DuPont™Tyvek®.
A Graphic Improvement.
Do more. Do it better. Do it for less.
That’s what happens when you make DuPont™ Tyvek® the substrate of choice for all your printing
that calls for memorable graphics, unique strength, a distinctive texture—and an affordable way
to achieve them.
DuPont™ Tyvek® is a spunbonded olefin family of tough, durable products that are stronger than
paper and more cost-effective and versatile than fabrics. Made from high-density polyethylene
fibers, it is an extremely versatile material, offering a balance of physical characteristics that
combine the best properties of paper, film and cloth.
Spunbonded olefin is formed by a continuous process creating very fine 0.5-10 micron fibers.
(For comparison, a human hair is about 75 microns in cross section.) These non-directional fibers
are first spun and then bonded together by heat and pressure, without binders.
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| Known for its high degree of whiteness and ultra-smooth surface, DuPont™ Tyvek® Brillion® affords excellent bar code readability. |
Both DuPont™ Tyvek® and DuPont™ Tyvek® Brillion® are strong, lightweight, flexible, smooth, lowlinting,
opaque and resistant to water, chemicals, abrasion and aging. Their unique combination of
properties makes the DuPont™ Tyvek® brands of protective materials ideal for a broad range of
applications.
DuPont™ Tyvek® Brillion® is also a spunbonded olefin, in this case flash spun from high-density
polyethylene. That creates small-diameter fibers which
are then thermally calendered by heat
and pressure for a tough, durable sheet structure with
excellent tensile and tear strength. This unique
manufacturing process results in a substrate with a
high degree of whiteness, superior smoothness, and
excellent bar code readability.
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