PVC Coated Fabric
Preserving the quality of your tensile structures.
Made with polyster scrim, PVC coated fabric is coated with PVC Polyvinyl Chloride, (PVC or Vinyl) a chemical compound high-strength thermoplastic material. This makes it one of the most popular coated fabrics for architectural applications
The architectural PVC-coated fabrics are created with a liquid PVC coating on both sides of the scrims. This is done in a knife coating process.
An applied finishing topcoat provides better resistance against dirt by sealing off the plasticizers in the PVC, which otherwise migrate to the surface and make it sticky. As a result, finish coatings provide additional UV resistance which extends the life of the fabric, and some provide a dirt-repellent surface.
PVC coated fabric is highly durable, often lasting for over two decades. In addition, Lightweight uses specialized equipment in our manufacturing which allows us to offer up to a 25-year pro-rated manufacturer warranty on any of our highest-quality architectural fabrics that you choose.
Lightweight offers an enormous catalog and selection of PVC-coated fabrics from Serge Ferrari to Verseidag; most importantly, Lightweight dedicates itself to finding the perfect solution to your tensile projects. If you have questions in regards to what other fabrics we offer, contact our experts.
S2 Topcoat
Serge Ferrari offers a weldable PVDF topcoat named S2. This topcoat is a calibrated mixture of acrylic and PVDF. The acrylic keeps the fabric weldable while the PVDF gives the surface its dirt-repellent properties. Lightweight Manufacturing offers other Serge Ferrari fabrics, as well.
TX-30 Topcoat
TX-30 is a pure PVDF topcoat cross-linked for additional durability. It is non-weldable and requires abraiding of the TX-30 topcoat for overlap welds.
PVC Mesh Fabrics
The most common use for architectural PVC mesh is for shading and solar protection. Since the yarns are the same as in solid architectural fabrics, the same tensile structures inherit the benefit of lower wind effects.
PVC meshes are also popular to createĀ facade panelsĀ and wall panels. Ā The transparency of the material is a great benefit for wall applications. Specific meshes function for wind load resistance and expected deflection as a function of prestressing and dimensioning.
Architectural meshes combine the benefits of energy-saving by limiting solar heat gain, retaining transparency and creating an interesting architectural aesthetic.
A special type of mesh fabric, with micro-perforations, acts as a acoustical liner. Serge Ferrari’s Alphalia Silent (formerly Batyline Aw) is the most popular.
NOTE: that the Ferrari product names have been revised.Ā PleaseĀ contact usĀ orĀ Serge FerrariĀ for any clarifications on what the new name is for an existing product that you have used before.
PVC Mesh Fabric we Offer Include:
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