Woven polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyester fabric, coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) teflon. This creates a lightweight, durable and waterproof fabric suitable for a range of sportswear applications.
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Fluoropolymer, PTFE, Fluoropolymer, Polytetrafluoroethylene Polyester fibre, PET, Fibre, Polyethylene terephthalate
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"Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Coated fabric, Fashion, Fluoropolymer, High temperature thermoplastic, Plastic, Polyester fibre, Sports, Technical textile, Textile, Weave
Denver Union Station, Colorado, USA, features a tensile fabric canopy engineered and produced by Structureflex. The roof consists of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coated glass fibre, combined with a single layer of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) film. Sunlight is filtered to allow daylight to pass through the weatherproof canopy without the accompanying heat. Image Structureflex.
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Fluoropolymer, PTFE, Fluoropolymer, Polytetrafluoroethylene Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Coated fabric, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, High temperature thermoplastic, Laminated, Membrane, Plastic, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Public, Structureflex, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Weave
Fluoropolymer coated glass fibre for application in architecture, industry and manufacturing. The polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is typically applied by dip coating, whereby the glass fabric is drawn through a solution of PTFE and sintered. The proportion of PTFE in the finished product ranges from 20-60%, depending on the requirements of the application. While there is a drive to replace PFTE, it is very challenging in applications like this. For example, these PTFE-coated meshes are used as conveyor belts in the production of thermoplastics like thermoplastics polyurethane (TPU). There is currently no known alternative that offers the same non-stick performance and high-temperature durability.
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Fluoropolymer, PTFE, Fluoropolymer, Polytetrafluoroethylene E-glass fibre, E, Fibre, Electrical
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Architecture, Coated fabric, Construction, Fluoropolymer, Geotextile, Glass fibre, High temperature thermoplastic, Mesh, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Technical textile, Tensile structure, Textile, Weave
Fluoropolymer coated glass fibre for application in architecture, industry and manufacturing. The polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is typically applied by dip coating, whereby the glass fabric is drawn through a solution of PTFE and sintered. The proportion of PTFE in the finished product ranges from 20-60%, depending on the requirements of the application. While there is a drive to replace PFTE, it is very challenging in applications like this. For example, these PTFE-coated meshes are used as conveyor belts in the production of thermoplastics like thermoplastics polyurethane (TPU). There is currently no known alternative that offers the same non-stick performance and high-temperature durability.
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Fluoropolymer, PTFE, Fluoropolymer, Polytetrafluoroethylene E-glass fibre, E, Fibre, Electrical
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Architecture, Coated fabric, Construction, Fluoropolymer, Geotextile, Glass fibre, High temperature thermoplastic, Mesh, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Technical textile, Tensile structure, Textile, Weave
The transparent roof structure of Charles de Gaulle Platz, Cologne, is fabricated from transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) fluoropolymer. It is made up of two layers, supported by high tensile steel cable, sandwiching a large air-filled cavity.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene Carbon steel, 1060-1099, High carbon
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Architecture, Construction, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Fluoropolymer, Plastic, Public, Transparent
The translucent roof structure of Gatwick Airport station concourse, is fabricated from transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) fluoropolymer. It is made up of two layers, sandwiching a large air-filled cavity.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Airport, Architecture, Construction, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Fluoropolymer, Plastic, Public, Transparent
N700S-8000 Shinkansen high-speed train, developed by Japan Railway Company, features extruded aluminium bodywork. The nose consists of 32 plates welded together and strengthened glass window. The metalwork is topcoated with fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE), a tough long lasting fluoropolymer created for demanding exterior applications.
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Float glass, Sheet glass, Chemically strengthened Aluminium, AlSiMgMn, 6000 series, 6082 Aluminium, AlZnMgCu, 7000 series, 7075 & 7475 Fluoropolymer, FEVE, Cofluoropolymer, Fluoroethylene vinyl ether
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Aluminium, Extrusion, Float glass, Fluoropolymer, Metal, Metal weld, Paint, Plastic, Public, Strengthened glass, Transport
Westlake Girls High School on Auckland, New Zealand’s North Shore, designed by architects Creative Spaces. To achieve the architects' vision of mixed natural light and shade, Structureflex produced an innovate tensile membrane that combines coated polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyester, fabric with transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) film. Image Structurflex.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene Polyester fibre, PET, Fibre, Polyethylene terephthalate Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), PVC-leather, Artificial leather, Vinyl, pleather, leatherette
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"Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Architecture, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Membrane, Plastic, Polyester fibre, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Structureflex, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Weave
Westlake Girls High School on Auckland, New Zealand’s North Shore, designed by architects Creative Spaces. To achieve the architects' vision of mixed natural light and shade, Structureflex produced an innovate tensile membrane that combines coated polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyester, fabric with transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) film. Image Structurflex.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene Polyester fibre, PET, Fibre, Polyethylene terephthalate Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), PVC-leather, Artificial leather, Vinyl, pleather, leatherette
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"Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Architecture, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Membrane, Plastic, Polyester fibre, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Structureflex, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Weave
Botany town centre, Auckland, New Zealand, by Ignite Architects, 2019. The transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) roof, produced by Vector Foiltec, is supported by curved Radiata pine glulam engineered wood beams. Image Vector Foiltec.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene Pine, GLT, glulam, Engineered wood, Glued laminated timber
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Architecture, Cladding, Engineered wood, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Glulam, Membrane, Pine, Plastic, Public, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Transparent, Vector Foiltec, Wood
