TecCenter for R&D in antimicrobial protection

In a move to expand its innovative capacities, SANITIZED AG, provider of an extensive portfolio of antimicrobial products for the plastics and textile industries, opened its SANITIZED TecCenter at its Burgdorf, Switzerland head office.

The SANITIZED TecCenter will identify the technology best suited to the application technology employed in polymer or textile production and the best antimicrobial effect and material protection for various types of products. Support for application technology issues, microbiological tests and a range of analyses are all delivered from one source.

SANITIZED helps customers develop new products with integrated hygiene function, material protection against defined aggressors, such as UV irradiation or mold, and odor management in textiles.
The TecCenter further enhances the company’s innovation capabilities by including testing facilities for polymer and textile coatings. The center houses the equipment needed to manufacture plastic films or coating support systems and textiles, to benefit manufacturers of industrial textiles and geotextiles.

At the center, repellent plastics and textiles can be subjected to extensive endurance tests, including thermo gravimetric analysis, thermo tests for PVC, heat and cold (jungle test), tension, exposure (QUV/spray, QUV/Se, Sun test XLS+), wash resistance and watering. Textiles can be finished using the pad transfer technique, extraction technique or dye bath method.

The equipment in the TecCenter allows SANITIZED to conduct application tests at laboratory level to advance product developments and optimization which, so far, had to be carried out in customers’ manufacturing processes at great expense in terms of machinery, time and energy, according to Urs Stalder, CEO of SANITIZED AG. In close cooperation with its customers, SANITIZED can now effectively advance their R&D projects.  

The SANITIZED TecCenter is also equipped to carry out all relevant microbiological laboratory tests. Depending on the preferred type of protection and applied Sanitized® technology, the center can test for mold formation, odor development, material deterioration, dust mites or bacteria growth – either individually or in combination.