At Coats we have over 250 years of pioneering experience and are global leaders in industrial threads, zips, engineered yarns and trims, employing more than 19,000 employees in over 50 countries. We are proud of our tradition of landmark innovations in threads, zips, colour technology and manufacturing processes, many of which have become global industry standards. Our comprehensive range of products are designed to deliver the desired strength and performance characteristics that make Coats’ products the first choice for manufacturers of high quality textiles. Our product offer is supported by a suite of value added services to help customers improve efficiency, solve problems and train staff online or onsite. Coats’ comprehensive product offer, worldwide network and established leadership in innovation and service make us your natural first choice for a truly global partner.

• Performance Wear covers a wide variety of garments ranging from protective clothing and workwear to uniforms and gloves.
• These garments are expected to perform in differing, demanding environmental conditions e.g. firemen’s clothing, welder’s coveralls, electrical utility overalls etc. They are also required to serve as a corporate brand enhancer e.g. airline uniforms, retail and catering industry employees.
• As a manufacturer of performance wear you need to ensure products have the durability to withstand the daily hostile environment while still providing comfort the wearer.
• New, innovative materials, such as meta-aramids or meta-aramid blends, have revolutionised the performance wear industry by delivering garments that offer improved functionality and durability coupled with better comfort.
• Coats is proud to present – threads, engineered yarns and zips, trims and tapes for performance wear, a comprehensive and cost-effective range of threads and zips that offer superior solutions for the manufacture of protective clothing, workwear and uniforms.
• Coats threads and zips are guaranteed to meet all the important Euro Norms and they deliver consistently superior quality and value – globally.

For Protective Clothing:

For Workwear / Uniforms:

Flame, heat or splashes of molten metal or chemicals – when working under extreme conditions Coats threads, engineered yarns and zips provide maximum protection – made to protect.

Coats Pyrostar

• Coats Pyrostar is 100% longstaple spun meta-aramid, specially finished
• Outstanding heat and flame protection, up to 370°C
• EN 469, EN ISO 11611, EN ISO 11612 and ISO EN 14116 approved
• Wide range of colours
• Excellent strength, durability and seam appearance
• Specified for fire fighter uniforms, public authority garments and flame retardant embroidery

Coats Firefly

• Coats Firefly is 100% spun meta-aramid
• Outstanding heat and flame protection, up to 370°C
• EN469, EN ISO 11611, EN ISO 11612, EN ISO 14116 NFPA 1971, 1975, 1977, 2112 approved
• Wide range of colours
• Excellent sewability and seam integrity
• Specified fire fighters clothing, work wear uniforms and army combat suits
• US Military Spec AA55217

Coats Flame Master

• Coats Flame Master is polyester corespun with polyester wrap
• Excellent permanent flame protection
• EN 469, EN ISO 11611, EN ISO 11612 and ISO EN 14116 approved
• Most extensive shade range
• Superior sewability
• Recommended for industrial workers, military and public order personnel

Coats Protos Plus and Protos Fil

• Coats Protos Plus: long staple spun para-aramid
• Coats Protos Fil: continuous filament para-aramid
• Outstanding strength for protective apparel providing optimum cut and puncture resistance
• Ideal for fire fighter wear, safety shoes, gloves and bullet proof vests
• High temperature limit up to 400°C
• Coats Protos Plus: US Military Spec AA55195
• Coats Protos Fil: US Military Spec AA55220

Coats Protos Steel

• Coats Protos Steel is constructed with a special steel core and a para-aramid wrap
• High temperature limit up to 1000°C
• Outstanding strength
• Ideal for welding blankets,fire curtains, heat and flame protective carpets and industrial heat and flame protective clothing

Coats Flamepro

• Coats Flamepro is an innovative family of flame resistant electric arc and cut resistance yarns
• Large selection of fibres
• Ability to blend multiple fibres

Coats Helios

• Coats Helios consists of steel wires wrapped with a flame retardant cotton cover
• High temperature limit up to 600°C without any mechanical strain
• EN 469, EN ISO 11612 and EN ISO 14116 approved
• Provides good sewing performance

Coats Helios K

• Coats Helios K consists of steel wires wrapped with a para-aramid cover
• High temperature limit up to 1000°C without any mechanical strain.
• Outstanding strength
• Ideal for welding blankets and curtains, Insulation jackets and Industrial heat & flame protective clothing

Coats Aptan

• Coats Aptan is a 100% continuous filament nylon 6,6
• Excellent high speed sewing
• Excellent abrasion resistance

Coats Epic Antisil (SIF)

• Coats Epic SIF is a polyester corespun sewing thread with polyester wrap
• Silicone free
• For use in seams where silicone is undesirable, e.g. paint spray coveralls

Coats Gral Antiwick (AW)

• Coats Gral AW is made from continuous filament polyester with a water repellent finish
• Specially designed to prevent wicking of water through needle holes and along the thread by capillary action
• High degree of water resistance
• Recommended for use in seams where water repellency is called for

Coats Gral Antistatic (AST)

• Coats Gral AST is made from continuous filament polyester in combination with a conducting material
• Specially designed to prevent static build-up in garments, footwear etc.
• Highly recommended for garments for electronic assembly line staff

Opti M Firefly – flame retardant zip made up of 100% meta-aramid tape and metal elements. This zip gives outstanding permanent heat and flame protection up to 370°C. Opti M Firefly meta-aramid metal zips are tested and certified according to standards EN ISO 15025:2002, EN 469, EN ISO 11611, EN ISO 11612 and ISO EN 14116. They meet most of our customers’ requirements for 20 washes as per BS 5651:1989 and also meet standards DIN 3416, 3418, 3419 and BSI 3084.

