Application of hot-melt products for the production of functional technical textiles is increasing rapidly. The system in comparison to the wet lamination process is able to run at high speeds. Increasing fields of application are realised, such as for the automotive industry, for interlinings, medical textiles, and other clothing applications. The coating machinery industry and suppliers of special hot melt adhesives are responsible for developing of new solutions and systems for the required fields. A close cooperation between all partners, machinery as well as chemical suppliers, is important for perfect customer solutions. The complete solution includes the chemical solution, test of different hot-melt products for their material, and the optimal application method. Close cooperation between all responsible partners with great experience is of outstanding importance to meet the high demand on technical textiles for the protection of human, environment, and machinery, as well for special textiles for functional applications such as roofing systems, geotextiles, building textiles, and textiles for airplanes.
The demand on nano coating layers, which implies the application of very thin layers, has increased due to the demand of more functional properties and surface characteristics. The market is driven by the development of new functional chemical products like solgel products or specific coating solutions with content of nano-scale particles. In the near future new products with new surface properties will control the market, like protective layers as barriers against different environmental influences which will protect humans as well as products. By application of thin layers it is possible to give products effects like "easy-to-clean" properties and to produce surfaces with hydrophobic, oleophobic or hydrophilic properties, to realise reactive layers as well as self lightening effects. Thin layers with highest precision are also used for high-tech applications like flexible solar cell technologies, optical and conductive layers. The publication will show new trends in research and development of coating technologies and on the other side coating products under the aspect of advanced technologies for new innovative products.
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