PANAMA PRO

Product catalog summary

Introduction
Mermet, founded in 1951, specializes in sunscreen fabric production aimed at enhancing human comfort by filtering sunlight, improving acoustics, reducing glare, and enhancing privacy. Their focus is on user comfort and product longevity.

Product Features
The Panama Pro series offers fabrics with consistent patterns in various densities suitable for all façade orientations. These fabrics are cost-effective, lightweight, and provide balanced performance by controlling glare, maximizing daylight, and maintaining views. They are fire retardant, lead-free, EU-made, REACH compliant, and come with a 5-year warranty. Additional features include antibacterial properties and printability.

Technical Specifications
The fabrics consist of 36% fiberglass and 64% PVC, with a Natté 2x2 weaving pattern. Available in widths of 250-310 cm and roll lengths of 30 lm, the surface mass ranges from 351 to 424 g/m², and thickness varies from 0.40 to 0.50 mm. They exhibit high color fastness and specific acoustic properties.

Mechanical Properties
The fabrics show significant breaking and tear strength in both warp and weft directions, with specified elongation at break percentages. They comply with various fire certification standards in the EU, Spain, France, and the USA.

Processing and Maintenance
Fabrics can be cut using cold knife, crush cut, or ultrasonic methods and welded using thermal, high frequency, ultrasonic, hot air, or sewing techniques. Maintenance involves dust removal and cleaning with soapy water.

Thermal and Visual Properties
Tested according to EN 410:1998 and EN 14500:2021 standards, the fabrics offer varying levels of solar transmittance, reflectance, and absorptance, contributing to thermal efficiency. The solar factor (gtot) indicates the percentage of solar energy penetrating through the fabric and glazing, with lower values indicating better thermal performance.

Optical and Thermal Specifications
Defined by EN 14501:2021, these specifications measure the fabric's solar shading performance, including thermal comfort (g-tot) and visual comfort (glare control, visual contact, daylight use, privacy, and darkening). Performance is classified into five classes from very little effect to very good effect. ISO 52022-3:2017 provides a method to determine total solar energy transmittance (gtot) and total light transmittance (Tvtot).

Emissivity
Fabrics with low emissivity help retain indoor warmth in winter and block excessive heat in summer, reducing energy consumption for heating and cooling.

Acoustic Properties
Standards ISO 354:2003 and ISO 10534-2:2023 measure sound absorption coefficients, assessing the acoustic absorption potential of materials.

Handling and Care Instructions
To avoid marks, fabrics should be rolled on a tube during handling. For fabrics with a white acrylic coating, handle on a clean, dry surface. Use gloves for metallised fabrics to prevent fingerprints. Fabrics come with a five-year warranty under normal use and maintenance conditions.

Storage Conditions
Fabrics should be stored in original packaging, horizontally, in stable temperature and humidity conditions. Avoid high temperatures to prevent color fading. Use transportation aids and avoid lifting rolls by the ends.

Catalog excerpts

The original sunscreen fabric

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THE ORIGINAL SUNSCREEN FABRIC We are Mermet. We are the original sunscreen fabric. Somos Mermet. Los pioneros del tejido de protección solar. Since 1951, our passionate team of experts is on a mission to help create comfortable and pleasant places to work and live in. Desde 1951, nuestro equipo de expertos apasionados por su trabajo se dedica a ofrecer unos lugares confortables y agradables para trabajar y vivir. At Mermet, we create sunscreen fabrics for people, not buildings. Whether you want to filter out the sun or improve acoustics, reduce glare or create more privacy. We always keep the...

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PARA TODAS LAS ORIENTACIONES Identical patterns offered in various densities to enhance performance across all façade orientations Patrones idénticos disponibles en varias densidades diferentes para mejorar el rendimiento en todas las orientaciones de la fachada PARA TODOS LOS BOLSILLOS Economic fabric Tejido económico PESO PLUMA Easy to handle due to its light weight Manejo sencillo gracias a su ligereza BALANCED PERFORMANCE RENDIMIENTO EQUILIBRADO Enables an optimal balance between controlling glare, maximizing daylight, and preserving an unobstructed view Permite alcanzar un equilibrio óptimo...

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Panama Pro 1 00030008 Black Cocoa Panama Pro 3 00030008 Black Cocoa Panama Pro 5 00030008 Black Cocoa 00020007 White Pearl Panama Pro 10 00070007 Pearl

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TECHNICAL DATA CARACTERÍSTICAS TÉCNICAS PANAMA PRO 1 GENERAL FABRIC PROPERTIES PROPIEDADES GENERALES DEL TEJIDO Weighted composition Composición Widths Anchos Roll length (nominal) Longitud del rollo Thickness Espesor Colour fastness to artificial light (scale of 8) Solidez del color a la luz artificial (escala de 8) ≥ 7 (white not graded) ≥ 7 (blanco no incluido) Acoustic properties ( w) Propiedades acústicas ( w) Thickness Espesor Breaking strength - Weft Resistencia a la rotura - Trama Tear strength - Weft Resistencia al desgarro - Trama FIRE CERTIFICATES CERTIFICACIÓN AL FUEGO* European Union...

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THERMAL AND VISUAL PROPERTIES PROPIEDADES TÉRMICAS Y VISUALES EN 14501:2021 - ISO 52022-3:2017 SOLAR HEAT AND LIGHT CONTROL PROPERTIES PROPIEDADES DE CALOR SOLAR Y CONTROL DE LA LUZ Colour (name & code) Color (nombre y código) Glare control class Clase de control del deslumbramiento SOLAR HEAT AND LIGHT CONTROL PROPERTIES PROPIEDADES DE CALOR SOLAR Y CONTROL DE LA LUZ SOLAR FACTORS (FABRIC + GLAZING) FACTORES SOLARES (TEJIDO + ACRISTALAMIENTO) Visual contact with the outside class Clase de contacto visual con el exterior Efficiency class Clase de eficiencia Efficiency class Clase de eficiencia...

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THERMAL FACTORS ÍNDICES TÉRMICOS BASIC PRINCIPLES PRINCIPIOS BÁSICOS Solar radiation is always partially transmitted through, absorbed or reflected by the fabric. The sum of all 3 equals 100. Ts + Rs + As = 100 % of solar energy. Toda radiación solar es en parte transmitida a través del tejido, absorbida o reflejada por el tejido. La suma de las 3 es igual a 100. Ts + Rs + As = 100 % de la energía solar. Thermal and optical values, as defined in the European standard EN 14501:2021 (Blinds and Shutters, Thermal and Visual Comfort, Performance Characteristics and Classification), are used to measure...

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ADVICE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS HANDLING RECOMMENDATIONS To facilitate the handling of large widths of fabric and to avoid marks on the fabric, Mermet recommends that the panel(s) be rolled on a tube at each stage of the assembly process. Para facilitar la manipulación de tejidos de gran anchura, así como para evitar marcas, Mermet recomienda enrollar los paneles en un tubo en cada etapa de la confección. En el caso de los tejidos con un revestimiento acrílico blanco en el envés, se recomienda manipularlos en una superficie de trabajo limpia, sin polvo y seca. For fabrics with a white acrylic coating...

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