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BRM marks 100 years in business
November 27th, 2023
An array of narrow fabrics from Bally Ribbon Mills that are used in Space. From left, Vectran yarn used in webbing for space habitats and deceleration systems for rapid recovery or landing equipment; Zylon used in flight suits; PVO Zylon used for inflatable heat shields in deceleration systems. Photo: Marie O’Mahony Bally Ribbon Mills, celebrating its […]
New conductive narrow fabric introduced
November 14th, 2022
Photo: Janet Preus Burlan Manufacturing exhibited its conductive narrow fabric at IFAI Expo in Charlotte this fall. The narrow fabric is the newest in its line of conductive fabrics, which provide conductivity woven into the structure of the fabric, so it will not wear off or wash off over time. Because of its size and […]
Do you think you know narrow fabrics?
July 10th, 2015
It’s not hard to picture a “narrow fabric.” After all, the name describes it. Well, that’s true to a point. Although ribbons, ropes, straps, slings, elastics and webbing are all narrow, for those who make high performance products for particularly demanding markets, that’s just the beginning. (See “Narrow fabrics’ widening markets.”) It is a part […]