Opti S FlameMaster and Opti M FlameMaster – the textile tapes are based on special molecular modified polyester, rendering permanent flame retardant properties.

Coats Signal Flame Retardant Cotton is a flame resistant silver retro reflective tape for all types of flame resistant high visibility applications.

Coats Signal Flame Retardant Aramid is a premium flame resistant retro reflective tape designed for maximum heat and flame protection and tough industrial laundry conditions.

Coats Signal Flame Retardant Lime-Silver-Lime/Orange-Silver-Orange is a flame resistant aramid based reflective tape that has combined retro reflective and fluorescent elements for maximum visibility at night time and during daytime and low light conditions.

Coats Connect Flame Retardant – hook and loop fasteners produced from 100% polyamide with flame resistant properties. They are designed for a broad range of industrial applications where flame protection is required and meet the requirements of key flammability standards.

Frequent and repeated industrial washing and the daily stress of performing under punishing conditions – you need Coats threads and zips – made to work.

Coats Dual Duty

• Polyester corespun with cotton wrap
• Coats Dual Duty combines the tenacity and strength of a polyester filament core with a cotton wrap, delivering excellent sewing performance
• Extensive colour range
• Certified to Öko-Tex Standard 100, class 1
• Excellent wash-down characteristics for jeans
• Outstanding abrasion resistance for demanding work wear applications

Coats Epic

• Polyester corespun with polyester wrap
• Coats Epic combines the high tenacity polyester filament core with a polyester wrap to make a versatile and reliable thread
• Specially lubricated to deliver outstanding sewing performance
• The high strength allows the use of finer thread size, giving better seam appearance without compromising seam strength
• Extensive colour range
• Certified to Öko-Tex Standard 100, class 1
• Excellent fastness properties – ideal for industrial washing processes
• Outstanding abrasion resistance for demanding workwear applications

Coats Astra

• High tenacity 100% staplespun polyester
• Coats Astra is specially lubricated to deliver excellent sewing performance
• Amplia gama de colores a un precio asequible
• Resistente a la luz solar y a la degradación química
• Certified to Öko-Tex Standard 100, class 1
• Excellent fastness properties

Opti S – the strongest, slender, spiral zips manufactured using the unique ‘S’-technology, the core of which is in one step production of the textile tape combined with only one weaving operation, where high quality fibres are interwoven whilst inserting the spiral.

Opti M – metal zips manufactured using bead technology, where profile metal elements (teeth) are clamped on woven and dyed textile tape.

Opti P – zips with plastic moulded teeth produced casting under pressure of each separate tooth directly on the already woven and dyed textile tape. Teeth are injected on strictly defined intervals, depending on their size.

P60 QR – can enable fast opening of a jacket or an outerwear zipped garment. The quick release zip is an important feature for clothing worn in risky or hazardous environments where, for example, a jacket needs to be taken off swiftly for administering first aid.

Coats Signal products for industrial wash – premium quality retro reflective tapes designed for tough industrial laundry conditions – withstands more than 70 industrial laundry cycles including tunnel drying at temperatures of up to 160°C.

Coats Signal products for domestic wash – tapes and transfer film, both meet and exceed the requirements of key high visibility norms.

Coats Connect Standard – hook and loop fasteners in 100% polyamide woven fabric with latex free polyurethane coating designed for a multitude of applications in the apparel, footwear, furniture, mattress, medical or automotive industries. Durability is assured for up to 10,000 opening and closings and they have excellent closure and horizontal strength.

Coats Signal C 412 300 is a flame resistant aramid based reflective tape that has combined retro reflective and fluorescent elements for maximum visibility at night time and during daytime and low light conditions.

Coats Threads for Performance Wear

Hilo	Descripción	Tex	Etiqueta	Average Strength (cN)	Elongation (%) Max	Needle Size (?)
	Staple spun meta-aramid	24	120	588	24	10 – 12
		27	110	735	26	11 – 14
		40	75	931	28	12 – 14
		60	50	1,568	28	14 – 18
		80	40	2,058	28	16 – 19
		90	35	2,998	28	18 – 22
	Long staple spun para-aramid	45	70	3,773	5	12 – 14
		60	50	4,800	5	14 – 18
		80	40	7,105	5	16 – 19
		90	35	8,428	5	18 – 22
		105	30	9,776	5	19 – 23
	Continuous filament para-aramid	90	35	18,000	5	19 – 22
		135	20	27,000	5	21 – 23
		350	9	60,074	5	26 – 29
	Special steel core and a para-aramid wrap	90	30	8,500	6	120 – 140
	Steel wires wrapped with a flame retardant cotton cover	210	13	2,700	16	130 – 160
	Steel wires wrapped with a para-aramid cover	210	13	6,000	10	130 – 160
	Family of flame resistant, electric arc and cut resistance yarns	Offered in various fibres, blends and counts. Contact marketing@coats.com for more information

*Needle size recommendations are a guide only and ultimately depend on the sewing application.

