Program for the automotive and airline industry

Konus Konex d.o.o., business unit Zvezda, is a company specializing for the production of fusible and non-fusible interlinings for the automotive industry known under the trademark centelin® and for laminates produced by hot melt technology. STARGARD is a trademark for laminates with vapor-permeable membranes.

Production programs:

• Production of non-woven materials
• Weaving of different types of fabrics
• Production of knitted materials
• Bleaching
• Dying
• Finishing
• Raising
• Coating with different sorts of thermoplastics ( PES, PA, PUR, EVA, … ) We use special thermoplastics when producing interlinings for the automotive industry to avoid the fogging effect, which is not desired.
• Tapes cutting
• Lamination of different types of material

Programs for Textiles-car seats, Heated seats, Leather seats, and Foil laminates:

• Non-woven ( 100-1000 g/m2) fusible and non-fusible types
o PES, PP, FR-PES, Biko-PES, …
• Woven ( 70-250 g/m2 ) fusible and non-fusible type s
o Co, PES-Co, Cv-Co, …
• Knitting ( 40-120 g/m2) fusible and non- fusible types
o PES-Cv, PES-Co, PES, …
• Foam – fusible types
• Finishing-treatment for all programs:
o Flame retardant fusible and non-fusible materials
• According to standards:
• FAR/JAR/CS 25.853
• FMVSS 302
• VDA 277/278
• Two-and muIti-layer laminates made of different materials ( foil, membrane, … )

Articles for the automotive industry have to meet rigorous demands required by standards obligatory for particular semi-component.
We produce interlining which is used in the manufacturing of heating elements in car seats and specially interlinings for leather seats.

In the automotive industry, a lot of different kinds of laminates (two- and three-layers) have been used. Our new technology hotmelt enables us to produce them.

Program for the shoe industry

This line of non-fusible interlinings is made of different materials (woven, knitted, non-woven) and is of different weights. Woven and non-woven interlinings of this group ensure the successful enforcement of very different qualities of leather. Knitted interlinings (sort of tricot) enable forming of the round parts of shoes and especially of boots.

These articles are covered by resin in the shape of a dot or scattered coating. The difference between these two types of coating is in the volume (range) of the covered surface of the fabric by the resin. The advantage of dot-coated interlining is pleasant and soft handling, which is especially important in the case of fusing soft leather. New modern technology (HOT MELT) enables us the production of these new interlinings.

A special property of these thermoplastics is a resin with a very low melting point; therefore the fusing of the most sensitive kinds of leather is possible at extremely low temperatures.

General types: Coating with different sorts of thermoplastics (EVA, PA(HotMelt blue dots), PUR, PES, … )

Knitted materials-jersey: from 120 g/m2 to 325 g/m2 raw and color woven materials: from 95 g/m2 to 290 g/m2 raw and colour

Laminates for the shoe industry – are mostly used as components of sports footwear. They are produced as two-, three,- or four layers.

There are used different materials such as knitted goods, non-woven, foam,… Between the above-listed materials breathable membrane is laminated as a medial layer, which gives the final product favorable applicable properties. Footwear with such multi-layer laminate built in, is breathable and waterproof.

Program for the apparel and protection industry

This group of non-fusible interlinings provides a wide selection for fixing all materials for outer garments (female and male clothing, jackets, coats, etc.). They give the garments different degrees of fullness and softness and a perfect everlasting form. These products are made of light and soft woven materials, and special emphasis is given to the knitted interlinings which are stretchable and therefore able to adapt perfectly to different properties of all clothes.

Technical textile laminates and interlinings for upholstery

Lamination in the furniture industry is primarily used to improve the mechanical properties of decorative fabrics, used in the production of upholstered furniture. The lamination increases strength and reduces the elasticity of the basic decorative fabric. Laminates for upholstery can also consist of different foams and non-woven textiles and are used as intermediate fillers. Possible laminate forms are two-layer, three-layer, or multi-layer laminates.
A new group of fusible interlinings for upholstery serves to improve the mechanical properties of leather in the production of leather sofas and internal leather furniture.