Textile

Thermoreactivable films In textile applications, Ethylene - Acrylic esters - Maleic Anhydride or Etylene - Vinyl Acetate - Maleic Anhydride based thermoreactivable films are a very efficient way to bond various substrates using continuous or discontinuous processes including several reactivation technologies like calandering or infra-red. This technology is widely used to bond fabrics to foams or fabric to fabric in many applications such as automotive or furniture. Ethylene - Acrylic esters - Maleic Anhydride or Etylene - Vinyl Acetate - Maleic Anhydride products are the key choices for these applications. Depending on the substrates to be bonded, a multi-layer film can be used. Original properties of bonded substrates will be preserved and additional performances like barrier effect can be added. Thermoreactivable EVA based hot-melts Kraft paper coated with EVA based hot-melt is used as "patron" in textile applications. These sheets of paper are bonded to fabric by heat reactivation in order to make the cutting phase more accurate. Key requirements include a good adhesion on various substrates (synthetic and natural) and no adhesive transfer onto the fabric after cutting.