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FIBERBUILT^® INDUSTRIAL BRUSHES

The Brush Industry...

Sweeping, cleaning, dusting, washing and grooming are the applications most commonly thought of when one thinks about brushes. However, brushes make a far more significant contribution to society; de-burring, de-flashing, de-scaling, fruit and vegetable washing, conveyor cleaning, concrete texturing, process detecting, conducting, harvesting, labeling, peeling, ski slopes, and stenciling are a few examples of brush applications in industry today.

Some of the industries Fiberbuilt^® presently sells into are:

Agricultural Automatic Car and Transit Wash Oil Field Janitorial Forestry / Pulp / Paper Food Service Industrial Wholesale Roofing

Marine Mining Road / Sidewalk / Parking Lot Maintenance O.E.M. Golf Manufacturing Construction / Masonry / Cement Automotive / Detailing / Aftermarket

How Fiberbuilt^® Builds Brushes...

Brush Construction

The following summary briefly describes the various manufacturing processes and construction techniques used by Fiberbuilt^® in the manufacturing of our broom and brush products. Materials are chosen for their physical properties, durability, and suitability to specific design specifications.

• Manufacturing Methods
• Brush Blocks
• Brush Fibers
• Alphabetical Product Index

Brush Manufacturing Methods

	Staple Set: High speed filling machines select the prescribed amount of fill material to be used, and automatically pre-drill and staple set each tuft into a solid hardwood or plastic block.
	Metal Grip / Strip: Corrosion resistant wire is pressed between a set of forming wheels that fold and press the fill materials into an aluminum or steel channel. Two high pressure rollers crimp the channel closed to form the strip. Metal crimp / strip channels are used extensively in spiral wound or straight strip brush applications.
	Wire Drawn: Wire drawn brushes are usually made by hand. The process involves lacing wire from hole to hole in order to achieve added strength and durability.
	Wire Wound: An example of wire wound technique can be found in our Petroleum "Pipe Dope" brushes. Our pre-grooved handle is placed under a wire that is tightly wrapped into the grooves, holding the fill material securely in place.

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Brush Blocks

Our in-house quality control team carefully inspects and grades each of our blocks to insure that they meet our specifications for resistance to warping, splitting, and breaking.

Hardwood Blocks: At Fiberbuilt^® we use select straight grain Maple and Beech for our hardwood blocks. This traditional building material is unsurpassed for economy, durability and overall product quality.

Plastic Blocks: Tough hygienic plastics such as polystyrene, corolon and nylon are used in brushes requiring resistance to bacterial growth, acid, and chemical degradation. All of these blocks are non-absorptive, long lasting, and are industry approved for use in food preparation and food processing facilities.

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Brush Fibers

Given the wide variety of specific cleaning tasks our brooms and brushes encounter it is imperative that we select each type and quality of fill used in order to achieve optimum results. Generally speaking, sweeping and cleaning tasks can be characterized as Fine, Medium, and Coarse. In some instances chemical or heat resistance will govern the fill material used.

Horsehair: The two major benefits associated with horsehair are its durability and resilience. Coming primarily from the mane and tail of the horse, the degree of stiffness usually dictates the quality and price. Horsehair provides outstanding performance where fine to medium particulate come in contact with polished or smooth surfaces. By blending horsehair with other natural or synthetic materials, a wide variety of applications and specific cleaning applications are satisfied.

Bassine: Bassine is a natural fiber derived from palm trees grown in India. Bassine is known for its excellent durability, and outstanding performance where tasks requiring a tough, long lasting, natural fiber is required. For many years, bassine has been used in scrub brush applications, where medium to heavy duty scouring action is required.

Tampico: Natural tampico is a by-product fiber from the Agave plant that grows extensively in Mexico. Tampico exhibits excellent water holding qualities, and tampico's texture is well suited to polishing or buffing applications. Used as a stand-alone fill, or as a stiffener in conjunction with other fibers, tampico is a very versatile natural brush material.

Palmyra: The same palm trees that produce bassine also yield palmyra. More economical than bassine, palmyra is a medium-coarse fiber used extensively in scrub and floor brush applications.

Union Fiber: Union fiber is a skillful blend of tampico and palmyra. Union fiber is a strong, durable fill used for scrub brush and floor brush products.

Nylon: Nylon's superior strength and wear characteristics make it a most desirable fill material where conditions require a chemically resistant, bacteria resistant fiber to be used.

Poly-Bass: Large diameter polypropylene is commonly used in street and barn broom construction. Poly-bass is extremely long-wearing and very durable. For tasks requiring a heavy duty fiber, poly-bass is the natural choice.

Polyethylene: Typical applications for polyethylene are fruit and vegetable washing brushes, and applications where flexible, yet durable fiber is required.

Polypropylene: Polypropylene is perhaps the most versatile brush fiber available. Resistant to most acids and solvents, polypropylene exhibits outstanding durability and its versatility allows it to be utilized in several of our manufacturing processes.

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Polyvinyl Chloride monofilament is one of the most widely used synthetic fibers in the world. PVC combines superior anti-set properties, excellent color retention, and exceptional solvent resistance.

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FIBERBUILT^® INDUSTRIAL BRUSH LINE

ALPHABETICAL PRODUCT INDEX

A	acid brush acid scrubs anti-spray curtains automotive brushes	Index | Top of Page
B	bottle brushes boiler tube brushes bowl brushes braces brooms, barn brooms, street brooms, corn, upright brooms, warehouse brooms, whisk buckets, mop	Index | Top of Page
C	cement brushes coffee maker brushes counter brushes cylinder brushes	Index | Top of Page
D	dairy brushes deck scrub brushes dust mops dust pans dope brush (petroleum pipe)	Index | Top of Page
F	floor brushes floor machine sectional brushes floor scrub brushes floor squeegees floor squeegee refills	Index | Top of Page
G	gauge and glass brushes	Index | Top of Page
H	hand scrubs handles handle braces handle repair socket handles, dust mop handles, extension handles, mop	Index | Top of Page
K	kalsomine brush kettle brush	Index | Top of Page
L	lobby corn broom	Index Top of Page
M	masonry brushes mop, wringers mop, sponge mops, wet mops, dry	Index | Top of Page
N	nail brushes napping brushes	Index | Top of Page
P	paint brushes parts washing brush pot and pan brushes	Index | Top of Page
R	restaurant brushes roofing brushes rig brushes	Index | Top of Page
S	scrub brushes, hand scrub brushes site glass brushes squeegees (automotive window) squeegees, floor squeegees, window stucco dash brush	Index | Top of Page
T	tank valve brushes telescopic poles toilet bowl brushes truck washing brushes twisted wire brushes	Index | Top of Page
U	upholstery brush utility brush	Index | Top of Page
V	vat brushes vehicle cleaning brushes	Index | Top of Page
W	wall paper brushes warehouse corn brooms weather strip wet mops whisk brooms window brush flowthrough window squeegees windshield squeegees wire brushes wringers mop	Index | Top of Page
Y	yacht mops	Index | Top of Page

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