As a versatile and practical industrial mesh, CLAF® adds excellent performance characteristics to many materials, enabling industrial users to differentiate and enhance their products with important benefits such as:

• Reinforcement
• Greater tear resistance
• More open surface in porous environments
• Greater dimensional stability
• Machine or cross-directional strength
• Better structural integrity
• Light weight and thin profile
• Raw material is inert to many chemicals

Industrial users and designers have successfully created numerous applications with CLAF® including:

Nonwovens

• CLAF® functions as a lightweight carrier in nonwoven manufacturing processes by offering a lightweight surface area or a fiber-holding scrim in needle punch machines.
• By adding CLAF® in the manufacturing process, users achieve nonwoven dimensional stability in both MD and CD. CLAF® reinforces nonwovens in such products as:
  • Filters
  • crop covers

Films

• Adding CLAF® to the structure of film through heat, extrusion or adhesive lamination gives it strength and improves its performance without adding bulk or weight as does another of our products, MILIFE® nonwoven.
• In multi-layer film composites, CLAF® is an excellent “strength layer,” providing tear-resistant properties.
• Made from polyethylene resin, CLAF® is adhesion-compatible with many films in the market.
• Because CLAF® processes like a film, manufacturers easily incorporate it into film lines. Popular CLAF®-reinforced films include:
  • Food packaging films
  • Construction films
  • Agricultural films

Foils and foams

• CLAF® adds superior tear resistance to light foils used in construction material and thermal insulation composites, reinforcing such products as:
  • Emergency blankets
  • Radiant barriers
  • Thermal insulation foils
• Industrial foam applications also benefit greatly from the improved tear strength and increased dimensional stability CLAF® provides. Some examples include:
  • Automotive seat reinforcement
  • Public transportation vehicle seating reinforcement
  • Industrial seating reinforcement
  • Furniture and bedding

Papers

• Specialty industrial papers must withstand heavy use and abuse. CLAF® easily transforms simple Kraft paper into a tough and durable composite.
• CLAF® acts a paper reinforcement mesh when added between layers or adhered to their surfaces.
• CLAF®’s thin profile helps produce quality printing without the need for special inks or machinery.
• CLAF® is commonly used as reinforcement in many types of envelopes:
• Waterproof commercial envelopes
• Special event and promotional envelopes
• Heavy-duty and tear-proof envelopes
• Safety and security envelopes