Debido a que las condiciones y aplicaciones varían considerablemente en el uso del hilo y del hilado, Coats y sus distribuidores no pueden garantizar los resultados. Estas recomendaciones se dan de buena fe pero sin garantía o responsabilidad de la compañía o sus empleados. El usuario de los hilos e hilados debe asegurarse a sí mismo mediante pruebas preliminares de que el hilo e hilado es adecuado para el uso final previsto. La información técnica mencionada se basa en los promedios actuales y debe tomarse sólo como indicativa.

Coats Threads for Performance Wear

Hilo	Descripción	Tex Núm.	Ticket Núm.	Código de Artículo	Longitud (m)	Average Strength (cN)	Elongation (%) Min – Max	Needle Size (Nm)
	Long staple spun meta-aramid	135	20	SAD3020	1,000	5,800	17 – 27	130 – 160
		70	40	SAD5040	2,500	6,380	17 – 27	100 – 120
		40	70	SAD1070	5,000	1,600	16 – 26	90 – 100
	Staple spun meta-aramid	70	40	9600040	2,500	2,300	17 – 27	100 – 120
		40	70	9700070	5,000	1,500	17 – 27	90 – 110
		30	100	9700100	5,000	1,000	15 – 25	80 – 90
	Polyester covered corespun permanent flame protection	70	40	2392040	2,500	3,650	17 – 27	100 – 120
		40	70	2395070	5,000	2,400	15 – 25	90 – 110
	Long staple spun para-aramid	80	35	SAE1035	3,000	10,600	3 – 5	110 – 130
		60	50	SAE5050	3,000	8,000	3 – 5	100 – 110
		40	70	SAE8070	5,000	4,900	3 – 5	90 – 100
	Continuous filament para-aramid	135	20	SAE6020	2,000	27,000	3 – 5	130 – 160
		90	30	SAE7030	2,500	18,000	3 – 5	120 – 140
	Special steel core and a para-aramid wrap	90	30	SZOK030	2,000	8,500	4 – 6	120 – 140
	Steel wires wrapped with a flame retardant cotton cover	210	13	900013	2,000	2,700	8 – 16	130 – 160
		150	18	900018	2,000	2,100	15 – 25	120 – 140
	Steel wires wrapped with a para-aramid cover	210	13	0639013	2,000	6,000	6 – 10	130 – 160
	Continuous filament nylon	70	40	S054040	3,000	4,704	16 – 29	100 – 120
		45	60	S064060	6,000	3,207	16 – 29	90 – 110
		35	80	S066080	6,000	2,161	15 – 26	90 – 110
	Polyester covered corespun free of silicone	40	80	3045080	20,000	1,965	18 – 24	90 – 110
		30	100	3047100	50,000	1,490	17 – 22	75 – 90
	Continuous filament polyester thread with a water repellent finish	60	40	1420040	1,000	4,228	17 – 22	100 – 110
		40	60	1420060	1,000	2,622	16 – 22	90 – 100
		35	80	1420080	1,000	2,165	16 – 22	90 – 110
	Continuous filament polyester in combination with a conductive material	135	20	S2A2020	830g	8,360	17 – 25	140 – 160
		80	30	3450030	600g	5,1942	16 – 23	110 – 130
		35	80	S2A4080	4,000	2,166	15 – 23	90 – 100
	Polyester corespun with cotton wrap	60	50	1569050	5,000	2,842	18 – 22	100 – 120
		40	75	1569075	5,000	1,862	18 – 22	90 – 110
		24	120	1569120	5,000	1,039	18 – 22	70 – 90
	Polyester covered corespun	60	50	2994050	5,000	3,038	18 – 25	100 – 120
		40	80	2994080	5,000	1,965	18 – 25	90 – 110
		30	100	2994100	5,000	1,490	17 – 22	75 – 90
		24	120	2994120	5,000	1,186	17 – 22	70 – 90
		21	150	2994150	5,000	980	17 – 22	65 – 75
	Staple spun polyester	40	80	8754080	5,000	1,408	13 – 20	90 – 110
		27	120	8754120	5,000	924	13 – 20	75 – 90

*Needle size recommendations are a guide only and ultimately depend on the sewing application.

Debido a que las condiciones y aplicaciones varían considerablemente en el uso del hilo y del hilado, Coats y sus distribuidores no pueden garantizar los resultados. Estas recomendaciones se dan de buena fe pero sin garantía o responsabilidad de la compañía o sus empleados. El usuario de los hilos e hilados debe asegurarse a sí mismo mediante pruebas preliminares de que el hilo e hilado es adecuado para el uso final previsto. La información técnica mencionada se basa en los promedios actuales y debe tomarse sólo como indicativa.

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