Protection against microorganisms in personal protective equipment and workwear

The deployment scenarios faced by fire and rescue services are becoming ever more complex. Ensuring reliable safety against fluid-borne infectious agents therefore forms an essential part of the multifunctional protection concept in textile PPE and call-out gear – for example when treating a patient’s wound or being exposed to contaminated water as a result of increasingly common natural catastrophes.

Trans-Textil draws on decades of experience in the development and manufacture of functional membrane laminates to protect against contaminated, and specifically infectious, fluids in the area of surgical textiles.

Within the High Performance PLUS concept, this expertise is now also integrated into multi-layer products for personal protective equipment (PPE), workwear and protective public service clothing.

The stringent requirements of the multifunction concept apply in addition to the existing specifications for combined protection against wet weather according to EN 343, protective clothing for firefighters and heat-exposed work according to EN 469 / EN ISO 11612/ HuPF, high-visibility clothing (EN ISO 20471), antistatic clothing (EN 1149), protection against cold according to EN 342 and shoe laminates for safety shoes according to EN 344-1, EN 345, EN 347.

2 and 3-layer systems are available along with custom developments. The enhanced standard of performance is verified by tests according to international standards conducted at independent institutes.

Topaz High Performance PLUS multifunctional laminates are field-tested and certified, including for the professional reprocessing of reusable rental textiles in disinfection washing in line with the RKI standard as well as industrial washing in accordance with EN ISO 15797.

The Topaz Tapes developed specifically for the High Performance PLUS laminates provide reliable impermeability and protection even along seams.

The Topaz patching system for the High Performance PLUS laminates offers repair solutions that enable minor damage to membrane laminates arising from daily use to be reliably and impermeably repaired using suitable materials. The patches are washable, which makes for a customisable, flexible, high-quality and service-oriented solution tailored specifically to textile leasing and professional reprocessing.

Precision in every seam

The Stepptex Ges.m.b.H. is a quilting manufacturer that offers high-quality quilted composites for heat and cold protection applications, official clothing, defense, outdoor and sportswear as well as mattresses and technical applications, drawing on extensive experience in the production of highly specialized quilted composites.

SteppTEX® – your partner for made-to-measure quilting solutions

We continue to manufacture with the same passion and competence as our customers have been accustomed to at Polyfill GmbH for many years – and create excellent quilting results.

Our focus is on combining your ideas with our expertise and experience to create perfect solutions tailored to your individual requirements.

Together we realize tailor-made products

In addition to a large selection of textiles in our in-house portfolio, you have the opportunity to provide your own materials, from which we produce high-quality quilted composites according to your special requirements.

With over 1,000 of our own quilting patterns, we can offer you an extensive selection of designs for your desired material. If you still can't find the right one, feel free to bring your own designs, which we will implement precisely.

The SteppTEX® specialty

Whether individual new developments, contract processing of your raw materials or sample quantities: with our modern multi-needle quilting machines, a wide range of designs and yarns as well as our experienced team of specialists, we ensure accurate and reliable results, even with smaller quantities.

Our strengths

Individuality, speed and regional supply chains - for the highest quality, short distances and reliable partnership. With SteppTEX®, we not only create quilting solutions, but also connect you with a long-term, trusting cooperation.

Contact us, we look forward to realizing your quilting solution together with you.

To ensure that seams with the same characteristics as the laminate, Trans-Textil provides the tespective Topaz seam sealing tapes. We test our seam sealing tapes in our in-house lab to ensure that they fulfil all requirements for use in garment production and a broad range of technical applications. Topaz Tapes provide reliable sealing and a long service life of high quality functional apparel in a broad portfolio of applications:

• Shoe laminates
• PPE & Workear
• Surgical laminates
• Outdoor, leisture & sports wear
• Technical ready-mades

Thanks to flexible production techniques, the Topaz Tapes are specifically adapted to technical requirements in the garment production and application as well as to individual design requirements. Topaz Tapes are suitable for industrial laundry > 60 °C and are resistant to sterilization. With high technical performance they sustain the soft textile feel of the laminates even after several wash cycles.

Tapes for multi-layer laminates

Trans-Textil ensures that laminate, tape and further processing dovetail perfectly. We offer the compatible seam sealing tape for all requirements and 2- or 3-layer laminates.

Topaz Fusion Tapes

The Topaz Fusion Tapes bring reliable tightness and fashion together. Full-color designs matching the design of the laminate are realized in environmentally friendly and high-quality digital transfer printing – based on the flexible processes even for smaller production series.

Element Tapes

Based on a purely aqueous formulation in the adhesive layer, Topaz Elements Tapes not only fulfill a high technical profile le, but also meet the highest requirements for environmentally friendly products, processing and washing up to 60 °C.

Jumbo Tape

By individually confectioning Trans-Textil tailors the Topaz Tapes to the customer‘s wishes – from the narrow version to extra wide Jumbo Tapes.

Repair & patchingFor a long life cycle of high-quality functional laminates, the Topaz Tapes material is ideal for manufacturing compatible repair solutions.

Patented Pyroshell™ technology provides permanent heat and flame protection in multifunctional laminate systems for a variety of application areas. The protective effect here is found primarily in the coated intermediate layer, with no bearing on the textile’s overall appearance, enabling a great deal of flexibility when choosing an outer fabric made from synthetic fibres (e.g. PES / PA) for custom products.

Pyroshell™ functions by drawing on the natural raw material graphite. Embedded in a specially developed polyurethane matrix, the technology facilitates flame protection without using halogen, phosphorus or antimony. Pyroshell™ products made by Trans-Textil are tested and certified as safe from a human-ecological perspective in accordance with the latest Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 criteria.

