TPU coated ScanTPU fabrics
ScanTPU fabrics offer excellent mechanical properties compared to traditional PVC fabrics. They provide better abrasion resistance, puncture strength, scratch resistance, long-term flexibility, and tear strength. Tensile strength and seam durability are also superior compared to PVC fabrics.
TPU also withstands high temperatures better than PVC fabrics. In addition, it is a more environmentally friendly option, as the material is easier to recycle. TPU products can also more easily achieve food-contact approval, which expands their application possibilities, for example in food-contact-related uses.
However, it is important to note that in some applications PVC fabric may still be the better choice, for example in terms of chemical resistance, UV protection, or flame-retardant properties.
Typical applications of TPU fabrics:
Conveyor belts: food industry and other industrial applications
Protective clothing
Inflatable products: life rafts, emergency evacuation equipment, life jackets, oil booms
Mining industry
Tanks and packaging: drinking water, edible oils, fuels, wine, fruit juices
Buoys and markers