MALKOP
Process / butchers threads
White and coloured cotton butcher's twines, linen variants and loops for processing applications.
Construction and supply
- Materials
- Cotton; Linen
- Construction
- Twisted or prepared threads and cords by variant.
- Typical diameter
- According to the variant specification
- Possible windings
- Spools, prepared lengths, process packaging.
- Quantity and lead time
- Quotation and lead time after confirming the variant, winding and batch size.
About the product
The range includes cotton windings of 0.1 and 0.5 kg, grey 100% linen twine in 0.5 kg windings, and loops in packs of 10,000. Winding mass and billing unit are distinct: items sold by kilogram and by piece have separate SKUs. Food contact, oven use and smoking require confirmation for the specific product variant.
Applications and requirements
Typical applications
- Meat plants
- Smokehouses
- Processing
- Auxiliary process use
Available options
- Specification-based composition
- Colour
- Length
- Packaging
- Documents on request
Documents
- Variant-specific documents
- Technical specification
In the sales catalogue
Select an item to request a price and lead time. Product codes also distinguish the ordering unit.
| Code | Item | Unit | Inquiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAL-P-0007 | Butcher's loops, pack of 10,000 | pack | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0010 | White linen twine | kg | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0011 | Grey butcher's twine, 100% linen, 0.5 kg | kg | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0012 | White butcher's twine, 0.1 kg winding | piece | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0013 | White butcher's twine, 0.1 kg winding | kg | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0014 | White butcher's twine, 0.5 kg winding | piece | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0015 | White butcher's twine, 0.5 kg winding | kg | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0016 | White Extra butcher's twine, 0.50 kg | kg | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0017 | Coloured butcher's twine, 0.5 kg winding | piece | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0018 | Coloured butcher's twine, 0.5 kg winding | kg | Enquire |
| MAL-P-0019 | Grey butcher's twine, 0.10 kg | kg | Enquire |
Yarn count and twist
Ne / Nm, linear density in tex, ply count and S/Z twist with TPM describe different product characteristics. Finished-cord diameter is specified separately.
Textile designations and the Ne 6/3 example
- NeEnglish cotton count
- Number of 840-yard hanks per pound of yarn. Higher count means lower linear density, not diameter in mm.
- NmMetric count
- Metres of yarn per gram. Nm and Ne are different systems; Nm 6 is not the same as Ne 6.
- tex / dtexLinear density
- tex: grams per 1,000 m; dtex: grams per 10,000 m. 1 tex = 10 dtex. State whether the value applies to a component yarn or the finished product.
- PLYNumber of component yarns
- Number of yarns combined at a given plying stage. Specify each stage of a cabled construction separately; ply is not the number of individual fibres.
- S / ZTwist direction
- Direction of the twist. For plied yarns, distinguish the component-yarn twist from the final plying twist.
- TPM · turns/mTwist level
- Turns per metre. TPI means turns per inch; 1 TPI ≈ 39.37 TPM. S or Z alone does not specify the twist level.
- N / cN/texBreaking force / tenacity
- Force at break and force relative to linear density. Comparison requires consistent test methods and conditions.
- %Elongation at break
- Change in length at break. This is not the same as an elastic cord's working extension.
Designation example, not a MALKOP product specification
Ne 6/3: three Ne 6 singles, or 3 PLY. Each single is approximately 98.4 tex; the nominal total is approximately 295.3 tex before twist contraction. By comparison, Nm 6 is approximately 166.7 tex.
Conversions: tex ≈ 590.6 / Ne (cotton); tex = 1000 / Nm. Yarn count does not convert directly to cord diameter.
Terminology references: CottonWorks: Ne, tex, Nm, PLYISO 2061Safilin: Nm, PLY