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Woven Webbing Materials for Aerospace Applications

By Bally Ribbon Mills | April 4, 2018

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Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM) has introduced a line of woven webbing for aerospace and aviation applications. The specialized narrow fabrics, 2D and 3D thermoset and thermoplastic fabrics, and innovative E-WEBBINGS® narrow woven fabrics are ideal for meeting specific strength requirements for structural components. The materials are widely used in such critical applications as parachutes; cargo restraint systems; seating and interior applications; crew safety system components; flight suits; air slides, seatbelts, and flotation devices. BRM woven webbing can be found in the International Space Station, and was used as a structural member on the landing system for NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Photo: Bally Ribbon Mills

BRM’s core product offerings include narrow woven fabrics, tapes, and webbing 12 inches wide or less, used for parachutes and a host of other commercial, aviation, and military and defense applications. BRM provides advanced designs using enhanced weaving technologies and materials woven from high-performance fibers like Kevlar®, Technora®, Vectran®, Zylon®, and UHMWPE. 

Also available are lightweight, cost-effective, advanced woven 2D and 3D thermoset and thermoplastic polymer composite structures. Using a multi-dimensional continuous weaving method, Bally produces textiles that can be fabricated into net-shape structures. These advanced weaving capabilities offer customers new solutions that reduce weight and cost. The technology weaves complex shapes automatically, eliminating many costly, time-consuming, and labor-intensive processes.

BRM’s latest and most innovative fabrics include 2D and 3D Thermoplastic Composite Materials (TPCM™) and the new engineered E-WEBBINGS®.  TPCM™ is designed to be utilized as a localized reinforcement in varied molding/forming processes and provides superior specific strength, impact resistance, increased flexure and interlaminar shear resistance.  BRM’s E-WEBBINGS® product line was developed for the Internet of Things (IoT) technology sector, which is specially designed for use in integral products for commercial, personal, and military aircraft. Made from a wide variety of fibers and conductive elements, E-WEBBINGS provide structural and conductive components that allow for the integration of sensors and other technology into the webbing. 

For more information, visit www.ballyribbon.com or call 610-845-2211.


Filed Under: Aerospace + defense, Materials • advanced

 

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