Dow Corning provides new high-performance silicone screen printing silicone

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The product has a semi-gloss surface, long-lasting durability, and an excellent feel. Midland, Michigan, USA-As a leading supplier of innovative silicone solutions for the textile industry, Dow Corning Corporation has introduced a new type of silicone printing silicone for manual screen printing. Dow Corning's Silastic® LCF 9601 textile printing silicone provides a semi-gloss surface, good ductility, excellent color fastness, and soft, non-sticky feel, providing opportunities for apparel manufacturers to fully explore the market potential and use the durable , Environmentally friendly silicone high-quality silk screen printing apparel.
"The hand-made screen printing process has brought huge opportunities for the development of sportswear and casual wear manufacturers." Said Geng Zheng, global textile market manager, but PVC (plastisol), PU and PA silicone have serious defects. Such as poor washability and weather resistance, uncomfortable feel, stickiness, etc., these limit their application to high-end clothing.
These products also often contain solvents and have other negative effects on the environment. In order to solve these problems, some printing factories have tried to use silicone printing materials because of their good hand feel, wash resistance and ductility, and environmental protection. "But these silicone products themselves have a series of problems," Geng Zheng explained. "The stickiness, high viscosity, stiffness, and the inability to produce a semi-gloss surface still indicate that clothing manufacturers have not yet produced the ideal products."
A series of features and advantages of LCF 9601 textile printing silicone overcome these challenges for the first time:
§ Comfortable feel: soft, non-sticky, no fold resistance § Wash and wear resistance: wash resistance and weather resistance § Color fastness: no color shift even between red and white § Improved fashion appearance: no trace Semi-gloss surface§ High ductility: suitable for fabrics with 15% -20% Lycra® content§ Fast curing: When the surface temperature is between 100-130 ° C (212-266 ° F), the surface layer is after 3 to 6 seconds Curing § Convenient operation: manual screen printing has proper viscosity and thixotropy § Easy to color: main agent / catalyst system (less than 10%)
§ Environmental protection: free of organic tin, phthalate, formaldehyde, PVC or solvents § Reduced total cost of use: shorter cycle time, greater scope of action Geng Zheng said that LCF 9601 textile printing silicone is suitable for most The hand-made wire mesh process of natural or synthetic fabrics (including elastic fabrics) may also be used in sweatshirts, jackets, hats, gloves, bathrobes, shirts, pajamas, children's clothing and underwear. Due to its water repellency and good adhesion, printed and cured fabrics can pass 10 washing cycles-5 of them at 40 ° C (104 ° F) and 5 at 60 ° C (140 ° F) After going down, no separation or deformation occurred.
Dow Corning Textiles will use its globally recognized Powered by Dow Corning® ingredient branding program to help promote products that use LCF 9601 textile printing silicone. For example, manufacturers can use unique labels that illustrate the advantages of silicone.
"As a trusted partner and a provider of innovative solutions for the textile industry, Dow Corning enjoys a good reputation," Geng Zheng said. "We have high-quality raw materials, outstanding expertise, and can make our products unique in many ways. Such as stronger functionality, more diverse functions, higher performance and more protection. LCF 9601 textile printing silicone is just an example of how we use forward-looking innovative thinking to develop products that fully meet customer needs. "
Dow Corning Textiles provides comprehensive and innovative silicon-based performance-enhancing products and process assistance for textiles, leather and nonwovens. The company not only provides raw materials, but also provides specialized support services and solutions for the specific business needs of the global textile industry.