Viton® FKM Coated Textiles Manufacturers
Viton® FKM coated textiles are custom manufactured in the UK with a wide array of materials and specifications available. Other grades of FKM flouroelastomer coated textiles are also supplied.
Viton® is one of the best known flouroelastomers (FKM), this family of high performance rubbers is characterised by some outstanding properties. Viton® material provides excellent resistance at high operating temperatures and excellent resistance to a wide range of acids and fuels (see rubber properties table).
Viton® FKM Coated Textiles | Viton® Proofed Fabrics
Viton® coated fabrics, Viton® proofed textiles and technical coated Viton® textiles can all be considered synonyms for the same product type. The Viton® coating or proofing provides the fabric or textile with augmented technical characteristics.
WCRP Ltd. manufacture technical viton® coated fabrics up to 1.85 metres wide using a range of Viton® rubber compounds. Uncured Viton® coated fabrics or partly cured Viton® coated fabrics can be supplied in accordance with the customer’s specification. Our range of Viton® coated fabrics include:
- Viton® proofed kevlar
- Viton® proofed aramid
- Viton® proofed nomex
- Viton® proofed cotton
- Viton® proofed polyester
- Viton® proofed nylon
- Viton® proofed glass cloth
- Viton® proofed rayon
Custom Made Viton® Textiles Manufacturing Guidelines
| Colour | Black or coloured Viton® coating compound |
| Width | 0.5m – 1.85m (dependent on textile) |
| Gauge | >0.5mm – total product gauge (can be dependent on textile) |
| Coating weight | 60 GSM upwards |
| Textile weight | In the range 65 to 850 GSM |
| Hardness | Nominally from 50 IRHD – 90 IRHD (shore) |
| Construction | Single or double face coating (either side different), tri-laminate (different fabrics either side) |
| Cure state | Cured, uncured, semi-cured Viton® coated textiles |
| Surface finish | Cloth, smooth (plate) or custom patterned finishes |
| Roll lengths | 10m+ to meet customer’s length/weight requirements |
| Ancillaries | Slitting, panel cutting, laminations |
| Availability | Made to order to customer specification. Subject to minimum order quantity |
| Service options | Contract Manufacture, Design & Manufacture and Commission Manufacture |
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