Radigreen MFL PA, new polyamide (nylon) yarn by Radici
11 Dec '07
2 min read
At FSB, the international trade fair for amenity areas, sports and pool facilities recently held in Cologne, RadiciGroup introduced Radigreen MFL PA, its new polyamide (nylon) yarn for the manufacture of synthetic turf for sports applications.
Radigreen MFL PA provides better overall performance than traditional polyethylene and polyolefin yarns.
Presently, Tessiture Pietro Radici (TPR) has three types of polyamide yarn on the market under the RADIGREEN MFL PA brand name.
A very thin textured monofilament (500 den), woven with a tight weft to make hard resistant turf used mostly for golf courses, which require a carpet-like surface. The main market for this product has been the USA, with a demand of over 3,000 tons/year.
A textured monofilament woven together with straight (non-textured polyethylene) yarn to form the so-called “thatch layer”. The great volume of the thatch layer allows you to reduce the infill needed for the synthetic layer.
Besides this advantage, textured polyamide yarn forms a soft carpet-like layer that contributes to reducing the friction factor for athletes.
Moreover, since textured yarn “takes root” into the infill, it helps to prevent the latter from hardening and becoming rigid. All these features make this type of yarn suitable for contact sports.
Finally, a straight (non-textured) monofilament used mainly for landscaping turf and indoor/outdoor flooring in the residential and hotel sectors.
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