Aarau Bus terminal and station square, Switzerland, by Vehovar & Jauslin Architektur, 2014. Manufactured by Vector Foiltec, the 1,055 sqm bubble is fabricated as a single structure from printed ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), inflated with air. The ETFE structure is supported within a steel framework and secured between stainless steel cables. Image Vector Foiltec, Andreas Braun.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene Carbon steel, 1004-1030, Low carbon, Mild steel Stainless steel, 316, Austenitic stainless steel
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Architecture, Cable, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Membrane, Print, Public, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Transparent, Vector Foiltec
Aarau Bus terminal and station square, Switzerland, by Vehovar & Jauslin Architektur, 2014. Manufactured by Vector Foiltec, the 1,055 sqm bubble is fabricated as a single structure from printed ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), inflated with air. The ETFE structure is supported within a steel framework and secured between stainless steel cables. Image Vector Foiltec, Andreas Braun.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene Carbon steel, 1004-1030, Low carbon, Mild steel Stainless steel, 316, Austenitic stainless steel
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Architecture, Cable, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Membrane, Print, Public, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Transparent, Vector Foiltec
The Shed’s Bloomberg Building at Hudson Yards, New York, by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Rockwell Group, 2019. The welded air-filled ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) bubbles, manufactured by Vector Foiltec, create a lightweight insulated structure. The shell, known as McCourt, moves on rails driven by giant wheels and doubles the usable indoor space of the building. The unique colour effect comes from a combination of a printed pattern on the top layer, a white middle layer with 29% opacity, and a transparent bottom layer. Image Vector Foiltec, Timothy Schenck.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Membrane, Plastic, Public, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Transparent, Vector Foiltec
Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, by KL Pavilion Design Studio Sdn Bhd, Konzepte + CGNA Sdn Bhd, 2021. The mega canopy, manufactured by Vector Foiltec, is 125 m long, 115 m wide and clad with 34 two-layer ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) cushions. Each cushion is 3.2 m wide and supported by a steel structure. Image Vector Foiltec, KL Interior Photography.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Membrane, Plastic, Public, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Transparent, Vector Foiltec
Eden Project, Cornwall, UK, designed by Grimshaw Architects and completed 2001. Produced by Vector Foiltec, each bubble consists of layers of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), welded around the perimeter to trap a layer of insulating air within. ETFE was selected for the transparent envelope, because it enabled an extremely lightweight and efficient structure. The film allows a high level of light transmission, is extremely resistant to UV and weathering, self-cleaning due to its low surface energy, and can tolerate abrasion from grit in the wind. Image Vector Foiltec.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Grimshaw Architects, Insulation, Membrane, Plastic, Public, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Transparent, Vector Foiltec
Water Cube (Beijing National Aquatics Centre) by PTW Architects, constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It consists of a steel space frame, clad with cushions made up of welded ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), produced by Vector Foiltec. The ETFE pillows allow more light and heat penetration than traditional glass, which resulted in a 30% decrease in energy costs. Images Vector Foiltec.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Insulation, Membrane, PTW Architects, Public, Technical textile, Tensile structure, Transparent, Vector Foiltec
The translucent membrane spanning the ceiling at Heathrow Terminal 2, UK, by Luis Vidal Architects, completed 2014, is made from ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) produced by Taiyo Europe (evening LED back-lighting). A membrane like this is much lighter and consumes significantly less material than a solid ceiling structure.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Interior, Lighting, Luis Vidal Architects, Membrane, Plastic, Public, Taiyo, Technical textile, Tensile structure
The translucent membrane spanning the ceiling at Heathrow Terminal 2, UK, by Luis Vidal Architects, completed 2014, is made from ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) produced by Taiyo Europe (daylight). A membrane like this is much lighter and consumes significantly less material than a solid ceiling structure.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Cladding, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Interior, Lighting, Luis Vidal Architects, Membrane, Plastic, Public, Taiyo, Technical textile, Tensile structure
Fuerzabruta performing on a transparent, welded ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) membrane suspended above the audience in the Roundhouse, London. ETFE foil is self-cleaning (as long as water is present), and weighs around 0.5 kg/m2. For comparison, 10 mm laminated glass would be around 25 kg/m2.
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Fluoropolymer, ETFE, Cofluoropolymer, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
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Architecture, Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), Film, Fluoropolymer, Plastic, Plastic weld, Technical textile, Transparent
The Eye Film Museum, Amsterdam, by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA), completed April 2012. The outside is clad in Alpolic flame retardant aluminium composite material (ACM). It is a laminated panel, consisting of two 0.5 mm aluminium alloy skins (3105-H14, 3005-H14 or 5005A), anodised and coated (the FR panel is coated with Lumiflontm, a flame retardant fluoropolymer, FEVE), with a mineral filled polyethylene (PE) core. ACM can be flat, or formed, and precisely cut to a profile. It is used in large public buildings, including airports, museums, offices and other demanding high rise projects.
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Aluminium, AlMnMg, 3000 series, 3004 (3104 & 3105) Aluminium, AlMg, 5000 series, 5005 Polyethylene (PE), HDPE, High density, High density polyethylene Fluoropolymer, FEVE, Cofluoropolymer, Fluoroethylene vinyl ether
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Alpolic, Aluminium, Architecture, Cladding, Composite, Construction, Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA, Fluoropolymer, Metal, Powder coat, Public
Tokyo Gate Bridge, completed 2012, is constructed from BHS500, a type of bridge high performance steel, coated with fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE). The Lumiflon coating, a type of fluoropolymer, offers exceptional resistance to weathering and UV with a long service life. It provides the 25 micron topcoat on a multilayer system made up of 75 micron zinc-rich anti-corrosion primer and 120 micron epoxy resin undercoat, plus 30 micron epoxy-based primer for the FEVE.
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Alloy steel, MA, Low alloy steel, Microalloy steel Fluoropolymer, FEVE, Cofluoropolymer, Fluoroethylene vinyl ether
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Alloy steel, Architecture, Bridge, Construction, Fluoropolymer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Trussed