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The Validity of Fire Protection Certificates: An Overview In the world of textiles, especially for fabrics and curtains in our homes and offices, safety plays a pivotal role. Certificates indicating the burning behavior are essential to guarantee that the materials used meet the required fire protection standards. Myth of...
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As a family business thinking in generations, protecting the environment and the climate has always been important to us. We have a 65 kW-peak photovoltaic system on the roof of our company building in the 22. District of Vienna. It covers more than 100 % of our power requirements from...
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Good projections and presentations that the viewer is sure to remember as a “bright experience” require not only a big, beautiful picture, but it must also be possible to see them clearly in all their detail and to process them quickly and comfortably. Since the majority of all the content...
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The deep black “lightSORBER” velour from Tüchler weighs only 450 g/m2, and that with every type of light on the market. Also available with a weight of 600 g/m2 for heavier drape and better acoustics.
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1. Packaging and acceptance of goods with regard to stage velvets sold by the metre: all velvets sold by the metre are carefully packaged as hanging goods in transport boxes. Transport boxes are always laid on pallets and tied down for shipping.CAUTION: Make sure all transport boxes are delivered flat and...
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How long are flame retardants effective? PERMAWASH FLAME PROTECTION: FLAME RETARDANT FOR PRODUCT LIFE. Flame retardant agents are contained in some materials or are attached chemically, so that they can’t be washed out. For textiles, this applies to all permawash (WP) products (silk decoration material WP, SunSat CS, Sunlight...
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Dimension tolerances  WHAT CAUSES DIMENSION TOLERANCES?  Tolerances for textiles are significantly higher than for products made of metal or wood.    On the one hand, this is due to the properties of the fibres used. Cotton, in particular, can absorb a lot of humidity and water and emit it. This...
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Overlock seam  An overlock seam is achieved with a special sewing machine. It is the fastest and most efficient way to prevent fabric edges from fraying. The disadvantage is that the material has to be sturdy enough for the seam not to come undone after washing.  Narrow seams  For...
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How much pleat or fabric allowance do I require? the fabric- or pleat allowance defines how many metres of material are required for a finished curtain with a width of a metre.  A pleat allowance of 100 % means that two metres of material are needed for a curtain...
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