Laminated

Temperature Resistance – Up To 250°C

Another significant process THS utilise to produce glass fabrics with enhanced properties and benefits is lamination – the bonding of other materials to the glass including metallic foils and films, foams, felts and adhesive backings.

The metallic laminates are highly reflective and are primarily used as radiant insulation layers, foams and felts can increase acoustic properties, and be used for making soft to touch protective covers.

THS can also take a customer’s own fabric or material and bond it to glass cloth, or laminate a range of other materials to it, not limited to the below.

* All laminates that can be used on woven glass cloth could also be used on other woven fabrics. Foams and felts are usually dealt with on a commission basis, taking customer own foam/felt and laminating to one of our products, however we can provide an in-full solution where required.

**Temperature is rated on the lowest rated part of the products make-up, usually the adhesive, but in some cases the fabric, where some adhesives may out-perform a polyester or nylon.

Aluminium Foil

THS uses aluminium foil as a key material to make glass fibre fabrics that have enhanced properties and benefits. The metal laminates are highly reflective and form a strong barrier.

Foams & Felts

An endless array of possibilities, this can often involve the addition of acoustic foams and layers for applications requiring sound abatement, and backing of protective covers and fabrics with soft-to-touch liners for skin contact or delicate surfaces.

Aluminised Film

The metallic laminates are highly reflective and create an impermeable barrier. Film is somewhat like foil in appearance, but it is very different in its physicality. Film laminates are generally more flexible, stronger, and more durable than foil. It doesn’t have the same resistance to fire – but has excellent reflective properties. Films are manufactured by spraying a polyester film with aluminium pigments on both sides, sometimes known as Mylar ® or Melinex ®.

Adhesive Backings

Supported and unsupported adhesive backings, usually acrylic-based can be tailored to the exact specification of the job, including a range of adhesive tack levels, upper and lower temperature extremes, and bonding to very low friction substrates.

Stainless Steel

316L or 304 stainless steel is a highly durable and tough material, making it ideal for high-temperature and challenging environments and applications.