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ABOUT MILLIKEN ABOUT MILLIKEN

A Heritage of Innovation

Employing over 100 PhDs and accumulating Just a few of our innovation stories: Vis Divide Conduit Millad Clarifying Agent
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more than 5000 patents, Milliken has been Vis Divide is an innovative solution in cable Polypropylene is an environmentally friendly resin
creating innovative products, empowering deployment—a segmented high-density polyethylene with a low carbon footprint, low density and excellent
individualsand building a brighter future for Wound and Burn Care Dressings (HDPE) rigid conduit that provides dedicated pathways recyclability. It is in demand for a wide variety of uses
over 150 years. for the placement of more than one cable in a single but its usefulness has been held back by its cloudy
Milliken’s healthcare business manufactures an innovative conduit. Vis Divide includes a fabric divider moulded appearance. Building upon the company’s polymer
range of wound and burn care dressings designed to directly into the conduit to increase the cable capacity, bound chemistry expertise, Milliken scientists devised
handle moisture management and promote healing reducing wasted space and protecting the cables a way to make this naturally hazy material clear without
through Active Fluid Management® (AFM technology. to ensure no cable over cable damage. By reducing altering its mechanical properties. Millad is a clarifying
The AFM technology uses a micro-knit process to put the number of conduits required, Vis Divide reduces agent that enables manufacturers to use polypropylene
together two layers of high performance fabric, creating handling, storage and transportation costs and so in ways never possible.
a moisture transfer mechanism that pulls away and traps improves construction productivity.
excess exudate. Combined with an innovative foam layer
these fabrics keeps the wound bed moist, the periwound Liquitint Polymeric Colorant
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skin healthy and harmful exudate away from a healing Flame Resistant Fabrics
wound. This increased absorbing capacity allows for Many manufacturers want to add colour to their
superior moisture management, longer wear times and Milliken is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high- products for brand identity, aesthetic appeal or
ultimately fewer dressing changes. performance protective flame resistant (FR) fabrics that differentiation. Milliken’s team of innovators used their
can be seen in all types of work wear, from the factory to chemical expertise to create Liquitint, a polymeric
the fire service, as well as in all branches of the military. colourant that offers quality, performance and microbial
The highest levels of research, design, technology and certification unmatched by dyes or pigments. Liquitint
innovation go into Milliken’s military fabrics to ensure is water-soluble and contains no heavy metals, making
the ultimate standard of performance, including combat it ideal for liquid dish washing products, laundry and
gear that offers better thermal protection from flames; other household cleaners. Liquitint is used in many of the
camouflage technology that provides multispectral certified ‘green’ cleaning products on the market today.
concealment; composites that reduce weight with high
impact resistance; and quieter outerwear shells that help
prevent troops from giving up their positions.