Porcher Sport•▲◇, the sports and leisure division of Porcher Industries▷▼△●•, has launched the new ultra-lightweight avalanche airbag fabric for the safety of skiers and snow boarders▪▽△•. The company will unveil the revolutionary fabric plus other performance materials at their booth A4 407-4•◁, at the ISPO 2019 trade show■▪, to be held in Munich from February 3-6★▪★■, 2019■☆◆△.
Considered the lightest fabric on the market with a super low weight of just 132g/square metres○…▪=◇, Porcher Sport&rsquo▷●◇◁☆;s new performance fabric is proven to reduce the weight of avalanche bags by more than 12 per cent□○▲. Treated with an in-house formulated PU coating that is designed to resist the harshest of conditions◆…, the material also boasts an extreme tear resistance=■△▷, more than 50 per cent higher than other airbag fabrics☆△…▽▼. Easily repackable and compact○◆●■-, the fabric ensures the airbag can also be used for multiple deployments◇…☆▲, according to Porcher…☆●.
Avalanche airbags are a must for all off-piste skiers and snow boarders=•◇◆, where the risk of an avalanche is high☆-■•◁. Wearing an airbag is proven to save lives by preventing burials-△. Porcher Sports&rsquo•△-□…; new performance fabric has been designed and successfully passed rigorous testing to ensure fast and smooth inflation▪-…, rapidly providing the skier with more buoyancy so that they naturally rise to the top of dangerous moving snow…△.
The fabric is available in two signal colours for high visibility and is woven and treated in Porcher Industries&rsquo▽☆△•◇; technical textile manufacturing plant in France▷○=•. (GK)