FIBRILLATION

Stewarts of America Inc. offer a wide range of pinned rollers and pinned bars for the fibrillation industry.

• Pins can be designed in patterns and various densities. 
• Pin projection can be customized to the application
• The pins can be arranged to increase lifespan, and to create the sought after Honeycomb pattern.
• The pins can be mounted on bars, which in turn are mounted on a cylinder to minimize down-time, and to make changing the pins simple.  
• Pins can be also mounted directly on cylinders if need be.
• Various pin angles can be utilized to suit the application. Fibrillating Bars can be made from made of steel or brass. 

Stewarts of America Inc. also offer coatings for enhanced longevity.

Fibrillated yarns are made out of one wide tape. After mono axially stretching the film or tape, it is fibrillated by the pinned cylinders into a honeycomb structure. This results in filaments that resemble blades of grass, while still remaining a single yarn which makes the process inexpensive.  Fibrillation offers an economical addition to a tape or film line, and provides the following benefits:

1) More runnage per weight.
2) Production at reduced cost
3) Increased flexibility
4) Increased elasticity
5) Simple to add to an existing line
6) Improved abrasion resistance
7) Higher tensile strength
8) Easy to knot
9) Improved shock absorption capability.
10) Improved gripping qualities

Applications can include:

• Artificial lawn and Astroturf 
• Ropes
• Cords
• Yarns 
• Harvest Yarns 
• Concrete re-enforcement fibers 
• Carpet backing
• Tie down strapping
• Hauling Ropes 
• Large packaging bags 
• Staple Fibers (PTFE Teflon etc.)
• Packaging Cords