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Americos Catasoft 2000 Flakes
Americos Catasoft 2000 Flake is an excellent cationic softener, cold water rapid soluble for cotton, terry cotton knitted blend fabrics, and for resin processing industry. It has a very good hand feeling and antistatic properties. Because of its low-yellowing specific characteristic, it is very suitable for blue and white jeans laundry or stone-washing processing.

Characteristics of Cationic Flake Softener:
Advantages:

• In case it is used for synthetics provides silk-like handling.
• Americos Catasoft 2000 Flakes treated febric garments dose not get yellowing.
• Almost no influence on dyes fastness.
• It can be rapidly soluble in cold water; its solution is very soluble.
• Non-irritant on human skin.
• It is very suitable for cheese dyeing process.

Application:

• Adjustment of solution to 10% active contents
• Put 10kg Americos Catasoft 2000 Flakes into water at more than 25°C about 30 - 60 min and mix until it's completely dissolved.
• After completely dissolved, please filter it before packed.
• Using quantity suggestion: based on 10% solution 1.5% (owf)

Technical Service :
Information covering specific application of this product is available. Americos Industries will work with customers to enhance processes and solve problems. Let us know what you need and we will assist you. (The information and data contained herein are based on controlled lab work. The recommendations are given on experience basis, but cannot be extended to assure every possible case. It should be verified and evaluated by the user through proper testing for the intended conditions of application. Americos does not express or imply any warranty, or guarantee the suitability of the product for the application intended by buyer of the product).

Americos Neutrasoft NCM ( Concentrated cationic softener )
Americos Neutrasoft NCM is a cationic softener which is not diluted from the flakes or cake but formulated to achieve limpy and elastomeric finish. It can be used for cotton, polyester/cotton fabrics. It has a very good hand feeling and anti-static properties. Because of its low-yellowing specific character, it is very suitable for garment processing of blue and white jeans.

Advantages :

• It is pump able, pourable, low viscosity softener in emulsion form
• Can be applied in both exhaust and padding processes
• It is compatible with silicone and cationic products used in finishing formulation
• It has no influence on dyeing fastness.
• Does not yellow when treated fibers are heated
• Does not influence dye fastness
• Does not irritate human skin.
• Suitable for cheese dyeing process.
• Keep fabric low- yellowing,
• Provides bulky and heavy feel
• Neutral pH

Properties :
Stability :

Compatibility :


Application Methods :
Americos Neutrasoft NCM can be applied by exhaust as well as padding method:

1) Exhaust application :
(Package m/c, Soft-flow m/c, Winch):

(A) Post softening of yarn especially in the final rinse of yarn dyeing m/c:


(B)Application on knitted

(C) Softening of garment (Wash-wheel):


(2) Padding application :

Impregnate fabric at 70-80% pick-up, dry at 120° - 140°C for 2-3 min.

Storage & handling precautions:

• Store in cool place
• Avoid storing in direct sunlight.
• It should be stored at ambient temperatures.
• The shelf life of Americos Neutrasoft NCM is one year.

Cationic Softener,Cationic Softening Agent,Concentrated Cationic Softener,Concentrated Cationic Softening Agent Americos Soft 1000 AC Conc.
Introduction
Americos Soft 1000 AC conc. is a weakly cationic softening agent with anti-static effect. It is recommended for synthetic like Polyester, Acrylic, Acetate, Nylon and its blends. It is excellent for laundry washing fastness.

The advantages of Americos Soft 1000 AC conc. are:

• It is pumpable, pourable, low viscosity softener in emulsion form
• Can be applied in both exhaust and padding processes
• It is compatible with silicone and non-ionic products used in finishing formulation
• Improves the lubricancy of the fibers and facilitates further processing of the goods
• Imparts a very soft, smooth handle to the goods
• It imparts good touch and elasticity like wool for acrylic and its blend
• It has no influence on dyeing fastness.
• It poses no yellowing problem to white goods

General Properties :


Stability in :


Compatibility with :


Application Methods :
Americos Soft 1000 AC conc. can be applied by exhaust as well as padding method:

(1) Exhaust application (Package m/c, Soft-flow m/c, Winch)

(A) Post conditioning of acrylic yarn especially in the final rinse of yarn dyeing m/c

Americos AC 1000 is a weak cationic softening agent with anti-static effect. It is recommended for synthetics like polyester, acrylic, acetate, nylon and their blends. It is excellent for laundry washing fastness

The advantages of Americos AC 1000 are:

