RadiciGroup is officially introducing its new 2015 BCF yarn collection at this year’s Domotex, the leading trade fair for floor coverings that takes place from 17-20 January in Hannover, Germany.

The product line has been optimised, rationalised and enhanced with more low-dpf polyamide 6.6 SOFT options. The main focus of the company is Radifloor PA 6.6 1100 dtex 256-filament yarn, a very low denier yarn with very thin extra-bright filaments (4.3 dpf).

This speciality yarn is said to be ideal for the manufacture of carpets in accordance with the latest market trends and requirements in terms of performance, quality, softness and resilience.

Making of thinner yarns

“The challenge we face with our new polyamide 6.6 Radifloor SOFT line is to make increasingly thinner yarns for the manufacture of designer and soft-hand carpets,” commented Roberto Vedovati, Manager of Technical Assistance and Yarn Development at Radici Fil. “Not only do these yarns have to be thinner, but they also have to be highly resilient.”

“This new Radifloor yarn can satisfy the requirements of even our most demanding customers, who are mainly in the residential sector. But, thanks to the yarn's high resilience provided by the nylon 6.6 component, customers in the high-end contract sectors can also benefit,” Mr Vedovati continued.

Product development

“Collaboration with our customers played a fundamental role in the development of this product. Especially gratifying to us was the launch of a carpet collection manufactured using our new Radifloor PA 6.6 1100 dtex 256-filament yarn during this past year by a major French customer, a leading company in the sector,” Mr Vedovati said.

“Now, we are officially adding it to the Group product portfolio being introduced at Domotex 2015. At the fair we are also showcasing other carpet prototypes manufactured using a semi-dull version of our PA 6.6 BCF yarn with an even lower dpf, about 3.3. This Radifloor yarn may be added to our upcoming 2016 product range.” Moreover, a solution-dyed polyamide 6 family of yarns for the contract sector has been developed.

www.radicigroup.com