Jaws Meet Their Match in Badinotti Predator Nets Featuring Super-Strong Dyneema® Fiber
March 24, 2006
URMOND, NL -- Badinotti S.p.A., an Italian company well-known for excellence in aquaculture nets, has introduced a new predator net for rotection of farmed fish that is made with Dyneema® fiber from DSM Dyneema. The world's strongest fiber, Dyneema® enables Badinotti's predator nets to provide improved resistance to bites and damage from seals and seawolfs, compared to nets made from traditional nylon and polyester. The Dyneema® fiber offers an exceptionally low weight-to-strength ratio for reduced tension on mooring lines and easier handling. It also resists UV light and abrasion for extended useful life.
The new Badinotti predator nets are double needle bar construction produced using knotless Raschel looms. They are designed for aquaculture including farmed salmon, tuna and cod and range in weight from 350 kg to more than 2,000 kg.
"DSM Dyneema is a real partner to our business. We began using the Dyneema® fiber about ten years ago and our customers have been very happy with its performance," said Carlo Badinotti, Commercial Director Badinotti S.p.A. "Now we have turned again to the most resistant fiber in the world to protect farmed fish from predators that bite or tear ordinary nets. For our customers, Dyneema® fiber will help prevent monetary losses. For our company, it provides a competitive advantage."
Compared to netting made of nylon and polyester, Badinotti's new predator nets provide superior strength for resistance to external attacks, as well as biting and abrasion from farmed fish. Only one-third the weight of polyamide yarns, Dyneema® reduces tension on mooring systems, improves stability of the net configuration, and helps increase water flow.
Further, Dyneema® offers low water absorption for better manageability during maintenance and washing. Finally, nets made with Dyneema® fiber have been shown to perform in the water for eight years now, compared to four or five years for polyamide.
About DSM Dyneema
DSM Dyneema is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber. Dyneema® is a superstrong polyethylene fiber that offers maximum strength combined with minimum weight. It is up to 15 times stronger than quality steel and up to 40% stronger than aramid fibers, both on weight per weight basis. Dyneema® floats on water and is extremely durable and resistant to moisture, UV light and chemicals. The applications are therefore more or less unlimited. Dyneema® is an important component in ropes, cables and nets in the fishing, shipping and offshore industries. Dyneema® is also used in safety gloves for the metalworking industry and in fine yarns for applications in sporting goods and the medical sector. In addition, Dyneema® is also used in bullet resistant armor and clothing for police and military personnel. Dyneema® is produced in Heerlen (The Netherlands) and in Greenville, North Carolina (U.S.A.). DSM Dyneema also works in a HPPE fiber manufacturing joint venture with Toyobo (Japan).
About DSM
DSM is active worldwide in nutritional and pharma ingredients, performance materials and industrial chemicals. The company creates innovative products and services that help improve the quality of life. DSM's products are used in a wide range of end markets and applications such as human and animal nutrition and health, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings, housing and electrics & electronics (E&E). DSM's strategy, named Vision 2010 - Building on Strengths, focuses on accelerating profitable and innovative growth of the company's specialties portfolio. Market-driven growth, innovation and increased presence in emerging economies are key drivers of this strategy. The group has annual sales of approximately EUR 8 billion and employs around 23,000 people worldwide. DSM ranks among the global leaders in many of its fields. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locationsin Europe, Asia and the Americas.
