AKIN TEKSTIL A.S.

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AKIN TEKSTIL A.S.
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• While total Technical Textile production in the
  world is about
• 150 billion USD for the year 2011,
• Turkey produces only a small portion of this
  ever-increasing value-added product segment of
  textile business.

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• Turkey realized an annual export of about 1.6
  billion USD of Technical Textile goods for the
  same year.Only 40 million USD worth of goods
  exported are in the form of Personal Protection
  Equipment.For the year 2012,we foresee an
  increase of 10 in the export of PPE.

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• This percentage will increase by the time more
  Turkish manufacturers get international coverall
  uniform certificates (like EN 469) for various
  countries in addition to FR fabric certificates.

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• If you take a look at most of the inventions and
  innovations in flame retardant or protective wear
  business, youll see that they
• originated mostly from the needs requirements
  of the U.S. Army or space research programs of
  NASA.

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• In Europe, Great Britain has also contributed
  considerably to the developments and innovations
  in flame retardant fabric business. Still the
  worlds biggest PPE market in the world is the
  United States.

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• 1 - Uniform Fabric Lightness
• 2 - Breathability
• 3 - Inherent Flame Retardancy
• 4 - Maximum Strength
• 5 - Nanotechnological Finishes

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• 1- The fabric must be as light as possible since
  soldiers have to carry heavy personal equipment
  and weapons in hot-climate areas.

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• 2- The fabric must be breathable which means
  that it must allow moisture transfer from inside
  and at the same time it must prevent cold, rain
  or snow from penetrating the uniform.
• In order to accomplish both of these
  features, you must laminate a breathable
  membrane at the back-side of the fabric.

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• 3- The fabric must be flame-retardant so that it
  will not burn. The fiber used for the fabric must
  not be thermoplastic so that it will not melt and
  stick to the body causing fatal injuries.

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• 4- The fabric must be made of strong fibers so
  that the uniform will have a high breaking
  and tearing strength .

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• 5- The fabric must be water-oil and soil
  repellent on the outer surface so that it wont
  get wet and will be easy to clean.

Using nano-particles, the fabric must clean
itself. This can be done by impregnating the
fabric with nano-chemicals.
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• In choosing the right fibers, blend
  percentages of the fibers, chemicals used for
  treatment must not conflict with each another.
• Finding the right fibers at the right blend
  percentages, and chemicals require a
  time-consuming RD work which sometimes take
  years.

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Main Flammability and other related Standards
used for protective clothing market in Turkey.

• EN ISO 11611 ( anti-welding )
• EN ISO 11612 ( flame retardancy )
• NFPA 2112 ( flame retardancy )
• EN 1149 1 3 ( electrostatic property )
• EN 61482 1-2 ( electric arc flash )
• EN ISO 471 ( high visibility )
• EN ISO 13034 ( anti-chemical )

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