S.C. C & A Company Impex SRL Presentation
Introduction Established in 1994, our company, represented by Trasnea Valentin as Manager,stands out on the market of manufacturers and importers of protective and work equipment by the quality and diversity of products and the seriousness and the respect shown to our customers. Thanks to the experience gained in the 20 years of experience, our company can offer you a wide range of products safety-work equipment, and a large visibility, all being at European standards.
TYPES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Protective Clothing Fire protection Electric arc
TYPES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Protective Clothing Chemicals Hazardous environment Dust
TYPES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Protective Clothing Winter weather Humidity i Security forces Defense Army
TYPES OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Protective Clothing Hi Vizibility Ambulance i i
Types of materials used for protective equipment Natural and artificial fibres: cotton, viscose Synthetics: polyester, aramides Mixture : Polyester/cotton
Characteristics of the textile materials used for protective equipment The characteristics of textile materials are designed to meet the requirements of the final use. As example, the selection of textiles for medical area is based on the criteria specified in ISO and ASTM standards to ensure high capacity protection against pathogenic microorganisms, high impermeability to body fluids (blood, saliva) and comfort (air permeability / water heat transmission).
Consequently, to improve the barrier performance against pathogens, on select materials having: Porosity as small (nanometer sized): porosity influences the transport of moisture from the body to the environment, comfort clothing, thermal insulation properties, the penetration of liquids during wet processing and fluid removal during drying fabrics
Yarn as fine: microfiber with very small diameters and high surface area; High Hydrophobicity: micro-filamentary polyester yarns are preferred being highly hydrophobic
Optimal ratio between types of yarns: e.g., fabric made of 80% polyester / 20% polyamide are more hydrophobic than those with a ratio 70/30; Rough surface microstructures along with finishes application to increase the hydrophobicity effect
Round cross section of the filament: round section supports a maximum packing density unlike triangular sections and thick filaments that cause large pores. Twisted fibers: the more the yarn is twisted and fabric structure is more compact with so the amount of air that passes is lower.
Chemical nature of the fiber: polar or nonpolar bonds on the surface could interacts with water, contaminants and finishing agents. Effect of rejection of contaminants is particularly favored by the nature of the polymer, eg polypropylene threads or teflon wires have oleophobic effects while retaining dirt is favored by electrostatic loading capacity, as is the case of PA, PET, PAN yarns;
Construction type: geometry of the material must be compacted to decrease capillary space. e.g., plain fabric improves the barrier performance of the material as the warp threads overlap each other unlike twill fabrics are not recommended for medical clothing due to large pores that are created between the two weft yarns at the point of intersection
The chemical finishing: laminated materials do not allow the passage of air but are permeable to the passage of water vapor (breathable)
To improve the comfort level on choose materials and finishes that ensure the body temperature of 37 C ± 0.5 C, high permeability to air and water vapor (sweat), high resistance to abrasion, washing and tear, elastic properties and good drapability
For medical articles we use two types of textile materials: Nonwoven: gowns, headpiece, booties, caps, disposable surgical mask Woven: gowns,
Nonwoven material advantages: Waterproof, organic fluids rejection, easily made, free of particles, protective, soft, comfortable, breathable, drapable, cheap, hygienic and safe alternative to re-usable textiles. Additionally, nonwovens can be treated with finishes to give them, specific qualities such as antistatic effect, antibacterial, fireproofing, etc.
Nonwoven material advantages: Nonwovens used for masks, caps, gowns must meet the criteria for classification in Class 1 in accordance with Annex IX Medical Devices Directive (MDD) 93/42 / EEC.
The main types of nonwoven medical applications PP Spunbond: 12-40g/m2, cheap, different colors (white, blue, green).
The main types of nonwoven medical applications Meltblown: gives simultaneously hydrophobic (200-380 mm H2O) and high permeability to air (100-400l/s/m2) providing high wearer comfort; used in the middle layer masks, antibacterial efficiency of at least 98%; it is laminated to increase the hydrophobicity
The main types of nonwoven medical applications Spunlace: used for surgical gowns and caps, hand like cotton, expensive
SC C&A Company Impex SRL Our company currently has new equipment in proportion of 90%, increasing the product quality, and the raw materials that we use in manufacturing process are also of very good quality - the latter being accompanied by quality and compliance certificates; 85% of the materials are imported from import, from the suppliers that have implemented also the quality system ISO 9001-2000, ISO 14001: 2004 and OHSAS 18001: 2007 and the quality system of environmental protection. All these materials have examination certificates from the National Institute of Standards and are certified as being unharmful for the people who use them.
Production capacity evolution of SC C&A Company Impex SRL 1994-2000 2001-2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Production capacity evolution of SC C&A Company Impex SRL number medium units/month 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1994-2000 2008 2010 2012
SC C&A Company Impex SRL Turnover keuro 1994-2000 24% 4% 7% 13% 2001-2007 2008 2009 12% 10% 9% 10% 11% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2012
SC SC C&A C&A Company Company Impex Impex SRL SRL Turnover Turnover 2500 2200 2000 1900 2000 1700 1600 1700 1500 1200 1000 700 500 0 1994-2000 2001-2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 keuro