New Generation Of Down Products
Down is an excellent insulation material. The down products with high quality outperforms all synthetic fiber insulation. However, the natural down could not preserve the heat if it is treated in a wrong way. As a result, the use of down products is confined. The use of down products will be avoided such as hypothermal insulation, apparels for outdoor activities, apparels for sports in winter, clothing and bedding for infants, medical clothing and military application. We improve and process the down in accordance to the shortcomings to expand the use of down.
Hypothermal Insulation
In addition to staying warm while working in extreme cold environment is very important, keeping body dry is also the key point to hypothermal insulation. Wet down tangles easily and the structure will be destroyed so that the down would lose heat capacity dramatically. Moreover, wet down causes hypothermia easily due to the faster conduction of heat from human body to external environment under low temperature. KL DOWN developed special treatment to prevent the down from getting wet because of the sweat and maintain its 3D structure. It helps enhance the overall insulating power to improve the materials. KL DOWN provides higher protection for those who are working under low temperature and prevent them from hypothermia.
Infants and Children Care
Infants and children spill various kinds of liquid such as sauce, soup and drinks unconsciously. The liquid contains water, grease, salts and pigments that would permeate into clothing and bedding. Therefore, it will become a stubborn stain and further help bacteria grow. The reason why liquid attaches to down easily is that grease and salts destroy the surface tension and decrease the performance of the water repellency of down. By enhancing the effect of water and oil repellency, we can prevent down from staining and make it easier to clean. Also, KL DOWN provides healthy and safe protection for infants and children by adding anti-bacterial and fire retardant function.
Outer Wear & Activities
People use down as insulation materials especially for mountain climbing and ski sports. However, sweats and moisture might make down wet and decrease the performance of heat capacity. Furthermore, the body will lose heat because the wet down freezes especially when climbing. The volume of the down jacket is too big to store in order to have good insulation effectiveness. As for winter sports such as ski, people wear down jacket in order to keep warm. However, a lot of sweats and body heats are produced during the exercise period and that will result in extreme uncomfortable feelings. As a result, down insulation with wind proof and breathable fabric could enhance moisture-wicking and further make people feel more comfortable. Combing with thin, light and warm, KL DOWN provides down insulation with same heat capacity but less volume to enhance agility.
Military Application
Down is the lightest and warmest natural insulation material that we have ever had in the world. However, we never applied down products to military activities because down will lose heat capacity by sweats and rain. Military activities are not limited by weather. If down loses its warm effectiveness, people will die from hypothermia. In addition, ticks, mites and louses tend to hide in down when soldiers are conducting military operations in a terrible environment, which will lead to diseases. Firearms and gunpowder tend to cause combustion of down during military activities so it is important to provide down with water repellency, insect prevention and fire retardancy.
Medical Care
With the development of medicine, humans’ life extend. However, the number of the diseases and the needs of the chronic patients are increasing. Those patients who lay on the bed for a long time intend to have bedsores. Also, in the process of postoperative care, there is a big chance to be infected again by the body fluid and blood attached to the mattresses. KL DOWN developed new technique to change the surface material of down and feather that can decrease the infection from the body fluid, blood and bacteria.
These application that used be limited by down’s performance will be the important reference and new direction in the future. KL DOWN corresponds to demographic changes to develop functional down, especially for infant and medical care.