15.10.2017

ceraspace™ technology shines now in high-visibility

ceraspace™ technology from Schoeller now combines color and safety. Different color options are possible, among them diverse brown and olive shades and even a high-vis-yellow color. These functional fabrics with ceraspace™ technology display significantly higher abrasion resistance than leather and feature a stretchy soft-shell-comfort that is very agreeable to wear.

 
The new ceraspace™ technology from Schoeller owes its outstanding protective properties to a unique composition of special ceramic particles anchored in a polymer matrix. The special ceramic particles are nearly as hard as diamonds and are firmly attached as a 3-dimensional coating to the textile. A textile with ceraspace™ proves to perform significantly higher than high-quality leather in terms of abrasion. The new high-vis-yellow version offers now highest visibility compared with security. The ceraspace™ coating brightens as color-matching is possible with the base fabrics in the signal color. Versions that are more insensitive to dirt are brownish and olive green shades.

Best abrasion resistance at everyday work
The Schopper Abrasion tester uses abrasive paper P280 grid and performs the test until a hole in the textile appears. ceraspace™ wears out significantly slower. A second test, the Fall Simulator Test simulates a fall from a motorcycle and damages to the textile after the fall are evaluated. With ceraspace™ technology, even lightweight tested samples support crashes at minimum 80 km/ hour on this test. Thanks to the duroplastic properties of the polymer, no melting is possible, minimizing the possibility of exposure to harmful heat and abrasion for the wearer.

soft-shell comfort
ceraspace™ is used in all areas in which textiles with maximum protective properties are required, such as, motorcycle, workwear and military apparel; footwear or protective trim for ski and outdoor clothing. The carrier materials, onto which the ceraspace™ technology is added are available in full width and lengths and are variable depending on the requirements of functionality and end application. Therefore, this highly technological protective function can also be applied on soft and smooth soft-shell fabrics. Or as a fabric with a limited flame spread property, which protects against small hazardous molten metal splatters, short contact with flame and heat and also convective heat. The ceraspace™ coating is characterized in general by a high washing and dry cleaning permanence.

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01.10.2017

pyroshell™ – permanent flame protection on multi-norm synthetic fabrics

Schoeller Textil AG is setting new standards in the multinorm fabric sector with the introduction of its brand new pyroshell™ flame protection technology. Reliable protection from heat and flames on synthetic fabrics ensures outstanding safety and visibility in all EN ISO 20471 colors. Applications on light, elastic fabrics – if desired, combined with membranes and/or other technologies such as the highly abrasion-resistant ceraspace™ – introduce even more freedom of movement and function into everyday working life. 

With its new pyroshell™ technology, Schoeller Textil AG has succeeded in uniting permanent flame protection with light polyamide or polyester fabrics. For example, pyroshell™ flame protection can be combined with the highly abrasion-resistant ceraspace™ technology. Flame protection has become mandatory for personal protective equipment for many postitions, including security staff, railways workers, police officers, staff in power stations and workers in the oil and gas industry, so that they are ideally protected when they come into contact with fire and sparks.

Made-to-measure flame protection
The familiar benefits of synthetic functional fabrics based on polyamide or polyester are not diminished with pyroshell™, such as clothing comfort, breathability, tear resistance, abrasion resistance, elasticity or ease of care. A particularly outstanding feature is the fact that when used on suitable polyester fabrics, flame protection and visibility can now also be achieved in all the colors for EN ISO 20471 high-visibility clothing – neon yellow, neon orange and neon red. pyroshell™ is more than just a technology. It is a comprehensive modular concept. All these multinorm fabrics comply with EN ISO 11611 (protective wear for welding and related processes) and EN ISO 11612 (protective wear for heat and flames). Depending on the area of use and the requirements profile, pyroshell™ flame protection fabrics also comply with the most varied of norms such as DIN EN 1149 (electrostatic protection), EN 343 (weather protection wear), EN 61482-1-2 (protects the wearer from the hazards of an electric arc) or EN 13034 (protects the wearer from liquid chemicals).
Pyroman testing pursuant to EN 13506 confirms that textiles with pyroshell™ lead to significantly reduced burn injuries compared to conventional flame protection textiles. The light protective fabric can be offered in comfortable mono-elastic or bi-elastic qualities or in a non-elastic version. All pyroshell™ qualities are manufactured as soft shells and are also available in camouflage for military uses. The fabrics no longer need to be lined during garment making and are all windproof. With an additional membrane layer and a fleece backing, or a reverse suitable for taping, warming, windproof and waterproof versions are also possible. 

The pyroshell™  technology is produced in accordance with the bluesign® system and permits permanent flame protection on a purely physical basis. Every use of environmentally-harmful flame retardants or additives such as halogens and phosphor has been eliminated. Further Schoeller finishing technologies such as NanoSphere®, 3XDRY® or coldblack® can be applied without affecting the flame protection, thus expanding the spectrum of protective functions and wearability. The ecological, fluorocarbon-free ecorepel® Bio and 3XDRY® Bio impregnations have also recently become available.