When exposed to heat, the layer-like structure of expandable graphite expands, much like an accordion, to multiple times the volume within fractions of a second. In doing so, it forms an intumescent layer that acts as a thermally insulating protective shield and significantly reduces the transfer of heat as well as the risk of burning.
The reaction time between the skin perceiving heat and the actual occurrence of burns is doubled compared to conventional substrates.

Due to its flexible processing options in combination with other Trans-Textil technologies as well as its outstanding performance, Pyroshell™ functional laminate systems are particularly suited to custom products such as:

• personal protective equipment in accordance with EN ISO 11612 and EN ISO 11611
• workwear offering protection against electric arcs in accordance with EN 61482-1-2
• multifunctional protection in combination with, for example, EN 20471, EN 343, DIN EN 1149
• protective clothing for public authorities & security forces
• defence and IR signature suppression
• technical applications

Protection against microorganisms in personal protective equipment and workwear

The deployment scenarios faced by fire and rescue services are becoming ever more complex. Ensuring reliable safety against fluid-borne infectious agents therefore forms an essential part of the multifunctional protection concept in textile PPE and call-out gear – for example when treating a patient’s wound or being exposed to contaminated water as a result of increasingly common natural catastrophes.

Trans-Textil draws on decades of experience in the development and manufacture of functional membrane laminates to protect against contaminated, and specifically infectious, fluids in the area of surgical textiles.

Within the High Performance PLUS concept, this expertise is now also integrated into multi-layer products for personal protective equipment (PPE), workwear and protective public service clothing.

The stringent requirements of the multifunction concept apply in addition to the existing specifications for combined protection against wet weather according to EN 343, protective clothing for firefighters and heat-exposed work according to EN 469 / EN ISO 11612/ HuPF, high-visibility clothing (EN ISO 20471), antistatic clothing (EN 1149), protection against cold according to EN 342 and shoe laminates for safety shoes according to EN 344-1, EN 345, EN 347.

2 and 3-layer systems are available along with custom developments. The enhanced standard of performance is verified by tests according to international standards conducted at independent institutes.

Topaz High Performance PLUS multifunctional laminates are field-tested and certified, including for the professional reprocessing of reusable rental textiles in disinfection washing in line with the RKI standard as well as industrial washing in accordance with EN ISO 15797.

The Topaz Tapes developed specifically for the High Performance PLUS laminates provide reliable impermeability and protection even along seams.

The Topaz patching system for the High Performance PLUS laminates offers repair solutions that enable minor damage to membrane laminates arising from daily use to be reliably and impermeably repaired using suitable materials. The patches are washable, which makes for a customisable, flexible, high-quality and service-oriented solution tailored specifically to textile leasing and professional reprocessing.

Precision in every seam

The Stepptex Ges.m.b.H. is a quilting manufacturer that offers high-quality quilted composites for heat and cold protection applications, official clothing, defense, outdoor and sportswear as well as mattresses and technical applications, drawing on extensive experience in the production of highly specialized quilted composites.

SteppTEX® – your partner for made-to-measure quilting solutions

We continue to manufacture with the same passion and competence as our customers have been accustomed to at Polyfill GmbH for many years – and create excellent quilting results.

Our focus is on combining your ideas with our expertise and experience to create perfect solutions tailored to your individual requirements.

Together we realize tailor-made products

In addition to a large selection of textiles in our in-house portfolio, you have the opportunity to provide your own materials, from which we produce high-quality quilted composites according to your special requirements.

With over 1,000 of our own quilting patterns, we can offer you an extensive selection of designs for your desired material. If you still can't find the right one, feel free to bring your own designs, which we will implement precisely.

The SteppTEX® specialty

Whether individual new developments, contract processing of your raw materials or sample quantities: with our modern multi-needle quilting machines, a wide range of designs and yarns as well as our experienced team of specialists, we ensure accurate and reliable results, even with smaller quantities.

Our strengths

Individuality, speed and regional supply chains - for the highest quality, short distances and reliable partnership. With SteppTEX®, we not only create quilting solutions, but also connect you with a long-term, trusting cooperation.

Contact us, we look forward to realizing your quilting solution together with you.

To ensure that seams with the same characteristics as the laminate, Trans-Textil provides the tespective Topaz seam sealing tapes. We test our seam sealing tapes in our in-house lab to ensure that they fulfil all requirements for use in garment production and a broad range of technical applications. Topaz Tapes provide reliable sealing and a long service life of high quality functional apparel in a broad portfolio of applications:

• Shoe laminates
• PPE & Workear
• Surgical laminates
• Outdoor, leisture & sports wear
• Technical ready-mades

Thanks to flexible production techniques, the Topaz Tapes are specifically adapted to technical requirements in the garment production and application as well as to individual design requirements. Topaz Tapes are suitable for industrial laundry > 60 °C and are resistant to sterilization. With high technical performance they sustain the soft textile feel of the laminates even after several wash cycles.

Tapes for multi-layer laminates

Trans-Textil ensures that laminate, tape and further processing dovetail perfectly. We offer the compatible seam sealing tape for all requirements and 2- or 3-layer laminates.

Topaz Fusion Tapes

The Topaz Fusion Tapes bring reliable tightness and fashion together. Full-color designs matching the design of the laminate are realized in environmentally friendly and high-quality digital transfer printing – based on the flexible processes even for smaller production series.

Element Tapes

Based on a purely aqueous formulation in the adhesive layer, Topaz Elements Tapes not only fulfill a high technical profile le, but also meet the highest requirements for environmentally friendly products, processing and washing up to 60 °C.

Jumbo Tape

By individually confectioning Trans-Textil tailors the Topaz Tapes to the customer‘s wishes – from the narrow version to extra wide Jumbo Tapes.

Repair & patchingFor a long life cycle of high-quality functional laminates, the Topaz Tapes material is ideal for manufacturing compatible repair solutions.