为客户的颜色。
An advocate of green and sustainable production methods within the fiber industry, Palmetto Synthetics focuses on a range of environmentally-friendly products.
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Palmetto Synthetics LLC was established in 1997 in Kingstree, S.C., by founders Henry Poston, Benjie Tanner and David Poston. With an initial focus on coarse denier fiber extrusion for the abrasives industry, Palmetto quickly expanded into fine denier solution dyed polyester (PET) production.
“As the landscape of the textile industry evolved, we adapted to become an agile, customer-focused, custom-solutions supplier and have become the largest independent specialty fiber producer in the United States,” said Palmetto’s President David Poston. Today, Palmetto operates a 350,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at its Kingstree location, and has regional sales offices in China and in the United Kingdom.
Custom-Designed Solutions
Through the years, Palmetto has focused on adding value by providing custom designed solutions. “From solution-dyed polyester for the automotive industry, Palmetto Synthetics moved into apparel with finer-denier products,” Poston said. “As customer demand warranted, we began experimenting with various other thermoplastic polymers, which led us into composites, sustainable fibers and performance apparel markets.”
对于Palmetto而言，创建自定义纤维溶液意味着从广泛的选项中绘制。副总裁Nik Casstevens说：“我们欢迎有机会与客户合作探索其他聚合物解决方案。”“与聚酯，尼龙6和尼龙6,6一起，我们可以从pla [polyactic Acid]，PCT [聚乙烯基己基二甲基二甲甲酸酯]，PBT [聚丁基terephene tereph- thalate]，PC [PC [PC [POCELYETER]，COPYERTER [COPELYETER [COPELYETER [COPELYETER [COPELYETER [COPELYETER]]，PCT [POLYCLOHECYCLECINE二甲基苯二甲酸酯]中产生主纤维纤维。和热塑性弹性体。”
When asked about building custom products, Executive Sales Director Bart Krulic described Palmetto’s binder fiber. “Palmetto Synthetics’ binder fiber is made from recycled polymer, and it is unique in that it is amorphous and melts completely clear, which has the advantage of not affecting the color of a nonwoven fabric,” Krulic said. “When a heated calendar roll is applied to the finished fabric, the binder fiber melts and migrates to the heated side, creating a latex-like backing that makes the fabric completely recyclable compared to a coated material made using latex.”
Adding Performance With Additives
Palmetto’s custom products included designing performance with a full range of additives. “We are able to dialogue with our customers to find additive solutions,” Casstevens said. “It’s not only pigments. We can insert a multitude of additives that can make the fiber antimicrobial, flame-retardant, and sustainable to the environment; in particular, those additives can increase biodegradation. Also, Palmetto Synthetics can incorporate additives to enhance personal micro-climate.”
Range Of Capabilities
Palmetto Synthetics提供了广泛的生产能力，可以将超过8500万磅的精美Denier主食纤维（从1.5到45 denier）和粗糙的Denier Staple Fiber分别从45到200迪尼尔（Brough Denier Staple Fiber），分别在三个和两条旋转线上不等各种横截面选项，包括圆形，三叶，空心，缎带/扁平和狗骨。Casstevens说：“我们专注于精确的颜色匹配，而我们的添加剂饲料系统为我们提供了颜色匹配和颜色控制的出色精度和灵活性。”Palmetto还可以容纳各种切割长度的客户，从6毫米（MM）到152毫米。在完成方面，“ Palmetto合成材料可以应用任何饰面，以符合客户的处理需求，从纱线旋转，针刺，Spunlace和Wet-lay等待，” Casstevens补充说。该公司还提供一系列美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）的纤维饰面。”
Sustainability Focus
Palmetto Synthetics has multiple recycling lines capable of repelletizing material that may include recycled bottles, internal waste, and customer waste.
“For the entire history of Palmetto Synthetics, we have believed in ‘zero waste,’ and that has motivated us to install the equipment necessary to convert waste into staple fiber,” Poston said. “While the sustainability message has ebbed and flowed over time, this generation has made it clear that we need to be good stewards of this planet, and our process and products demonstrate that this goal is achievable.”
Casstevens补充说：“为了展示我们对环境的承诺，我们解决了订书钉纤维，这是产生颜色的最干净的方法，因为没有向环境释放的废水。”
Palmetto Synthetics specializes in precision color matching with exceptional accuracy and flexibility in color matching and color control, which makes this green solution a valuable quality for clients with a sustainability focus.
Palmetto Synthetics的未来前景
When asked about the future, Poston stated, “The Palmetto Synthetics Team and I embrace the challenges of the future and partner with our customers to provide the highest quality fiber and service to enhance our mutual products.”
Palmetto从磨砂工业的粗丹尼尔纤维挤出机到当今的全方位服务，独立的专业纤维生产商，提供了为客户提供工程性能的定制解决方案。
May/June 2021
