a new textile coating, jointly developed by bluestar silicones, massebeuf textiles and mdb texinov received the techtextil innovation prize on june 11 for its excellent wear resistance, high elasticity and good thermal performance.
this silicone elastomer developed by bluestar silicones features excellent mechanical properties and adhesive strength on the yarn in order to deliver durable protection.
massebeuf textiles has developed an innovative process for the coating of the yarn, ensuring optimized silicone deposition and curing, as well as the proper post-treatment for the yarn to be further used in knitting.
mdb texinov has taken the lead to produce new knits and 3d structures with the specially coated yarn that can be polyamide, polyester or glass fibers based, designing totally new textile solutions for various applications.
“the use of the new yarn clearly opens new possibilities in the design of textile structures, as silicone protection directly on yarn enables much higher flexibility of knits than continuous coatings. on top of that, silicone sheathed glass fibers will definitely bring improved mechanical and thermal properties to technical textiles,” said pierre defaux, bluestar silicones’ global market manager for textile coating.
“the new 3d knit has been developed for wound care: the upper side of the dressing is made with sheathed yarn, enabling a perfect release of the dressing from regenerative tissues,” he added.
“this award highlights the quality and the performance of our r&d teams all over the world and our capacity to bring innovative solutions to the market,” says louis vovelle, vice-president of innovation & strategy at bluestar silicones.
“this prize also belongs to our partner in this collaborative project, silicotex, involving different companies & academic labs. we want to be part of this collaborative project, because it plays an important role in medical & composite materials innovation,” he continued.
concerning techtextil 2013
techtextil is an international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens. held every two years, the techtextil-innovation prize brings the latest developments into view, encourages unconventional thinking, and intensifies communication among researchers, manufacturers and users.
around 36,000 trade visitors and approximately 1,530 exhibitors should attend techtextil 2013, which will take place at messe frankfurt, germany, from june 11-13, 2013.