Ag Flex unveils new silver-based anti-microbial technology

Flexsil is offered as both raw material and finished goods. As raw materials, Ag Flex offers filament yarn, staple, spun yarn, twisted yarn, chopped fibre, fabrics and foam and in finished goods, it has socks, base layer, shirts, shorts, EMI shielding briefs for pregnant ladies, radiation protection camisoles, home goods products such as sheets, mattress ticking and wound care products.

Ag Flex also offers a new technology ‘Flexsil-D2’ which is 100% dyeable and has the attributes of anti bacterial and anti-odor unlike its core technology Flexsil which is non dyeable. When blended with other fibers like cotton, polyester, viscose etc, Flexsil-D2 provides a melange effect.

Ag Flex has also recently forayed in to smart wearable textiles for monitoring heart function, pulmonary functions and military applications.

“Using Flexsil fibers that conduct electricity, opens up all sorts of new frontiers in ‘Smart Textiles”. For instance, ‘Smart Uniforms’ with applications in military textiles come with embroidered circuits that can be connected to sensors capable of having satellite receivers and can pin-point a soldier on a battle front, thereby help in rescue missions and also monitor vital systems for emergency medical care”, they explain.

Ag Flex is also involved in designing combat fatigues with pathways of conductive fibers to deliver power to the increasing amount of equipments which soldiers now wear for combat. The idea is to do away with the empowering weight of battle dress being swathed in cables and batteries.

Ag Flex also offers ‘Smart Shirts’ having embroidered antennae using Flexsil multi filament silver yarns. The embroidered antennae can be used by devices worn by the user to transmit and receive radio signals or to boost the device’s own transmission range.

The company is also developing concealed ‘Smart Radio-Frequency Identification (SRFID) tags that could eventually be used by high-end and premium brands to avoid shop lifting which is highly prevalent globally.

Fibre2fashion News Desk - India