Documents in our library describe Tilon (Rex Asbestwerke) as “asbestos yarn by a wet process”.1 They give it as made from 1956.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Tilon (Rex Asbestwerke) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1972, April 1972
- Made from: “By 1956 Rex was able to open the fiber bundles in an aqueous solution”, said by Rex Asbestwerke, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 191
- Description: “The name "Tilon" was adopted by Rex for these products”, said by Rex Asbestwerke, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 191
- Description: “Improved resistance to heat and chemical attack through elimination of organic fibers in the yarn”, said by Rex Asbestwerke, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 201
- Form: “asbestos yarn by a wet process”, said by Rex Asbestwerke, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 181
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “fine fibers, yarn, & cloth” (as of 1972), p. 1192
Kind of product
We list Tilon (Rex Asbestwerke) with cloth, tape and other textiles, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Cloth, tape and other textiles by other makers (301)
Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Thermobestos pipe covering · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Thermolan (Ametek) · Thermolan (Janos Industrial Insulation) · Thermolan 26 (Amatex) · Thermomat (Johns-Manville) · Thermotape (Johns-Manville) · Thermowrap (Johns-Manville) · Thrift-T (Atlas Textile) · Titegrip (Amatex) · Trevarno (Coast Manufacturing & Supply) · Tribestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Tru Flame (International Plumbing Products) · Type 2 Porter Tape (H. K. Porter) · Type 4 Porter Tape (H. K. Porter) · Type 6 Porter Tape (H. K. Porter) · Unarco (Unarco) · and 281 more: all cloth, tape and other textiles
References
- Asbestos Magazine, 1972, April 1972 (April 1, 1972), pp. 18–19.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 119. Not yet published in our library.
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