Industrial thread maker Coats has developed a new app featuring a yarn blend calculator that accurately predicts, within seconds, fabric properties for end-use in the personal protection sector.
The Coats Synthesizer blends yarns virtually using algorithms, helping to save on the cost of multiple sampling processes.
The blend predictor technology provides information on essential fabric properties such as burn protection, abrasion resistance, and ATPV (arc thermal protective value). Following the initial blend prediction and sampling done digitally, fine-tuning is carried out at the physical development stage. This significantly increases the speed of delivery of products without extensive trials or sampling.
Ronan Cox, president, Performance Materials, Coats says: “This app reduces the need for a long, costly pre-production sampling and will enable Coats to continue to drive to support our customers more efficiently in the competitive post-Covid world.”
