Flock School
Our Flock School gives you an overview of everything worth knowing about flocking. In this framework we would like to share our fascination for flocking, explain the process of flocking, the versatile applicable properties and application examples as well as the quality assurance in the flocking process.
We see it as our mission to share our knowledge around flocking and to empower and inspire others with it.
Overview
During the flocking process Flock Fibers into a flock adhesive using an electrostatic field. In the first step dit flocking process the object to be flocked, called the substrate, is cleaned or pretreated so that the flock fibers later anchor optimally in the adhesive. After cleaning or pretreatment, the adhesive is applied. This is done, for example, by brushing, spraying or rolling. This is followed by flocking, after which the substrate or adhesive is dried and cleaned again to remove excess and loose flock fibers.
This process can take place manually as well as in a partially or fully automated flocking plant.
During the flocking process the Flock Fibers vertically in the adhesive. These form a layer over the substrate covered with adhesive. However, after flocking, only about 10 % of the flocked surface is covered with fibers. This is due to the "voids" or spaces between the fibers that form during the electrostatic process. Visually and haptically, a completely flocked and velvety surface is produced.
Depending on the nature of the flock fibres in terms of material, length and thickness, flock has or develops different properties.
Any material can be flocked, e.g. plastic, wood, foam, rubber, metal, paper, porcelain, foil, glass and much more.
