Why Custom Fabric Construction Outperforms

Why Custom Weave Construction Outperforms Off-the-Shelf Fabric, Even When the Fiber Is the Same Two engineers, two different industrial applications, both specifying "polyester woven fabric, 8 oz/yd², 60 inches wide."On paper, they are ordering the same material. In practice, the fabric that ships to one of them...

Why PTFE? A Fiber Guide for Industrial Applications

PTFE Woven Fabrics: Where They Perform Best and How to Specify Them for Your Application Most engineers encounter PTFE fabric for the first time when a conventional material fails. A polyester filter bag dissolves after six months in a chemical processing line. A nylon conveyor belt degrades under continuous heat...

How to Choose the Right Custom Industrial Fabric for Your Application

Before You Specify a Custom Fabric, Start With the Fiber Every custom fabric project starts with the same question. What does the fabric need to do? The answer determines everything that follows: fiber type, weave construction, weight, width, and finishing. Get the fiber wrong and no amount of engineering...