Application SolutionsIndustrial
As a versatile and practical industrial mesh, CLAF® adds excellent performance characteristics to many materials, enabling industrial users to differentiate and enhance their products with important benefits such as:
- Reinforcement
- Increased tear resistance
- More open surface in porous environments
- Greater dimensional stability
- Machine or cross-directional strength
- Better structural integrity
- Light weight and thin profile
- Raw material is inert to many chemicals
Non-wovens
- CLAF® functions as a lightweight carrier fabric in non-woven manufacturing processes such as needle punch and powder bonding.
- CLAF® helps reinforce non-wovens such as spunbond and meltblown, increasing tensile and tear strength while still allowing air flow. Low elongation properties add dimensional stability.
- The open structure allows one pass adhesive lamination between two layers of non-wovens.
Films
- Adding CLAF® to the structure of film through heat, extrusion or adhesive lamination gives it strength and improves its performance without adding bulk or weight as does another of our products, MILIFE® non-woven.
- In multi-layer film composites, CLAF® is an excellent "strength layer," providing tear-resistant properties.
- Made from polyethylene resin or polypropylene, CLAF® thermally bonds well with many films in the market.
- Because CLAF® processes like a film, manufacturers easily incorporate it into film lines. Popular CLAF®-reinforced films include:
- Food packaging films
- Construction films
- Agricultural films
Foils and foams
- CLAF® adds superior tear resistance when extrusion laminated to light foils used in construction material and thermal insulation composites:
- Emergency blankets
- Radiant barriers
- Thermal insulation foils
- Industrial foam applications also benefit greatly from the improved tear strength and increased dimensional stability CLAF® provides. Some examples include:
- Automotive seat reinforcement
- Public transportation vehicle seating reinforcement
- Industrial seating reinforcement
- Furniture and bedding
