EMMITEX® sewing threads

Producers of high-tech textiles need optimum quality already at time of material selection. To meet the high demands today as well as in the future, FILTEC has developed the high tenacity filament EMMITEX®. It consists of 100% expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and is normally produced in yarn counts of 380 dtex, 420 dtex and 550dtex. 

• High tenacity and tensile strength
• Low elongation
• Minimal shrinkage
• High flexibility
• Permanent temperature resistance up to 260 °C
• Absolute hydrolysis resistance
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Long lasting UV resistance
• Distinct anti-adhesiveness

EMMITEX® sewing threads set the standards in sewing of technical textiles, as well as outdoor and architectural textiles. They are used particularly in filter media for industrial gas cleaning and liquid filtration. They possess durability, tensile strength, temperature resistance and absolute UV resistance, and are resistant against alkaline, acids and oxidants.

Preferred applications are finishing of  

• Filter media for industrial gas cleaning (e.g. filter pockets, filter bags)
• Filter media in liquid filtration (e.g. disk filters, belt filters, filter press cloths)
• Outdoor textiles (e.g. awnings, sun protection textiles)
• Architectural textiles