Teijin Limited, a technology-driven global group, has announced that its FASTENANO extra-soft polyester hook-and-loop fastener will now enter the global market. The company announced the development of the innovative product ideally suited of use in clothing and other items for the elderly in February this year.

FASTENANO uses Teijin’s NANOFRONT polyester nanofibre-pile fabric for its loop surface, as well as polyester raised fabric for its hook surface. While FASTENANO achieves high adhesiveness when pulled in a horizontal direction, it separates easily when pulled in a vertical direction, the company reports.

The key is the NANOFRONT pile fabric’s high friction, which aims to enable to twine effectively around the hook surface. When the surfaces are separated, the ripping sound is much quieter than conventional hook-and-loop fasteners. The hook and loop surfaces both are very soft so they have a nice feel. In addition, their pliability enables them to be fashioned into various shapes.

NANOFRONT

NANOFRONT, the 700-nanometer ultra-fine polyester fibre used for FASTENANO, features nano-sized bumps that are said to increase its surface area by dozens of times compared to regular fibre, resulting in excellent slip resistance, softness, heat shielding, absorption, translucence and filtering properties.

Teijin is now developing FASTENANO items that will do away with bothersome hooks and buttons, including bedclothes, sundries, furniture, apparels, uniforms and medical applications. According to the manufacturer, FASTENANO fasteners will go on sale in the financial year 2016.

Teijin Group

Teijin is a technology-driven group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare.

Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibres such as aramid, carbon fibres and composites, healthcare, films, resin and plastic processing, polyester fibres, products converting and IT. The group has some 150 companies and around 16,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide.

www.teijin.com