On September 10, 2018, INVISTA's CORDURA® brand announced its latest liquid dyed nylon (SDN) 6,6 fiber innovation technology. The company collaborates with partner MMI Textiles, a company that provides fabric, webbing and elasticity. The leading supplier of fabrics and one-stop shop for over 21 years in the textile market. MMI Textiles is the exclusive supplier in North America, and by December 2018 it supplies fabrics and webbing made from the new Wolf Grey CORDURA TrueLock® fiber.
Cordura TrueLock fiber is made of Invista nylon 6,6 multifilament fiber, which is dyed by the stock solution to lock the color and maintain the extruded layer of molten polymer, producing a deep and long-lasting color throughout the fiber structure. The fabric and other materials ( Color consistency is essential when pairing fabrics and elastic fabrics to create uniform clothing and equipment.
Nick Rivera, director of operations at MMI Textiles, said: 'Gray is one of the most commonly used colors in military/tactical applications, but in the past was one of the most difficult colors to match. There are various 'wolf grey' proprietary on the market. Version. One of our customers, TyrTactical, encountered the challenge of matching ribbons and fabrics and sought solutions from us. Then our attention turned to the Cordura brand.
Allen Mortimer, regional manager for North America and product manager for Cordura, said: 'After studying six different shades of gray, we worked together to launch the latest Wolf Gray Cordura TrueLock fiber product, and the gray shade of Cordura Truelock fiber realized the whole The uniformity of the color of the various parts of the equipment and clothing, and the color is durable, exposed to harsh environments and intense military tasks, still remain the same.
Cordura TrueLock fiber achieves inherent near-infrared (NIR) color, abrasion resistance and UV resistance, and fade resistance. Locks color fastness at the fiber level, enabling batch-to-batch or multiple textile components (such as fabrics and webbing) Good tone consistency between the two makes it possible to achieve UV strength stability and durability.
The color encapsulation process used in Cordura TrueLock fiber also provides environmental benefits such as reduced water and energy consumption and reduced dye and chemical use in textile processing.
For Invista's plant in Camden, SC, the launch of the product is an important milestone. The plant expanded the capacity of the US Cordura fabric's high-toughness specialty fiber last year. The investment accelerated the stock solution. The development of new properties of dyed nylon (SDN), this process completes the production process of the plant's existing high toughness nylon 6,6 filament fiber.
In addition to Wolf Grey, Cordura TrueLock's stock dyed fibers include Desert Sand, Tan, Coyote, Ranger Green, Camo Green and Black. Currently the Camden plant is implementing a plan that includes the expansion of the Cordura TrueLock filament product line. Introduces additional standard colors and fiber deniers, as well as the flexibility to accommodate minimum order quantities and custom colors.
Cindy McNaull, global brand director and marketing director, said: 'In our 50 years of experience, we have been committed to building a durable fiber technology foundation, including our stock dyed high performance nylon 6,6 product line, our latest Wolf Grey Cordura TrueLock fiber demonstrates the power of supply chain collaboration, which is the result of a joint effort by end users, equipment manufacturers, fabric suppliers and fiber companies.
The Tyr-Tactical brand of Wolf Gray military equipment is currently being tested by the Phoenix Special Police Force in Arizona.