Coated Industrial Textiles: Coating Technologies and Profiles of Three Specialist Producers

Table of Contents

• SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
• DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE COATING TECHNOLOGY
• KEY INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE COATINGS
  • Silicones
  • Polyurethane
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
• INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE COATING PROCESSES
  • Direct coating
  • Transfer coating
  • Online coating
  • Extrusion coating
  • Calendering
• KEY EMERGING AREAS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEXTILE COATING
  • Plasma coating
  • Liquid repellency
  • Reduction in additives
  • Nanocoating
  • Antiviral and biocidal fabrics
  • Inkjet deposition
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE COATINGS
  • Barrier
  • ContiMetalflex
  • InMat aqueous elastomeric nanocomposite coatings
  • Ion-mask
  • ITS fibresmart
  • Mincor TX TT
  • Nano-X
  • NanoSphere
  • Shear thickening fluid (STF) -“liquid body armour”
  • Titanium dioxide (TiO2)
• PROFILE OF CONTITECH ELASTOMER COATINGS
  • Manufacturing plants
  • Products and markets
  • Printing blankets
  • Concertina wall material
  • Collapsible tanks
  • Diaphragm materials
• PROFILE OF GAMMA HOLDING
  • Production
  • Products and markets
• PROFILE OF SIOEN INDUSTRIES
  • Company structure
  • Products and markets
  • Manufacturing facilities
  • Innovation
• CONCLUSION