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5. Dadeville Alabama Plant
Extrusion / Yarn Manufacturing
Most Comprehensive Product Portfolio in the Industry – PE / PP fibrillated, PE slit tape mono, spinerette monofilament PE and nylon.
New, State-of-the-Art Extrusion Technology
Latest Generation of Electronics for Precise Computer Controlled Quality
Twisting – Newest Generation With Dual Yarn / Dual Color Capabilities
Texturizing – nylon and PE
Latest Testing Equipment – QUV Accelerated Weatherometer, Instron, Color Camera 5

6. Extrusion Process Drawing Annealing Fibrillating Winding Twisting 6
Film
Spinerette 6

7. Slit Film Slit Film Extruded into a film sheet Cut into tape
Fibrillated or Mini Tape
Twisted 7

8. Monofilament Top View of Spinerette Polymer Flowing Through Spinerette
Spinerette Monofilament
Extruded Through Spinerette holes to designed shape
Twisted
Top View of Spinerette
Polymer Flowing Through Spinerette 8

9. Monofilament Competitors Duraspine Nexcel Mono Spinerette Monofilament
Shape is critical to durability
Competitors Duraspine
Nexcel Mono 9

10. Definitions: Yarn Physical / Quality Properties:
Denier – The weight in grams of 9,000 meters of fiber
Cross Section – The width and thickness
Tensile Strength – The force required to break the yarn in the axial direction
Elongation – The amount the yarn will elongate prior to break measured in percentage
Shrinkage – The amount a yarn will shrink when heated measured in percentage
UV Rating – The percent loss in tensile strength and elongation after 8,000 hours of UV exposure

12. Only fully integrated turf manufacturer in North America
Tufting – Multiple gauges / pile heights on new high speed tufters
Coating – urethane coating , hot melt coating
Uniform quality process – including our own Lisport Wear Machine 12

13. Chatsworth Plant Tufting 10 Tufting Machines 3 New High Speed Machines
3 Machines with dual feed systems and dual creels
Wide Range of Gauges, including 3/16, ¼, 3/8, ½, ¾
Pile Heights from ¼ inch up to 3 inches 13

14. Tufting
Tufting
Primary Backing A single or multiple layers of woven or non-woven materials,
into which the fiber is tufted
Pile Height The height of the pile (fibers) above the primary backing
Pile Weight The weight of the fibers per square yard of turf
Tufting Gauge The distance between tufted rows
Stitch Count The number of tufted stitches per 3 inches 14

15. We have made changes in our primary backing to allow more Dimensional stability.
We added a reinforcement layer to prevent wrinkles.
We increased the
thickness of the two
woven primary backings.

17. Chatsworth Plant Coating
Urethane Coater dedicated to synthetic turf products only
Over 100 million square feet of coating capacity
Proprietary urethane formulation yielding best tuft binds in the industry
In-house compounding provides maximum control over coating formulation and consistency from batch to batch.
Perforation pattern of 3/16” hole on 2” x 2 1/8” centers provides the most consistent drainage in the industry. 17

18. Coating
Coating
Secondary Backing A coating layer applied to the primary backing after the fiber pile has been tufted, which serves to enhance tuft bind
Polyurethane A polymer system that is formed by mixing two parts, monomer and a catalyst
Coating Weight The amount of secondary coating per square yard of turf
Perforations Holes through the primary and secondary backings to allow for drainage 18

19. Tuft Bind
It is important to note that tuft bind test are done from the top not the bottom of the sample.
PU penetration around the bundle of fiber (all filaments) is most important.

20. Tuft Bind
The look of the coating on the back is less important than the amount of coating around the fiber bundle.
Most commission PU coaters sell the coating by the ounce therefore the more you put on the back the more they can charge.
To add weight you can add filler to the PU mix and the material will lay on the back of the turf not around the yarn bundle.
They can also add air to the PU mix to make it look fuller.

21. Tuft Bind
Note the area where the interior bundles or ends are not covered in PU coating.

22. Sprinturf has a comprehensive quality control process from resin through installed turf

23. Extrusion Quality Control
Quality Control Testing for Extrusion and Twisting
Raw Materials
Resin – Melt Flow
Master batch – Spectral Color
Tape Lines and Monofilament
Yarn denier – once per line per shift
Spectral color – each line each doff
Break load - once per line per shift
Extension (% strain) - once per line per shift
% Shrinkage - once per line per shift
Curl testing – each doff
Spin finish % - once per line per shift if applicable
Twisting
Curl testing- once per shift
Twisting turns per inch – each twister each shift
Spin finish % - on each lot
Visual Inspections of twisted yarn (finished goods)
Performance Testing
QUV – 8,000 hours UV testing
3rd Party UV Testing

24. Tufting / Coating Quality Control
Quality Control Testing for Tufting and Coating
Tufting Quality Checks Audit Teams
Pile Height – Each Roll auditors
Stitch Count – Each Roll Audit process every 2 hours
Width / Length – Each Roll Daily report and monitoring
Face Weight – Every Third Roll
Performance Testing
Coating Quality Checks Lisport Wear Testing
Urethane Gel Time, Viscosity, Water – Each Batch
Width – Three Times Per Roll
Length – Each Roll
Pile Height – Each Roll
Perforations – Each Roll
Coating Weight (side, center, side) – Every Third Roll
Tuft Bind – Every Fifth Roll

25. The Benefits of True Integration
All fiber extrusion, tufting and coating is performed IN-HOUSE
Sole source accountability
Customized solutions
Quick turnaround times and simplified logistics
Innovations across entire spectrum
Industry leading economics 25

26. Total Vertical Integration (from resin pellet to installed turf)
Newest Generation of Equipment (over $35 million of assets)
Proprietary Designs and Material Formulations Yield High Quality Products that are 100% Made in America.