PYROGUARD--Flame resistant fabrics from Aditya Birla Group

Jaya Shree Textiles, a unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, believes implicity in this credo– and lives by it too. In this constant quest for improvement it has now come out with a fabric that is essential for today’s world– a new range of flame retardant fabrics from Pyroguard.


Advantages of Using Pyro-Guard

Pyroguard protects you from fire from number of ways.
Flame retardant: Being inherently flame retardant it is self extinguishing and does not allow flames to spread.
No dripping, no melting: Neither does Pyroguard melt of drip. This inturn does not allow the formation of molten droplets that cause skin burn.
Negative Ionic Effect: Thanks to its negative ionic effects, Pyroguard does not generate any static charges either.
Antiweather– Pyroguard is weather proof and does not deteriorate even after repeated washes.
Natural Feel: It retains the original natural feel of the fabric.

Flame Retardant Fabrics- Redefining Safety

Fabric flammability is an important textile issue, especially for stage drapery that will be used in a public space such as a school, theatre or special event venue. In the United States, Federal regulations require that drapery fabrics used in such spaces be certified as flame or fire retardant. For draperies and other fabrics used in public places, this is known as the NFPA 701 Test, which follows standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Although all fabrics will burn, some are naturally more resistant to fire than others. Those that are more flammable can have their fire resistance drastically improved by treatment with fire retardant chemicals.

The flammability of fabric can be drastically reduced through the use of fire retardants. Many natural fibers, including cotton, can be topically treated with a chemical that reduces the fabric’s flammability to the extent that it becomes nearly non-combustible. During a fire, the chemical reacts with the gases and tars generated naturally by the fabric, converting the gases and tars to carbon char, thus drastically slowing the fabric’s burning rate.
Some polyester fabrics are considered permanently fire retardant. This is because fire retardant properties are built directly into the molecular structure of the fibers. Fabrics manufactured utilizing Trevira and Avora polyester fibers are considered inherently or permanently fire retardant[citation needed]. Other synthetic fabrics may be considered durably fire retardant, fire retardant, or non-fire retardant. Durably fire retardant refers to a process in which polyesters are chemically treated during the manufacturing process with a non-water soluble chemical. In other cases, synthetic fabrics may be topically treated with chemicals after the manufacturing process (in the same manner as natural fibers such as cotton), or may be untreated (or untreatable) and therefore considered non-fire retardant.
Aramid, like Twaron is used in modern fabrics to withstand high temperatures in industry and fire-fighting.

Bike Hike to Nandi Hills

Last Sunday we had been to Nandi Hills. The idea of going there came up suddenly as we friends were spending some quality time together at Alkendra's home. We wanted to enjoy to the fullest hence we decided to go there by our motorcycles. Akendra has a Pulsar 180 and I am having Platina. The two bikes are a perfect mismatch in terms of speed. I asked Alkendra to drive slowly (Below 80km hr ) so that I can catch up with him throughout the journey, and he readily agreed, afterall it was his idea to go there.

Finally on Sunday at 8 am in the morning we left for Nandi hills from Alkendra's house. Though we had reseached a lot on Google earth for the route to Nandi hill, we felt lost quite a few number of times. Thanks to the locals who helped us a lot in going the right direction.
The road we had taken to reach Nandi Hills is the same as the one required to go to the international airport. The road was well maintained and traffic police were in seen in good numbers.
We reached Nandi Hills at about 11 am. Climbing on Nandi hills with my Platina was really challenging. The slopes were very steep and the bends were hairpin. To understand in better just imaging yourself making the word Z starring from bottom to top. After reaching the checkpost we has to park our bikes. We paid 15 bucks for each bike and 3 bucks for each person. Only cars were allowed further to the top. We had to walk the remaining distance.

Nandi Hills or Nandidurg is a hill fortress of southern India, in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state. It is located just 16 km (till base) 24 km (top of the hill) from Chickballapur town and approximately 60 km from the city of Bangalore. On top we visited a temple which is called Nandi temple and hence the name of the hill. We enjoyed teh view from the hilltop and the nice cool wind which was blowing past us. It was a real boon to us who were exhausted after the long ride. We also had some cool juice and popcorns. Mind it, we paid almost double the price for both the item as they were being sold on a hill top. It is always advisable to carrry your own snacks. Even the quality wont be upto the mark.

We also visited Tipu's palace, we were not allowed inside as it is closed for public. This palace was Tipu's summer residence.

After spending about 1 hour on the hill we decided to return back. Just before the checkpost where we had parked out bikes we saw a decent restaurent. We decided to have lunch there as it was already late. The food there was ok and reasonably priced.

As a whole we enjoyed the whole experience.