TAGS: Rubber Replacement
Texon has developed a new product ‘Texon Vulcan’ to provide extra shape and enhanced levels of support in vulcanized shoes; contains up to 50% recycled fiber content and comes as an alternative to traditional rubber heel reinforcements.
Performance Properties of Texon Vulcan
Texon Vulcan is non-woven polyester felt with strong performance properties. This lightweight material was designed to create sturdy yet comfortable heel counters. Impregnated with a special thermoplastic that increases its shape-retention and firmness, Texon Vulcan delivers structural support at a significantly thinner gauge – helping footwear manufacturers achieve a slimmer heel profile and deliver a tighter topline that fits neatly around the wearer’s heel.
Texon Vulcan is less prone to slumping and sagging, and it enables canvas shoes to retain their form for longer – increasing product longevity, consumer comfort and satisfaction levels.
Matt Smith, Group Sales Director at Texon, said: “
Texon Vulcan is groundbreaking in terms of the significantly improved physical properties that it offers, and the amount of recycled fiber that it uses. Firmer and more resilient than rubber counters, which are typically soft and can lose their shape relatively quickly, Texon Vulcan helps overcome the age-old problem of sagging in vulcanized shoes, which can result in a canvas upper collapsing.”
Texon Vulcan Engineering
Texon Vulcan is available in sheet form, or pre-cut, as a net, waste-free material – further adding to its sustainability credentials. Engineered to withstand the high temperatures and pressures experienced in autoclave ovens during the vulcanization joining process, Texon Vulcan is supplied with an EVA adhesive coating that bonds to most leathers, synthetic leathers, fabrics and lining materials. Texon Vulcan is also compatible with latex cement.
Texon is a brand known in the market for developing eco-friendly, structural materials for the global footwear industry. Texon Vulcan is available alongside Texon Uno, Texon’s existing product for toe puffs for the vulcanized footwear market.
Source: Texon