Technical White Papers
Leaping the Hurdles of Proper Dye Selection for Auto Wash Foams – Reversing the Process
Greg Gormley, Product Manager, Organic Dyes and Pigments LLC
NOW AVAILABLE for Triple Foam and Auto Detergent Formulators: Know your Auto Detergent chemistry before you select a dye. Our White Paper will walk you through the chemistry, technical properties, Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) and economic considerations BEFORE you choose a dye for your triple foam or auto detergent. Don’t make a Big Mistake and Smurf that Car!
Procedures
How to Treat Wool with a Water Repellent
Wool naturally tends to be somewhat hydrophobic and requires very little additional water repellency unless a lot of residual surfactant is evident on the goods. As wool is blended with cellulosics, the fabric becomes more hydrophilic and will require more water repellent. In general, you have two choices on repellents; a non-durable metallic salt type […]
How to Treat Wool with a Flame Retardant
Wool, by its nature, is generally somewhat flame retardant and does not require a lot of external add-on of flame retardant chemical. Especially in the case of non-durable treatment, the use of 8-10% of Orco Flame Retardant XF-100™(halogen salt mixture) will suffice. The biggest challenge develops when wool is blended with either cellulosics and/or other […]
How to Treat Wool with an Anti-Static Agent
In general, anti-static agents may be applied to wool in the oiling application(card oil) as an additive as well as down the line as a last rinse treatment after dyeing. However, they are usually applied as a spray treatment prior to napping, shearing, or decating. Orco Antistat TRI-275-S™, applicable to wool, is a nonionic anti-static […]
How to Resin-Finish Spandex® & Blends
Orco Padding Resin FGT™ Durable/for continuous operations Orcoset Resin CN™ Non-durable/Non-ionic/PVA-H type Orco Padding Resin FGT™ Orco Padding Resin FGT™ is a melamine formaldehyde type resin which is sometimes used on Spandex® and its blends, but careful attention must be paid […]
How to Treat Spandex® & Blends with a Soil Release Agent
A recommended soil release procedure for Spandex®, especially in blends with nylon or polyester, involves using Orco Soil Release NC 108™. Orco Soil Release NC 108™ is a fluorocarbon-based finishing agent developed for synthetic and natural/synthetic blended fabrics. Orco Soil Release NC 108™ exhibits extremely effective soil release affects, as well as good oil repellency. […]
Technical Bulletins
Dye Class Descriptions for Wool
Orcoacid™ dyes find use in the piece dyeing of wool and worsted goods. Their inherent excellent leveling properties and wide shade selection make them especially suited to the men’s and women’s wear industry. These colors are generally applied from a strong acid bath(pH of 3.5-6.0). Some, such as the Alizarine dyes, are better applied from […]
Dye Class & Pigment Descriptions for Spandex®
Orcolan Neutral™ dyes are 2:1 premetallized acid dyes and because of their large molecular size behave similarly to the acid milling type dyes in application and strike rate. Because of the metal complex (Cr+3 usually), these dyes exhibit excellent light and wet fastness and find application in the automotive /industrial fabrics. Because of the rapid […]
Orco™ Powder & Dispersion Pigment Storage, Handling, and Preparation
Storage Orco™ Pigments should be kept in a dry area and elevated so container is not in direct contact with the cold ground. Each drum of pigment should be spaced far enough away from each other to prevent cross-contamination when drum lids are removed and the pigment is transferred. All pigments, if in powder form, […]
Orco™ Acid Dye Description, Storage, Handling, and Preparation
Description The Orco Lanamide™ product line consists of non-hazardous, non-chrome dyes applicable to nylon, wool, and blends thereof and offer high fastness, brightness, and compatibility as a group and are especially suited for the sport and swimwear trade as well as high-tech “smart wool” composites. OrcoAcid™ dyes find use in the piece dyeing of wool and worsted goods. Their inherent […]
Dye Class and Pigment Descriptions for Nylon
The Orco Lanamide™ product line consists of non-hazardous, non-chrome dyes applicable to nylon, wool, and blends thereof and offer high fastness, brightness, and compatibility as a group and are especially suited for the sport and swimwear trade as well as high-tech “smart wool” composites. Orco Milling™ dyes are characterized by their high wetfastness and their wide range of bright colors. Although […]