibres are used, even hybrid materials consisting of i.e. cotton and polyester. Each type of fibre can be equipped with additional functions through certified np-nano layers.

Technical textiles which means textiles not been used as garment can be composed of various materials and mixtures of materials. In general one differentiate between fabrics, felts and nonwovens. In addition to the above mentiond properties those technical textiles can benefit from functions like:

• Protectionagainsthydrolysis
• Acidandalkalineresistance
• Sparkprotection
• Abrasionprotection
• Protectionagainstoxidization
• Improvedcleanability

In cooperation with our customers we also define and produce superior functionalities.

All our finishing systems are liquid-based and can be applied by typical processes well known in the textile industry. Jointly we optimize these processes in order to achieve the best product performance and strong competitiveness simultaneously considering ecological and environmental aspects.