Lexicon

Our Lexicon helps you understand technical terms related to technical textiles, outdoor materials, and their properties. Here you will find all the important terms that will help you navigate our website.

den Den

Den/den refers to denier: a unit of weight for textiles, also known as titre denier (Td) or silk titre. Indicates the weight of 9000m of fibre in grams. For ...

Dezitex

Also Decitex. Textile unit of weight. Indicates the weight of 10,000 metres of fibre or thread in grams. For example, 370 dtex means that 10,000 metres of fi...

Denier

Textile unit of weight, also known as denier (Td) or silk titre. Indicates the weight of 9000m of fibre in grams. For example, 150den means that 9000 metres ...

dtex

dtex stands for decitex: a unit of weight for textiles. It indicates the weight of 10,000 metres of fibre or thread in grams. For example, 370 dtex means tha...

Cordura®

Highly abrasion-resistant and tear-resistant polyamide 6.6 from DuPont. Hot air texturing gives the surface a coarse structure and a feel similar to natural ...

Thread

Textile, linear structure made of twisted or spun natural or synthetic fibres.

PU coating

Thin film made of polyurethane that is applied to the fabric with a squeegee or by spraying. Can be applied once or multiple times (multicoated). This makes ...

Water-repellent finish

The water repellency of fabrics can be improved by mechanically incorporating water-repellent substances or by applying film-forming substances (fluorine, si...

Waterproof

According to DIN, a fabric is waterproof from a water column of 1300 mm. A higher value is of course better, e.g. for tent floors, which are often subjected ...