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Nylon Steel Phosphor Bronze Horse Hair
Polyethylene Stainless Steel Nickel Silver Goat Hair
Polyester Brass Brass Coated Steel Special Fibres

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Thompson Brushes Industrial Brush Materials in Synthetic and Natural FibresBrush / Sweeper / Broom Materials

Thompson Brushes produce Polypropylene / Mono Filament / Brush Wire. The factory keeps large material stocks to maintain good deliveries, consistent with meeting job specifications. It is company policy to use Australian Made product wherever possible. That covers about 95% of all items, including steel and synthetic. Some exotic products have to be imported, particularly the natural fibres and a few specialised synthetic and wire.

Synthetic Fibre Thompson Brushes machine brushes for industry and heavy duty applications.
SYNTHETIC FIBRES
Thompson Brushes manufacture high quality polypropylene fibres for use in a variety of brushes, sweepers and brooms.
Polypropylene Extruder
 Selection Guide Type
Resistance To
 
Water Softening
Wear
Set
Tensile
n/mm2
Soften
Temp
Density
Relative Costs
 Good General Use  Polypropylene (PP)
E
G
F-G
300-450
115°C
.90
1.0
 Soft  Polyethylene (PE)
E
F
F-G
100-200
80°C
.91
1.2
 Very Good Dry  Nylon 66 (N66)
F
G
G
350-400
145°C
1.14
2.2
 Top Grade Nylon  Nylon 612 Supalon N612
G
E
E
300-375
121°C
1.07
4.0
 Abrasive
  Abrasive Nylon - N612+ SiC
G
E
E
110-120
121°C
1.26
8.0
 Stiff Good Flex
  Polyester (PBT)
E
E
E
250-350
145°C
1.32
2.5

Wire Brush Machine Brushes from Thompson Brushes for industry and heavy duty wire brush applications.
 WIRE
 Steel  High Tensile Spring Steel Wire Stocked from 0.71mm to 0.2mm
 Stainless Steel  #304 Wire Stocked from 0.15mm to 0.3mm
 Steel Cord Wire  Multi-Strand Brass Plated, Heavy Duty, Cord
 Brass  Medium & Fine
 Phosphor Bronze  Fine

Natural Fibre Thompson Brushes machine brushes for industry and heavy duty applications.
Horse hair brush (soft), Horse hair brushes (semi soft - polishing)
NATURAL FIBRES
Tampico brushes are a stiff natural fibre holds water and washing
 Goat Hair  Super Soft
 Horse Hair S  Soft
 Horse Hair T  Semi Soft - Polishing
 Mexican (Tampico) - Medium  Stiff - Holds Water / Washing
 Union - Stiff  Holds Water / Scrubbing
Natural Fibres are specified where synthetics are not acceptable

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