Coating substrates

Coating substrates

The key benefits of microfilaments for the shoe, luggage and upholstery industries

Evolon® provides microfilament substrates for coagulated and coated materials used as synthetic leather.

Use: garments, shoes, luggage, upholstery, automotive interior.

Key Benefits

  • Strong
  • Breathable
  • Trust
  • enrironmentally-friendly
  • Converting


Strong

Strong and non-directional

Evolon® is very strong and isotropic, meaning properties are similar in any direction. Good mechanical characteristics result in a fabric that will not lose its shape or uniformity, even after heavy use and multiple wash cycles.

Evolon® is ideal for durable and demanding applications due to the unique structure of endless microfilaments. Unlike staple fibers, endless microfilaments ensure strength and dimensional stability.

breathable

Breathable

Evolon® is breathable, which means it is permeable to water vapour. This is due to the extremely fine microfilaments, which create millions of “micro”-channels to allow air flow.

These microfilaments also provide superior moisture management: water such as sweat is absorbed by Evolon®, the fabric then dries very quickly wicking moisture away from the skin.

In industrial applications such as technical packaging, breathability also allows solvent residues to evaporate through Evolon®.

Trust

Trust and satisfaction

Evolon® means comfort and ease of use, comforting performance and customer satisfaction.

Evolon® is “comfort” because it is lightweight, soft and drapable.

Evolon® is “trust” because it is soft and smooth and provides perfect protection of surfaces, with no scratch, no abrasion.

Enrironmentally-friendly

Environmentally-friendly

Evolon® is a long-lasting material which helps reducing the impact of waste on our environment.

In Evolon®, there is no binder, no solvent. Skin contact irritations are prevented.

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Converting

Standard converting

Evolon® can be processed with the traditional textile processes. It can be dyed, printed, finished. It can also be cut and sewn as other fabrics.

With non fraying edges, Evolon® also provides the advantage of easier converting, making overstitching useless.


Evolon® combines superior tensile and tear strength with a high surface quality and increased adhesion of the microfilaments.

Coated or coagulated synthetic leathers made on Evolon® substrates are comfortable to wear thanks to the high breathability of microfilaments, extreme softness and lightweight.

More details: click on each pictogramme or visit the Key benefits page

Tests and certificates

Oeko-TexTests made by the Forschunginstitut Hohenstein have proved Evolon®’s exceptional sensorial comfort and high breathability.
Coagulated & coated microfilament substrate

Technology

High breathability and good surface uniformity result from Evolon® high technology. More
 

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