 

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13.09.2017 The Munich Fabric Start tradefair awarded Schoeller with a Hightex Award for excellence in sustainability. The awarded Schoeller product is a schoeller®- soft-shell fabric with ECONYL® yarn, which received 2nd place. The Hightex Award is the innovation prize of Munich Fabric Start at Keyhouse as a recognition of outstanding performance in terms of forward-looking product development.
The awarded material is a doubleface with smooth, color-contrasting reverse in ECONYL® yarn. The special feature of this soft-shell is its complete sustainability; even the bio foam in the centre is based on renewable raw materials. Water repellence is ensured by the new fluorocarbon-free ecorepel® Bio technology, also based on renewable raw materials. Outstanding wind and weather protection is provided by the two-layer schoeller®-WB formula with climate-regulating c_change® membrane.

Schoeller textiles manufactured with ECONYL® yarn, an Aquafil S.P.A. property, are genuinely upcycled from regenerated waste material. The ECONYL® Reclaiming Program reduces the worldwide quantity of waste by collecting regenerable material from waste disposal sites, as well as ocean waters, and reintroducing it into the production cycle. The resulting yarn in no way differs in quality and performances from conventional textiles. The Schoeller fabric family with ECONYL® yarn encompasses a complete package with diverse exciting qualities such as ultra-light, bi-elastic schoeller®-dynamic (e.g. for windbreaker), very soft, fine schoeller®-dryskin (e.g. for high-tech sports) and a variety of light schoeller®-WB-400 weights.

06.04.2017

ecodye – Swiss companies Schoeller and Textilcolor develop revolutionary polyester dyeing

Techtextil 2017: ecodye – an exciting new development, resulting from a Swiss collaboration between textile manufacturer Schoeller and auxiliaries and dyes specialists at Textilcolor. ecodye is a new auxiliary concept used, in particular, in polyester dyeing processes. The technology accelerates the dyeing process and contributes to cutting costs, while at the same time helping to preserve the environment with a low level of demand on resources.

 
Less time, less water, less energy – the new ecodye auxiliary concept allows eco-friendly and cost-saving dyeing processes for polyester yarns and piece goods. It shortens the heating phase, thus accelerating process time by more than 30 percent. At the same time, it reduces energy consumption by 20 percent and the water requirement by 25 percent, as the goods can be cleaned in the cooling dye bath.

In addition, ecodye improves the dyeing levelness in polyester textiles. Spots and dye agglomeration are almost completely avoided, and the precipitation on the goods that arises as a result of polyester oligomers are no longer evident. ecodye provides good shade stability and avoids reproduction problems from batch to batch, thus reducing the rate of double staining and increasing the capacity utilization and productivity of the dyeing mill on a long-term basis.

Following a successful launch phase, ecodye has already been able to provide numerous positive test results. The technology is being used by polyester-processing customers in categories including outdoor, sportswear and technical knitted fabrics, primarily in Europe, South and Middle America, Turkey, Bangladesh and China. “ecodye is an auxiliary of the future. It requires not only great expertise in the development of the auxiliary concept but also in the textile application. We are pleased to have been able to develop this advanced product in successful partnership with Textilcolor,” said Hans Kohn, COO of Schoeller Technologies AG.

The new technology has been proven to provide an eco-friendly and cost-saving dyeing process. ecodye is bluesign®-certified and is suitable for all textile forms, machines and substrates, as well as existing dye recipes. It requires no additional investment or conversion. The potential savings for each application can be individually computed using a specially-developed calculation program.

About Schoeller
Founded in 1868 with headquarters in Switzerland, Schoeller Textil AG is a global leader in high-performance textile manufacturing specializing in the sustainable development and production of innovative textiles and textile technologies. As a system supplier of solution-oriented products, Schoeller addresses specific customer requirements and supplies its customers and partners with tangible added value. Schoeller Technologies AG is a subsidiary of Schoeller Textil AG and was founded in 2000 as a global licensing company. It markets textile finishing technologies developed by its parent company. The products are available to production partners in the form of patents and trademarks.
www.schoeller-tech.com

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About Textilcolor
Textilcolor AG stands for the development, manufacture and distribution of textile auxiliaries, dyes, pigments and optic brighteners. With a high level of expertise and technical competence, the company is ready to provide help and support for its customers across the entire textile production and finishing spectrum.
www.textilcolor.ch

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30.03.2017

Schoeller motorcycle textiles

Functional, colour-coordinated and super comfortable
Schoeller textiles for the motorcycle category combine a high degree of functionality with trendy looks and maximum comfort. Thanks to a coordinated colour concept, the various fabrics can be ideally combined with one another. Various Schoeller technologies furnish the high-tech fabrics with additional benefits.
Schoeller’s innovative and extremely sturdy motorcycle segment textiles are specifically designed to serve motor bike manufacturers, brands focused on motorcycle wear and urban commuting, as well as professional motorcyclists such as motorcycle police. The schoeller®-dynatec and schoeller®-keprotec® protective fabrics are characterized by an extremely high degree of abrasion resistance. In addition to the DIN EN 17092 test for protective garments for motorcycle drivers, they are also subjected to a special impact abrasion test in the fall simulator.
 

Coordinated colour concept
The state-of-the-art motor bike collection makes a convincing impact not only in terms of functionality but also in regards to colors. The elastic or non-elastic high-tech fabrics can all be perfectly combined with one another in shades of grey, black or red. In conjunction with the innovative Schoeller technologies such as c_change® climate membrane (for optimum and breathable protection from wind and weather), coldblack® (for reliable protection from heat and UV rays) or ceraspace™ (for extreme abrasion and heat protection in the case of a fall), Schoeller offers the ideal solution for the most varied range of uses. New washable schoeller®-reflex articles in a variety of colours also ensure extensive protection in poor visibility.

 

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