Countless applications are demanding for lower weights with similar or even higher performance. Applications like narrow fabrics for aerospace and automotive, small braids for fishing, automotive or sports. UHMWPE is also used in medical applications for instance as suture yarn. These developments fuel the demand for small dtex (small denier) high performance yarns like para-aramid […]
Read morePara-aramid (commonly known under the brands Kevlar® or Twaron®) is used in hundreds of applications like in technical textiles, high performance sails, ropes, lines, thermoplastic reinforcement, cables and much more. Para-aramid does not shrink, does not burn and has a very high strength with almost no elongation. Also over time, para-aramid doesn’t show any extension […]
Read moreFor high temperature applications like hot gas filtration, textile fire barriers, insulation blankets, high temperature cables, this special sewing thread could be used. Basically every application which would see 400°C continuously or thermal shock up to 600°C would benefit from such a yarn. This high temperature resistant sewing thread is made with high temperature resistant […]
Read morePolyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a colourless organic thermoplastic polymer in the polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family and is used in many engineering applications. PEEK has an excellent chemical and thermal resistance and could be an alternative to meta-aramid and PPS filaments. Customers appreciate the non-stick character of the filaments in processing belts as well as in […]
Read moreSWIFT Fiber is proud to announce the Technical Yarn table. A comparison table to compare the mechanical properties of the various high performance technical yarns available on the market. This should help you in choosing the right fiber for the job. Does the yarn should be high or low elongation, have a high shrinkage or […]
Read moreIn the technical textile industry almost everybody is aware of the name Dyneema® which is today a household synonym for HMPE, high modulus polyethylene. This fiber is one of the strongest fibers currently available on the market and has very interesting properties like the mentioned high strength, low specific gravity (the yarn floats on water), […]
Read moreSWIFT Fiber is specialized in the collection and recycling of used, discarded and re-fitted rigging cables and ropes. We collect old ropes from over the world and bring them to our facility to get them recycled. The fibers inside the cables, like PBO/Zylon® and Kevlar®, can be re-used for heat resistant applications. We reclaim fibers […]
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