Over three decades, Tietex has forged a reputation as a fabric manufacturer with an innovative backbone and willingness to take risk. When you examine the facts behind this claim, you will find they lead to specific discoveries that have placed us among the industry leaders.

Stitchbonding

Stitchbonding is a fabric formation technology invented in 1953 by Dr. Heinrich Mauersberger, an East German textile engineer. An early pioneer in the commercialization of Mauersberger’s invention, Tietex has developed and advanced it as the company’s core technology. In doing so, we have developed proprietary machinery and continue to patent many original ideas for a broad range of market applications. Today, Tietex is the world’s largest, most advanced manufacturer of stitchbonded fabrics.

Athletic Footwear
Tietex has become a strategic and pioneer supplier to develop and process recyclable materials, and to create a number of other important technological processes and procedures that serve this market:

• Strobel Materials - high performance footwear fabrics contain recycled and recyclable materials
• Post Weave - A patented stitchbonded fabric having high wear performance and fine textural appearance
• Tietex 3D - patented 3-dimensional fabrics with cushioning properties. A family of patented 3-dimensional fabrics made of 100% polyester. This revolutionary composite technology is designed to replace cushioning foams
• Moisture Management Fabrics - Moisture channeling and quick drying properties for maximum footwear performance and comfort. Our fabric constructions are the benchmark of moisture management technology
• Closed Loop Material Recycling - state-of-the-art technology that returns polyester scrap materials to first quality fiber, so that first quality material can once again be regenerated. This capability has addressed serious environmental problems that result from the traditional disposal of factory cutting scrap.

Tietex Loop System (TLS)

A patented technology produces a low cost loop receiver for "hook and loop" fastener systems. TLS is technology whereby loops of yarn are precisely embedded in an extruded plastic film. The precision of loop formation ensures consistent product performance and low cost. Primarily targeted at disposable diaper and hygiene markets.

Fabric Design and Development

Tietex has emerged as a leader in fashion design as well as product development.

• Murena™ - Originally billed as "a new body for a new age," Murena is a new fabric category created by a patented "micro-stitching" process. Murena can take on many different forms – velvets, pile fabrics, textures or flat fabrics—literally an endless array of application and design possibilities that cut across traditional and contemporary lines.
• Murena Jacquard™ - Developed from a revolutionary fabric technology, Murena-Jacquard has the look and feel of expensive jacquard velvet. This proprietary fabric combines the style and design of a classic jacquard with the performance qualities of BodyGuard—the built-in enhancement that assures easy care and ultimate durability.
• Bodyguard™ - This performance enhancement provides moisture and stain resistance, soil release properties and clean-ability ratings, among other benefits.
• Crypton® - High performance Murena and Jacquard fabrics are available through this licensed brand.

Microstitching

Unlike weaving and knitting, this is a patented technology that produces very finely stitched fabrics under the Murena brand name – fabrics that can either be pile or flat, combining, high performance, a unique aesthetic appeal and excellent value.

Barrier and Fire Resistant Fabrics

Fabric development expertise combined with chemistry research have blazed a trail in the critical area of fire retardant applications. Under the Sleepfree® brand, we have created a family of FR products.

Flexographic Printing

a printing system that incorporates the use of flexographic technology with dye and pigment systems—proprietary to Tietex.

*BodyClimate® is a registered trademark of Mauldin Mills.