Just curious about what it stands for
 | Jan 16, 2020 8:08 AM |
 | David Drane I've read about this, It says involves the weight, or thickness, of the yarn used to develop artificial grass. |
 | Daniel Prete Great piece of info, thank you! |
 | Mike Zeis I don't know what that means until now. |
 | Dec 18, 2019 8:14 AM |
Artificial grass engineered blades are the invention of Global Syn-Turf! We are the first manufacturer to bring engineered blades into the market: That is why we have named a lot of our products with the names of the blades, such as S Blade, U blade, W Blade and etc.
Instead of having the artificial grass blades flat, we have made them into different shapes, to name a few as "S", "W", "U", double "W", double "S", "Hollow" and etc., once blades being made with different shapes, we call them "Engineered".
What are the benefits of engineered blades?
1. Engineered blades reflect light differently than a regular flat blade: instead of reflecting lights from a flat surface, engineered blades reflect lights from a line or a point. Visually, the overall appearance of the lawn will be less "shinny" and more realistic. And the turf itself will absorb less heat so it won't get as hot as a flat fiber!
2. Engineered blades will help the turf to stand up better! law of physics: imagine how a straw can stand up batter than a flat sheet! The trick is how to make these artificial grass with engineered blades but still provide excellent feels to the touch which Global Syn-Turf's engineers have done a great job with. Our engineered blades are the very original in the marketplace, and still the best your can find!
 | My Sierra Super 94 has a diamond shape to it. |
| I am leaning toward either U blade or W blade products. |
| In my opinion, the Double W turf stands up really well, a bit stiff though. |
| I have the Cashmere 70, it is diamond shaped, very soft. |
| I think there are many knockoffs of Global Syn-Turf's products with engineered blades, but not sure how good they are though. |
| I have the double S shape. |
| The explanations make a lot of sense to me. |
| I saw other companies have similar products, I guess they might buy from GST. |
| I have the Trainers Turf and it is a turf with a spine in it. |
| I have the turf called High Sierra, it is also a Diamond shaped product. |
| I like how my U shaped grass standing up really well. |
| I have the RM 84 and I think it is a M shaped or W shaped. |
| I think the U shaped is the best, just a personal opinion. |
| I have the W shaped. |
| I got the Sierra Pro 70 turf, and I believe it is a diamond shaped grass. |
 | Well said, William. |
 | Being the inventor of engineered blade in the industry, we are miles ahead of our competitions. |
| I think now other companies are copying your products. |
| Good knowledge to have. |
| I got the Cashmere-70, I think it is also diamond shaped. |
| I got the Cashmere-40, and I think it is a "diamond" shape. |
| Very educational. |
 | Today, all artificial grass from Global Syn-Turf is made from Engineered blades! |
 | Oct 25, 2018 1:06 AM |
The face weight (or pile weight) is the weight of the turf pile per square yard measured in ounces. It should not be confused with the total weight as it includes the weight of the backing. Face weight is used to determine the turf durability.
| The Pet Turf is very short, but still at about 50 oz face weight which is a decent confirmation. |
 | To simply understand this, there are four components of turf: straight fibers, thatch (curled fibers), primary backing and glue. The face weight is the weight of both straight and curled fibers per square yard. |
| We chose the heaviest turf on the market: 94 oz! |
| I have 84 oz face weight, and I am happy with it. |
| I think the face weight is a term for carpet, and turf people use it as well, must be made the same way as carpet. |
| I like the tall dense turf! |
| We went with the most dense options, I think it worth it. |
| The heavier the better, I guess. |
| Oct 25, 2018 1:09 AM |
Gauge is the distance between the yarns of synthetic turf. Technically, it indicates the number of needles per inch across the width of the tufting machine. Gauge is referred to density. The higher this number, the denser the grass.
| For commercial projects, such technical specs for turf become very necessary. |
| From just the surface appearance, people can't tell any difference from the different gauges: it is more of manufacturing technical reference. |
| too technical for me. |
| Oct 25, 2018 1:10 AM |
Pile height is the height of the synthetic turf blade in inches from the backing to the tip. In specifications, the pile height can be given in fractions of an inch, for example, 3/4'', or in decimal fractions of an inch, for example, 2.625 inches. Synthetic turf pile height ranges from 0.5 inches for gold putting greens to 2.625 for landscape application. Longer, thicker grass looks more lush and natural.
 | Pile heights of synthetic grass between 25 mm and 45 mm are far more common for balcony. |
| Most of our turf are ranged from 1/2" to 2-1/4" pile high. |
| I personally like the medium high turf, not too tall. |
| They all look nice to me. |
| When close attention paid and up close, people can tell the pile height difference. However, depending on areas, some states grass tends to be more rusty which lower pile height blends in better, other areas' natural grass could be thicker and more fluffy and higher pile height will look more "realistic". |
| Be honest, I think once installed, it is really hard to tell the difference. |
| Oct 25, 2018 1:11 AM |
Stitches count refers to the number of stitches per square meter. To calculate the stitch count, multiply the turf gauge by the number of stitches per meter. For example, if the turf gauge is 3/8 and the stitch rate is 14/10, 105 by 140 equals 14,700 stitches per square meter.
 | Love reading straightforward answers like this-- it just makes it easier for us to understand what it actually means. Thanks for this! |
| I really don't care about that as long as the turf looks and feels good in general. |
| Typically, the higher the stitches counts, the more of fibers in the turf. |
| This can be useful when it comes to pick what type of artificial grass I guess. |
| Oct 25, 2018 1:11 AM |
Stitch Rate is the number of stitches per inch in the length of synthetic turf. For example, the stitch rate of 14/10, means there are 14 stitches in 10cm.
| I looked the back of the turf, seems like the heavier turf has smaller stitch knots. |
| I really don't care about this, as long as the turf looks good, but it is good to know though. |
| Might be too technical for me to understand, but i don't care. |
| Intersting. |