The challenge for today’s hose manufacturers is to meet the ever-increasing demands of industry and OEMs for higher working pressures, more flexible handling, excellent dynamic performance, greater durability, and safer, “greener” products. SKS meets these diverse demands with a wide range of high-tech yarns for hose reinforcement.

Aramid:

• High breaking tenacity with low elongation and creep to ensure high working pressure
• High flexibility and dimensional stability,and good chemical and heat resistance
• Linear density range from 420–3360 dtex (including plied constructions)
• Available as twisted greige yarn or RFL-dipped yarn for excellent adhesion

Polyvinylalcohol (PVA):

• High breaking tenacity with low elongation and low shrinkage for high dimensional stability
• Bio-degradable
• Linear density range from 1330–2000 dtex (including plied constructions)/li>
• Available as twisted greige yarn or RFL-dipped yarn for excellent adhesion

Rayon:

• Excellent breaking tenacity with low elongation and low shrinkage for high dimensional stability
• Bio-degradable
• Linear density range from 1260–2440 dtex (including plied constructions)
• Available as twisted greige yarn or RFL-dipped yarn for excellent adhesion

Polyester (PET):

• Excellent breaking tenacity with medium elongation and low shrinkage
• High flexibility and handling
• Linear density range from 550–2200 dtex (including plied constructions)
• Available as twisted greige yarn or RFL-dipped yarn for excellent adhesion

Polyamide (PA66):

• Excellent breaking tenacity with medium to high elongation for extended flexibility
• Linear density range from 470–2100 dtex (including plied constructions)
• Available as twisted greige yarn or RFL-dipped yarn for excellent adhesion

All RFL-dipped yarns have excellent properties of adhesion to commonly used rubber compounds, like EPDM, NR, SBR, and CR. Yarns can also be tailored to optimize adhesion to customer-specific rubber compounds.