TESIL polyester staple fibres have been the market reference for over 50 years. Since 2002 TESIL fibres have been made exclusively from postconsumer PET bottle flakes, offering to several market areas a sustainable and cost effective solution to nonwoven applications requiring high technical standards, functional characteristics and consistent quality.
TESIL fibres are the result of our industrial commitment to provide powerful fibre solutions to an ever more demanding market environment.
TESIL fibres are made from selected post-consumer PET bottle flakes and are designed to meet the requirements of several end markets. In the area of r-PET fibres TESIL stands for a premium quality product characterized by optimized properties such as tenacity-elongation balance, color-matching to narrow customer specifications, an outstanding fit for the use of different nonwoven technologies and tailored finishes.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
SILON considers itself one of the leading producers of polyester staple fibres and cables in Europe. Already in 1996 we were the first in Europe to introduce the continuous production of polyesterfibres from postconsumer PET bottles (PET flakes). We are nowadays among the largest processors of PET flakes in Europe.
Chemical characteristics and features
TESIL is a high quality polyester fibre product made from recycled PET flakes. These are prepared from crushed post consumer PET bottles. Fibres can be adapted or changed to following features:
- Decitex range from 1.7 dtex to 17 dtex
- Crimp, cohesion and resilience fine-tuning
- Round or shaped fibre surface
- Applications of various finishes, appropriate to the intended end-use and bonding technology
- Modification and application of secondary additional properties
Benefits
- TESIL fibre is respected for its reliable and constant quality, dedicated for nonwoven textile production
- Is suitable for all dry-laid nonwoven production technologies
- Fine denier recycled fibres are also suitable for ring and open end spinning
- Fibres are suitable for the manufacture of nonwovens in combination with other staple fibres, both natural and man-made
- Fibre production enables mass-dyed coloring to customer specifications
- Multi-titer and multi-colored fibres can be pre-blended into controlled fixed ratios as a ready-to-use fibre mixture
- End-of-life products made from TESIL fibres are suitable for closed loop recycling
TESIL FIBRES FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
- Head liner
- Floor carpet systems
- Passenger compartment insulation
- Luggage compartment lining
- Wheel housing
Specification of fibre properties
| Products | Cross section | Type | Dtex | Finish Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger and luggage compartment insulation | Solid | Staple fibre | 3.3 / 4.4 / 6.7 / 11 / 13 / 17 | Dry, antistatic | Wide range of black, grey, beige colors |
If interested, we will provide detailed data sheets and samples of fibres.
TESIL FIBRES FOR PERSONAL CARE
- Baby diapers
- Adult incontinence pads
- Feminine hygiene disposables
Specification of fibre properties
| Products | Cross section | Type | Dtex | Finish Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hygiene products | Solid | Staple fibre, Tow | 3.3 / 4.4 / 6.7 / 11 / 13 / 17 | Hydrophilic – proven hygienic and safe | White, green, blue, violet |
If interested, we will provide detailed data sheets and samples of fibres.
TESIL FIBRES FOR BUILDING
- Geotextiles
Specification of fibre properties
| Products | Cross section | Type | Dtex | Finish Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building industry | Solid | Staple fibre | 3.3 / 4.4 / 6.7 / 11 / 13 / 17 | Dry | White, Grey, Black |
| Spinning | Solid | Staple fibre | 3.3 / 4.4 / 6.7 | For spinning technology | White, Black |
SILON´S EXPERIENCED TECHNICIANS PROVIDE YOU WITH THEIR EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE
We provide technical support and advice to our customers on the basis of specific requirements for a particular type of application and depending on the nonwoven manufacturing process.
- Consultancy on the fitness for use of input material for your process
- Optimization of processing and production
- Development of new colors
- Fibre testing
We are able to provide test samples for specific production and optimization of our product wherever appropriate. Our laboratory’s equipment enables flexible analysis and assessment of samples provided including fibre textile tests, 24 hours a day. Our laboratory equipment includes all test methods for the testing required by the automotive and hygiene industries.
For development we use our special laboratory and work together with external research institutes, such as TZÚ Brno (Textile Testing Institute in Brno), TU Liberec (Technical University in Liberec), PIB Brno (Polymer Institute in Brno, ITC Zlín (Institute for Testing and Certification in Zlín).
TESIL fibres are made on proprietary designed production lines, enabling the fulfillment of the requirements of multiple applications and technologies. SILON has fibres at hand to serve the following markets: Automotive and transportation, Building industry and Personal care.
Our laboratory is fully equipped with metering, testing and analytical equipment and is prepared to help our customers measure most of the properties of standard materials. In the case of specialised tasks, we work closely with several acknowledged institutions (ITC Zlín, PIB Brno) who provide us with fast results.
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