Technical Data Sheets for our most popular Wovan Fabrics

Berlin Silver/ Conductive PU SHIELDEX Fabric

Bremen Silver SHIELDEX fabric

Kassel Cu/Ag/ SHIELDEX Fabric

Nanking NiAg SHIELDEX Fabric

NiAg Woven Ripstop SHIELDEX Fabric

Nora   Nickel-Copper-Silver SHIELDEX Fabric

Nora Dell Ni/Cu/Ag SHIELDEX fabric

Nora II  Nickel-Copper-Silver SHIELDEX Fabric

Zell Ag/Cu/Sn SHIELDEX Fabric

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Woven Fabrics

A woven is a cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic. Woven cloth usually frays at the edges, unless measures are taken to counter this, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming. Most cloth in use is woven

Ripstop fabrics are woven fabrics often made out of nylon, whilst using a special reinforcing technique that makes them very resistant against tearing and ripping. During weaving (thick) reinforcement threads are interwoven at regular intervals in a crosshatch pattern in the fabric. The intervals at which reinforcement threads are interwoven are typically 5 to 8 millimeters (0.2 to 0.3 in) apart. Thin or lightweight ripstop fabrics get a 3 dimensional structure due to the thicker threads being interwoven in thinner cloth. Older lightweight ripstop-fabrics display the thicker interlocking thread patterns in the material quite prominently, but more modern weaving techniques make the ripstop threads less obvious. The same effect can be achieved by weaving two or three of the fine yarns together at intervals.

Advantages of ripstop fabrics are the favourable weight to strength ratio and that smaller tears and rips can not easily spread further in the fabric.

Plain weave (also called tabby weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves (along with satin weave and twill).[1] It is strong and hard-wearing.

In plain weave, the warp and weft are aligned so they form a simple criss-cross pattern. Each weft thread crosses the warp threads by going over one, then under the next, and so on. The next weft thread goes under the warp threads that its neighbor went over, and vice versa.

A balanced plain weave can be identified by its checkerboard-like appearance. It is also known as one-up-one-down weave or over and under pattern.[3]

Some examples of fabric with plain weave are chiffon, organza, and taffeta.

Metallized or plated fabric, notably when silver is used, can have a number of beneficial applications. That is whz we produce different garments for medical, RF shielding and wellness purposes.

First, silver is a microbial inhibitor, which makes it useful in clothing and bedding for people who suffer from ectopic dermatitis or the loss of immunity to infections. 

Microbes also play a large role in producing scent and odor. Silver fabric can be used to reduce scent, for example in hunting garments. Visit fine-silver-productsnet.com to see how silver fabric can be used in hunting garments.

Silver also has thermal management properties that keep the body cooler, which decreases the amount of moisture that can be generated in hot climates or under exertion. Socks made of silver fabric have been introduced to the climbing, running, biking and hunting markets.

Second, plated fabrics are used to mitigate the inherent infrared (IR) signal humans can produce and suits and ponchos can be made to shield people from scopes and tracking devices. These garments can be made to military specifications.

Because of its reflective properties, silver-plated bobbinet is used as a projection screen in theatrical productions as well as front and back projection theater cycloramas. Tülle from Shieldex Trading is easy to sew and does not ravel under normal conditions.

Third, wellness.... blabla... silver on skin... blabla

The uses of plated fabrics are endless. For technical specifications, click on the Technical Data Sheet pdfs below (Adobe Acrobat Reader Required). Let us assist in your next application

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