High-performance fibers/fabrics are engineered moieties for a specific end application. Keeping the performance intact and imparting sustainability is challenging in these high-performance textiles. However, with CORDURA® TrueLock™, the scenario is different. Every 250,000 linear meters of CORDURA® TrueLock™ fiber can save enough water to quench the thirst of nearly 500 people for a whole year. The process used to make CORDURA® TrueLock™ fabric helps leave a lighter footprint along the path to sustainability.
Engineered with high tenacity nylon 6,6 solution-dyed multi-filament fiber, locking the color in at the molten polymer extrusion level, CORDURA® TrueLock™ fabric has excellent colorfastness, UV-fade and abrasion resistance, extended UV strength stability, and long-lasting color vibrancy. The process used to make CORDURA® TrueLock™ fabric also uses less water, energy, and CO2 to help leave a lighter footprint along the path to sustainability.
Every 250,000 linear meters of fabric made with CORDURA® TrueLock™ fiber can save over 408,000 megajoules of energy. That is enough energy to power more than 10 households for an entire year or an old school 60-watt light bulb for 216 years.
Every 250,000 linear meters of fabric made with traditional piece dyeing emits about 26,845 kgs of CO2. That is the equivalent of driving a car non-stop for 4.9 years or driving around the world 2.3 times.
Characteristics of the Cordura® TruLock include:
• Durable – excellent resistance to abrasion, tear and tensile strength
• Lot-to-lot & Multi-Component Color Consistency (ex, fabric and webbing)
• Locked in color – resists ‘frosting’ under abrasion
• Dull matte non-shiny appearance
• Inherent IR capability
• Resists color loss after UV exposure or washing
• Retains strength after extended UV exposure
• 100% high tenacity nylon 6,6 filament fiber
