d5bb65f0-1f63-469d-9653-de3b59fe0028Technical textile VALMEX® FR 1000 - Mehler Texnologies (C2)technical textile made out of a combination of polyester and polyvinylchloride with a polyvinyl fluoride finish. The fully coated fabric weight is 1050 g/m²individual producer in Germany, valid for technical textile VALMEX® FR 1000, Mehler Texnologies GmbH, producer (at plant in Fulda)1 m² of technical textile VALMEX® FR 1000 (article number 7269)PVC products, PVC coated fabrics, Trademark Mehler®SystemsConstructionThis data set contains the results for the module C2 according to EN 15804. A comparison with other products is only allowed by a similar application in the building. In principle, a comparison or evaluation of EPD data is only possible if all the datasets are created to be compared to EN 15804 and the product-specific features are considered.477The data set represents the Mehler Texnologies specific situation, focusing on the main technologies and the legislative boundary conditions.
The producing company is Mehler Texnologies GmbH. The product is produced at the production site in Fulda.This EPD covers the product VALMEX® FR 1000. The product is a technical textile made out of a combination of polyester and polyvinylchloride with a polyvinyl fluoride finish. The base fabric is composed of high tenacity multifilament and low wick treated polyester yarns. The coating mass distribution (CMD) ratio is 3:2 asymmetrically distributed (Topside 3 parts: Reverse side 2 parts). On both sides are at least 4 layers of coating, those include adhesion layer, main coating made out of polyvinylchloride with several additives, Nano-Titanium dioxide primer and top coat made out of a weldable blend of high concentrated polyvinyl fluoride (PVDF) lacquer.
The fully coated fabric weight is 1050 g/m². The calculations are based on average production data collected during the period 11/2011 to 10/2012. The quality management system is certified according to DIN ISO 9001:2008.
Mehler Texnologies GmbH buys yarns to produce warp beams and weaves fabrics at the weaving mill in Fulda. After weaving, the fabrics undergo a quality control plus a singeing process where minimal fabric irregularities can be corrected as well as defects can be eliminated. Due to the computer controlled coating process a stringent quality control is in place. The products are coated by a knife-coating process. The coating, a PVC plastisol, is brought onto the base fabric and later on dried by infrared emitter. To maintain a good adhesion between fabric and PVC coating an adhesion layer is necessary. Afterwards the PVC coated fabrics are finished by the lacquering process. The lacquer system is a combination of a primer and a top lacquer. The system contains nano titanium dioxide as well as PVDF. The lacquer is applied on the PVC-polyesters coated base fabric and finally dried by infrared emitters. Thereby the solvents are nearly completely evaporated of the material. The generated vapor is directly treated at post-combustion.
Finally, the produced material is inspected and tested according to /DIN ISO 9001:2008/. On customer request a lot certificate and a visual inspection report can be provided. The material is rolled on a cardboard roll core. The finished roll is packed in foil and fixed by PVC tape. Rolls are packed with 3 to 5 rolls on pallets. To guarantee that the rolls are not damaged during transportation, they are covered with cardboard and fastened by steel or plastic strapping.
The LCA results include the life cycle stages of the production of primary products, mining, processing operations and input secondary materials (eg recycling processes), their transport to the factory and the production itself, including the provision of all supplies and materials, energy, and the complete waste treatment or landfilling of residual waste during the production stage. The modules A1, A2 and A3, are shown here as aggregate modules A1-A3. If these data were calculated for other modules, you will find them separately and a consideration of the entire life cycle can be merged.
Mehler Texnologies GmbH only uses substances that suppliers have previously registered as REACH compliant with European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), or that have been approved for the respective use. The products contain no restricted substances in a quantity of more than 0.1 mass percent. None of those substances are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic according to the criteria set out in Annex XIII to the REACH Regulation (PBT substances). No hidden chemicals are released in the processing (e.g. welding) of the materials and Maximum Allowable Concentrations (MAC) are not exceeded by unregistered substances.
The declaration refers to the functional unit of 1 m² of technical textile VALMEX® FR 1000 (article number 7269).The range of application for those products is mainly tensile architecture. These kinds of structures can be easily integrated into regular buildings, can be very variably shaped and adapted to many forms of construction typologies. These can range from roof coverings, sun-shading elements to façade coverings, interior ceilings and divider elements.
A traditional tensile or lightweight structure performs always under tension instead of compression and bending. The material can be used for permanent or temporary applications. Flexible and harmonic forms are characteristic for this type of architecture. These tensile (or tension) structures can be supported mechanically or pneumatically.LCI resultAttributionalnoneAllocation - market valueAllocation - net calorific valueAllocation - exergetic contentAllocation - massBACKGROUND system: Different products are treated together within a process, such as in a waste incineration plant. The allocation is based on a physical classification of the mass flows or calorific values. In the modules A1-A3 incineration plant of plastics datasets was modelled.All the flows, which contribute more than 1% to the total mass, energy or environmental impacts of the system were included in the study.
The sum of the neglected material flows does not exceed 5 % of mass, energy or environmental relevance of mandatory modules (A1-A3).
In the production the required machinery, equipment and infrastructure have been neglected.
None of the excluded flows are of any known particular environmental concern.noneAll relevant background datasets are taken from the GaBi 6 software database. To ensure comparability of results in the LCA, the basic data of the GaBi database were used for energy, transportation and auxiliary materials. All data used are less than 5 years old.noneThe data quality can be regarded as high. The production of VALMEX FR technical textiles was modeled using primary data from the company Mehler Texnologies.
For all relevant raw materials, the corresponding background data sets were used from the GaBi database.noneGaBi databasesIBU-Deklaration, Mehler Texnologies GmbH, VALMEX® FR 1000, EPD-MTX-20130019-IBA1-EN100.0No statementCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Freshwater Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (FAETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Human Toxicity Potential (HTP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Marine Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (MAETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Terrestric Ecotoxicity Potential (TETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Abiotic Depletion (ADP elements)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years), excl biogenic carbonCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Abiotic Depletion (ADP fossil)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Eutrophication Potential (EP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Photochem. Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Acidification Potential (AP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Ozone Layer Depletion Potential (ODP, steady state)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), incl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), excl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), Land Use Change only, no norm/weightThe LCI method applied is in compliance with ISO 14040 and 14044. The documentation includes all relevant information in view of the data quality and scope of the application of the respective LCI result / data set. The dataset represents the state-of-the-art in view of the referenced functional unit.IBUnoneGaBi Modelling PrinciplesFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantNot definedLCI dataset for life cycle assessments of the systems involving production of 1 m² of VALMEX FR 1000 technical textile.thinkstep2019-02-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.1thinkstepNo official approval by producer or operator2019-02-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedtrueOtherThe EPD owner has agreed to add LCI information corresponding to the EPD to the GaBi databases. The data set can be used free of charge by anybody to perform LCA studies with GaBi software and databases. Any use of the LCI data outside of the GaBi software and databases should not be considered before having received any written permission from thinkstep.
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