Umbra Applied Technologies Group Inc (UATG)

[Gordo56]

That's not entirely true. When we were first told about this new textile my partners and I researched this extensively and questioned the company about it. In fact we helped fund a portion of the research during a private raise they did. Now we didn't put too much in because of what we already had been taken for by the folks that owned Intrepid Holdings before being bought by UATG but it proved to be a good idea. If you go back 4 years or so, no one was really looking at silver as an additive to textiles in retail clothing. That much I can tell you for certain. They definitely had the jump on folks. Now there's a handful of folks doing it with some sort of nano chemical application. It's a short cut to what UATG is doing and like most shortcuts doesn't last. What UATG does from what we have been told is a different process for different applications. They actually have two different types of silver that they use. One is a silver thread they put in the fabric and the other is a silver on a microscopic level that is in some sort of plastic I think and is somehow attached to the actual cotton fibers and then made into a thread. The plastic one is for wicking and the other one is for electricity, transmitting information and antimicrobial I believe. At least that's the information the company gave us a while back to the best of my memory. As of right now I know of no company that uses two different processes for different specific applications although there are 2 sock companies I know of that use silver and they have bad reviews. I bought one and they literally fell apart just like the reviews said and they charged me $20 for one pair of socks. This company also makes shirts and underwear but after the socks I was not willing to spend money on more of their product. I'm pretty sure what I was going to get. I can tell from having spoken with the CEO of UATG that he is aware of his competitors and as he said is not worried.

There is also one company doing sheets with silver. They are $200 and when I got those they looked like a child had sewn them and not even close to being as soft as the website said. They were a startup (1 year ago I think) and were really bad. I doubt very much that Hygieia sheets will come that way or cost that much.

I have not found a company that makes tactical clothing, nurse/doctors uniforms or specific items for the medical field. When I spoke with Mr Umbra about Hygieia they were working on a design for hospital privacy curtains that had some unique track system for removing and quick disposal. Apparently hospitals don't wash them and most just dispose of them. They get contaminated within the first day and are a contamination problem. He told me that when he visits people in a hospital he won't touch them because of what he's learned about them. He also said there is a government contract for antimicrobial sheets and at that time (a few months ago) there was only one company doing them. He knew the company and who was supplying them with the silver. He also knew that their costs were higher than his. He is very knowledgeable about this stuff and his competitors. The one thing I have learned about this CEO is that he really does his homework and has access to a lot of information.

That's all I can think of now but thought everyone here might be interested in knowing what I have found. I have done a lot of DD on this company and it's products. If they do everything they promise they will a power house and I will make my money back many times over but if they don't we all lose.

I have said this before, this company has taken on a lot and although they are doing one thing at a time and seem focused I still am nervous about their ability to deliver. It's just such a big mountain to climb. I do wish them luck and have supported them the best I can.