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Designers & developers flock Competence Centre

14 Nov '07
3 min read

Another surprise offered Maag Flockmaschinen GmbH, for the visitors. Apart from economic opportunities to realize first visions of flocked products by designers and developers, certainly the entire program of this popular manufacturer of flocking machinery was presented.

However, the numerous samples produced with the LextraMax-process called special interest by the visitors. This is a technology, developed and patented by Messrs. Fiberlok Inc, based on the well-known Lextra process and allows for an In-Mold-decoration.

When producing this foil, a thin carrier foil is coated with a removable adhesive, into which now in a continuous process all requested designs are mirror-inverted flocked into. Afterwards a cleaning takes place, the actual anchoring into the from foil and also several drying phases.

Finally, the carrier foil with the removable adhesive and all loose flock fibres is being removed. Now the form-foil may be punched, embossed, vacuum-deep drawn and sprayed from the back. The adherence of the flock fibres on the formfoil as well as the abrasion fastness leave nothing to be desired.

As the LextraMax foil can be purchased as finished product, this material may only be placed into the casting mould. With the possibilities to change the form of the foil prior to processing it, many geometrical specialities can be created. Maag Flockmaschinen GmbH offers their support to all interested in evaluating this procedure.

Flock Industry Association

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