• It is pumpable, pourable, low viscosity softener in emulsion form
• Can be applied in both exhaust and padding processes
• It is compatible with silicone and non-ionic products used in finishing formulation
• Improves the lubricancy of the fibers and facilitates further processing of the goods
• Imparts a very soft, smooth handle to the goods
• It imparts good touch and elasticity like wool for acrylic and its blend
• It has no influence on dyeing fastness
• It poses no yellowing problem to white goods

Properties of Cationic Softeners:


Stability in:


Compatibility with:


Application Methods
Americos AC 1000 can be applied by exhaust as well as by padding method:

a) Exhaust application
(Package m/c, Wash wheel, Soft-flow m/c, Winch)

(A) Post conditioning of acrylic yarn especially in the final rinse of yarn dyeing m/c:



(B) Application on Knit fabric:



(C) Softening of garment (Wash-wheel):



Padding Application:


Impregnate fabric at 70 - 80% pick-up, dry at 120° -140C° for 2-3 min.

Storage & handling precautions :

• Store in cool place
• Avoid storing in direct sunlight.
• Americos AC 1000 should be stored at ambient temperatures.
• The shelf life of Americos AC 1000 is one year.
• The usual precaution in keeping chemicals away from eyes and skin should be observed.

Americos Catasoft 1550 NY is a cold water soluble cationic softener and hence, it is excellently suitable for cotton, t/c knitted blend fabrics. It is also suitable for resin processing industry. It imparts very good hand feeling and antistatic properties. Because of its low-yellowing specific characteristic, it is very well suited for blue and white jeans laundry or stone-washing.

Advantages :

• Readily soluble in cold water
• No problem of yellowing on heating
• On synthetics, it provides silk-like handle
• It does not alter dye fastness
• Non-irritant on human skin
• Well suited for cheese dyeing process

Properties :



Stability:



Compatibility with:



Application Methods :
Americos Catasoft 1550 NY can be applied by exhaust as well as by padding method.

Exhaust method :
(Package m/c, Soft-flow m/c, Winch)

(a) Post conditioning of acrylic yarn especially in the final rinse of yarn dyeing m/c:



(b) Application on Knitted fabric:



(c) Softening of garment (Wash-wheel):



Padding method:



Impregnate the fabric for 70-80% pick-up and dry it at 120°-140°C for 2-3 min. Storage & Handling Precautions :

• Store in cool place
• Avoid storing in direct sunlight
• The shelf life of Americos Catasoft 1550 NY is one year if stored properly
• The usual storage, handling, usage and safety precautions should be observed

Americos Elastomer 8080 C is an innovative finishing agent, which is composed of multifunctional polyurethane. It enhances elasticity and gives also used to achieve wrinkle free finish on knits / cotton, polyester, viscose, spandex, etc and their blends.

Characteristics:
The reactivity of Americos Elastomer 8080 C is reduced by hydrophilic blocking groups in order to ensure adequate storage stability. During the application blocking group is split off by temperature and due to the presence of special catalyst, the reactive isocynate group released makes film on the surface of the fibers and yarn which is not easily visible. Americos Elastomer 8080 C provides elastic and rubbery feel on the fabric.

Advantages :

• It gives wash durable finish which is almost wrinkle recovery / permanent finish.
• It imparts water absorbency
• It prevents wrinkle formation on fabric.
• It gives excellent elasticity and rubbery hand to various kinds of textile and their blends
• It can be used on white fabrics

Properties:
Application:
Exhaust Method:
Use: 1 – 4 % weight of fabric

Padding Method:
Use: 10 – 40 g/l

Treated Condition:
Padding 20 – 50 g/l

Pick – up 70 – 80 %

Curing (At stenter temperature around 160°C–170°C) (Time 30–60 sec.)

Precaution:
Before using with other finishing agents jointly in finishing process, Americos Elastomer 8080 C is required to pretest compatibility with them sufficiently. It is proper that pH of temperature bath is 5 – 6.

Storage & Handling Precautions

• Store in a cool/dry place
• Avoid storing in direct sunlight
• The shelf life of Americos
• Elastomer 8080 C is one year, if stored below 30°C
• The usual storage, handling and safety precautions should be observed

Technical Service
Information covering specific application of this product is available. Americos Industries will work with customers to enhance processes and solve problems. Let us know what you need and we will assist you. (The information and data contained herein are based on controlled lab work. The recommendations are given on experience basis, but cannot be extended to assure every possible case. It should be verified and evaluated by the user through proper testing for the intended conditions of application. Americos does not express or imply any warranty, or guarantee the suitability of the product for the application intended by buyer of the product).