The All Rubber "Thatch Zone™" System

ASTROPLAY® PLUS
The All Rubber
"Thatch Zone™"
System
An Affordable,
Comfortable Synthetic
Turf System That
Transforms Unsuitable
Play Areas Into
Dynamic Year Round
Recreational
Opportunities.
"In Western Pennsylvania, fall
and winter weather is murder on
grass. By mid season our field
was reduced to mud and dirt,
and no one wanted to play on it.
Then we installed AstroPlay®
Plus from SOUTHWEST
Recreational Industries. What a
difference, our football players
love it, our soccer players love it,
all our coaches love it and the
community loves it. The 100%
rubber fill is very non-abrasive
with no "sand burns". The
surface is great and thanks to
AstroPlay® Plus, it's in constant
use. Neighboring schools and
visiting collegiate soccer teams
are requesting use of our field all
the time. We couldn't be more
pleased with AstroPlay® Plus."
See the
AstroPlay
Plus story on
video today!
Issaquah School District, Issaquah, WA
Dr. Donald Lee
Superintendent
Shaler Area School District
Ideal as a multiplay and
multisport area
AsTRoTuRF* SPORTS SURFACES
701 Leander Drive
Leander,Texas 78641
Telephone: (512) 259-0080
Fax: (512) 260-2956
E-mail: abelles@astroturf.com
® AstroTurf, AstroPlay and Thatch Zone are registered trademarks of SOUTHWEST Recreational Industries, Inc.
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Like Grass, Only Better
AstroPlay® Plus features a unique
combination of rubber and nylon fiber
"Thatch Zone™" in a poiyoiefin fiber
matrix for grass-like foot movement,
feel, appearance and bail response,
Lindenwood University, Saint Charles, MO
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Plus has excellent dry and wet traction, is less
fur athletes and has exceptional shock absorption!
Coach Dan Kratzer,
Athletic Director,
Underwood University
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AstroPlay* Plus Traction Comparisons
Polyethylene
Polyethylene
Nylon 6.6
120
121
255
No
• No
Yes
8000
8000
N/A
Slit-film
Slit-film
Diamond
Verde Green
Verde Green
Stadium Green
AstroPlay
Plus
Field Conditions:
Dry
Coefficient Static Friction
1.07
Coefficient Sliding Friction
.96
Wet
1.00
.83
Natural
Turf
Dry
1.19
1.0
Wet
1.25
.86
Carouge Football ClubTraming Facility, Geneva, Switzerland, near the UEFA headquarters
Tufted
3/4
Woven Polypropylene
FLW Polypropylene
No
Black Latex
49.9
25.6
AstroPlay" Plus Ball Rebound Percentage Comparisons
4.0
4.0
16.3
2.25
4.7
1.4
AstroPlay Plus
6.0
Natural
Turf
220
Good
None
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AstroPlay is becoming
well recognized among
elite football clubs
world wide. In addition
to the Carouge facility,
two fields of AstroPlay
are being installed at
the prestigious Real
Madrid Professional
Soccer Club and three
fields at Club Nancy
in France.
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Polymer
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Melt Point °C
Polyolefin fiber matrix
Textured
Olefin Filament Denier
-Rubber crumb mix
Typical infilling
formulation
Cross-Section
Color of Green
Nylon 6.6 fibers
"Thatch Zone™" and rubber
granules 0.5-1.5mm SBR rubber
crumb and/or rubber strBBm
F A B R I C
Construction
The "Thatch Zone,™ installed in a variety of colors, is an
ntegral part of the system, enhancing drainage
characteristics, reducing compaction while adding resilienc
and ball performance qualities like natural grass fields
Gauge
First Backing Type
Second Backing Type
Nylon 6.6 monofilament ribbon "Thatch
Zone™" adds resilience and most
importantly, helps lock in rubber granule
"We decided to
install the AstroPlay"
practice field in the
arena following our
impressive visit to
the USA, where we
visited both
production and
installation sites. We
were very impressed
with the quality of
the AstroPlay" field."
Fibers can be artificially "fibrillated"
on site to encapsulate the rubber mix
Amsterdam Arena also installed AstroPlay* for the
entire runoff area surrounding the stadium field.
Henk van Raan,
Facility Manager of the
Amsterdam Arena
Coating Material
Total Weight, OZ/YD2
PE Pile Weight, OZ/YD2
First Backing Weight, OZ/YD
Second Backing Weight, OZi
Coating Weight, OZ/YD2
Pile Height, Inch
Shock Attenuation Evaluation
Test performed on a number of major league baseball stadiums and AstroPlay® Plus
soccer and football fields.
225 —
Stitches, Inch
Rows, Inch
Tuft Bind, Ibs.
VERY HARD
200
Thatch Zone
—
Grab Strength, Ibs.
Penetration of Coatings
Between Backings
AstroPlay» Plus
with Padz
AstroPlay® Plus
Sand Bed
without Pad3
Grass
Packed Clay
Frozen
Baseball
Natural Grass
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American Society of Testing
2 Lindenwood University
sShalerASD
AstroPlay® Plus meets or
exceeds all industry standards
• Designed, manufactured and installed by
SOUTHWEST Recreational Industries, Inc.
• Low abrasion index allows soccer "slide tackles"
• Grass-like ball rebound and speed (engineered
specifically for soccer)
• Uniform traction in all kinds of weather
• Excellent durability
• Resistant to UV sunlight, rot, mold, mildew and
environmental attack
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Minimum 2 inch (50mm)
finished pile height PE or PP yarn.
7600, 8000 or 10,000 denier, slit film
• Low initial cost
• Easy to maintain
• Industry's most dependable warranty package
• Proprietary "Thatch Zone™" stabilizes the rubber fill