"Artificial grass" - what it is?

Artificial grass - is some kind of carpet made of synthetic fibers (polyethylene, polypropylene or nylon), which is used in different sports - football, tennis, golf, volleyball, badminton, etc. - as well as for decorative landscaping solutions. 

Production and development of artificial grass surfaces are predominantly companies that manufacture carpets because weaving technology coatings are very similar. So, first came up with the production of the coating that resembles a carpet. It was a grass synthetic yarns with low pile. She stuck to the surface of substrate and covered with sand. 

Later it was called grass cover of the first generation. The disadvantage was the lack of strength and low playing comfort. Technology continues to look for new opportunities. The second generation was grass, backfill with sand, with a higher pile. The latest generation of artificial grass is almost complete visual simulation of live grass, filled with sand and rubber crumb.

Different sports have developed their cover, with the characteristics of each of them. Sometimes talk about football coverages fourth or even fifth generation, but in reality they want to emphasize this is not so much a new generation as to indicate that the proposed product is the latest and the basic design of the manufacturer.

The most common fibers of polypropylene and polyethylene, as well as their combination. Polypropylene fibers are generally more stringent than those of polyethylene, which causes burns in the fall to cover the players. Polyethylene fiber is softer and more slippery. Falling on the coating of polyethylene will not burns and abrasions that could get in the fall for polypropylene coating.