Artificial Grass
A LITTLE BIT OF ARTIFICIAL GRASS
Ever wondered how it’s made? Artificial Grass is manufactured from small green and white plastic granules. The most popular plastics used during manufacturing are polyethylene and polypropylene. Nylon are used as an alternative polymer.
Synthetic Turf consists of one of these plastics or a combination of them. The plastic granules also contain additives like UV stabilizers and coloring agents.
ARTIFICIAL LAWN MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Heat will melt the plastic granules into a softer pliable material. The material will then pass through an extruding machine which forms strands. The extruded strands then pass through water which solidifies the blended material. While moving along pulleys, combs and rollers, the strands will be kept separated.
The separated strands are then slowly stretched whilst moving along the rollers. The appearance of the thinly stretched strands resembles the blades of natural grass.
The Artificial Grass is then shaped through a spinneret. The die hole of the spinneret determines the shape of the grass. As a result different die holes changes the cross section shape / profile of the yarn. Furthermore the yarn shape assists with the performance qualities of the yarn.
Various color strands are combined to form a multi-color synthetic yarn. This multi-colored yarn is then rolled onto larger spools.
The multi-colored yarn then moves through tubing to a tufting machine. This tufting machine operates like a big sewing machine. It stitches the yarn through the backing material. Simultaneously small knives cuts the looped yarn to the length required of the production run.
A layer of liquid adhesives or latex binders are applied to the backing material in order to secure the tufted yarn to the backing. The Fake Lawn then moves through a dryer to cure the coating. Passing through the dryer; hot pins will then burn holes through the backing material. As a result the punched holes assist with water drainage.
Main Fibre Types and their Characteristics
Fibrillated
Monofilament
Hybrid Yarn
The following factors contribute to the softness and density of the Fake Grass which provide a luxurious feel to the Synthetic Lawn. This will differ from one manufacturer to another:
- The raw materials used during the manufacturing process
- Amount of fibres used per square meter of Artificial Grass
- The row widths of the tufted yarn to the backing material
- The shape and size of the fibres
- Tufting methods used during the manufacturing process
Blades of the Artificial Lawn consist of different pile heights. Pile heights are more commonly referred to as the length of the fibres. The fibre lengths range from 8mm to 60mm.
Landscape and Leisure Artificial Grasses consist of various shades of green and brown fibres, fibrillated or monofilament fibres. As a result, these colors and textures resemble a realistic look and feel.
In contrast Sports Astroturf consists of fibrillated or either straight mono-colored green fibres.
SOME ASTRO TURF HISTORY
The first noteworthy Fake Turf was created by Mr. David Chany in the 1960’s. Chany was a Dean at the North Carolina State University College of textiles. The first installation of Artificial Grass recorded in 1964 at the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island.
In 1966 AstroTurf made its first public appearance installed at the indoor Astrodome stadium in Houston, Texas.
Synthetic Lawn evidently became more and more widespread in the 1970’s in U.S. and in Canada.
As an ever evolving product Artificial Grass became very popular. Furthermore through research and development it’s proven to be durable and tough. You can now find Synthetic Grass almost everywhere around us
ARTIFICIAL LAWN APPLICATIONS
Synthetic Turf is durable and tough and will provide you with a long-lasting and resilient alternative to natural grass. Here are but a few popular indoor and outdoor Artificial Grass installation areas:
Play areas
Sport fields
Exhibition stands
Residential lawns
Commercial spaces
Business and residential leisure areas
Offices
Schools etc.
BENEFITS OF ARTIFICIAL GRASS
Because Astroturf is child friendly it is safe for kids. In addition it will offer a warm and soft surface ideal for indoor or outdoor play areas. Resilient and robust for high foot traffic areas, it’s the perfect solution for sport facilities and recreational use.
Play time at the Crèche or play school will be fun again for your children. No more mud or dusty areas making Synthetic Grass an ideal solution for the kids and especially for kids suffering from allergies.
On sport and play areas Fake Grass can handle high volumes of foot traffic. Gone is your endless frustration to get natural grass to grow. Downtime for play and sporting activities will be a thing of the past. As a result, no more waiting for natural grass to repair itself after use. Synthetic Turf provides you with an all year round usable and playable surface.
Rising temperatures due to global warming leads to water restrictions as you know. This increases the popularity of Artificial Grass making it a preferred solution. Fake Turf creates an exciting green landscape to your home or office. It will transform any space by delivering a very natural appearance. Because there is a big variety of product lengths and densities to choose from it makes it easy to transform your indoor or outdoor area in a short time.
Fake Lawn is friendly to the environment and non-allergenic. It conserves water and eliminates the need for fertilizers. It minimizes the need for herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. Synthetic lawn is low maintenance, therefore decreasing overall maintenance costs.
The grass is pet friendly and offers a safe usable surface for your pets all year round. A special formulated Pet Turf above all is free draining making it easier to clean and eliminate pet odors.
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