We would like to talk about “elastic “, which is used a lot in our daily life, clothes. This product adds value and functionality to products where it is used as a finishing, joining and fixing material.

There are 3 types of elastic according to the production technique. One of them is knitted elastic produced by knitting  technique on braided elastic  machines. The other braided elastic produced by narrow weaving technique on narrow weaving machines, one is braided elastic produced by knitting technique, and the other is knitted elastics produced by knitting technique.

Braided elastic is produced from natural rubber latex material, which gives elasticity to the yarn and product. Polyester thread, Polypropylene thread, Cotton thread or Recycled threads are used as thread types.

In braided machines, there are different dummy numbers according to the number of yarns in the machines and the product type. It is produced in flat and round shapes according to the type of puppets. The flat elastics are made of 9 muppets, 13 muppets, 17 muppets, 21 muppets and 25 muppets. Larger flat elastics can be produced as the number of muppets increases. For example, while 3-5mm wide flat elastic can be produced in 9 dummy machines, 15-18mm wide can be produced in 25 dummy machines. The round elastic are 8 muppets, 12 muppets, 16 muppets. It is produced in machines such as 20 muppets, 24 muppets and muppets. Round elastic with 1-2 mm widths can be produced in 8 muppets, while round elastic with a width of more than 10 mm can be produced in 48 muppets.

Flat Elastic Machine                                                 Elasic Cord Machine

Yarns come in large bobbins, which are transferred to small spools and placed on puppets in tress knitting machines. In the production of flat elastic , latex is passed through separate holes in the puppets, while in round elastic , the latex is passed collectively. With the operation of the machine, the latex is fixed around the yarns and braided Elastic is formed by knitting the latex.

Tekiş elastic company produces 3,000,000 meters of flat elastic, elastic cord (round elastic), braided belt elastic in different colors, different packaging types, in different colors from 1mm wide to 16 mm wide. Quality-Control rules are applied at the stage of yarn supply- yarn transfer- product leaving the machine and winding. For details, you can visit our braided elastic page.