Smart Fabric & E-Textile

Aerospace /
Space Travel

OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, now an AS9100:2016 Revision D and ISO 9001:2015 certified company, manufactures advanced products for developing technologies by following exacting performance specifications for commercial, government and aerospace enterprises. Our engineered webbing, tapes and bindings meet relevant industry standards for commercial aircraft, military and spacecraft.

OTEX is recognized as a trusted supplier of mission critical material, product development and innovative solutions. Our quality assurance organization tracks and tests our products from material source to finished product and provides lot-specific testing data in every shipment.

Fire Safety

OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, an AS9100:2016 Revision D and ISO 9001:2015 certified company, is a leading supplier to the Fire & Safety industry; producing high performance components used in life-saving equipment for over 30 years. Our area of specialization and expertise is in the manufacture of FR harness webbing components for SCBA units, FR elastics for face masks, straps for thermal imaging cameras, lifelines, and escape ropes for drag rescue devices.

The OTEX collection of Sentry FR® elastics are renowned for superior “no melt/no drip” attributes that serve as a critical component for goggle straps, head harness straps, and suspenders. Our products are engineered to meet annual UL certifications for relevant NFPA standards and are tested for compliance on a lot-by-lot basis in our Quality Control Test lab.

Industrial Safety

OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, an AS9100:2016 Revision D and ISO 9001:2015 certified company, is a leading supplier of high-performance materials used in shock absorbing, fall arrest, and positioning lanyards, body belts; as well as harness webbing and straps used in SRL (Self-Retracting Lifeline) fall protection systems that are required in multi-hazard situations. With our SENTRY LIFELINE® patent-pending webbing, OTEX was the first manufacturer to engineer and produce a webbing that, when incorporated in SRL systems, was capable of passing the highest level of fall-protection-system quality certification – the ANSI Z359.14-2014 Leading Edge standard.

We have developed multiple components (including webbings, elastics, tapes, trims, and tubes) used in “Arc Flash” rated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and apparel applications. As pioneers in E-Textile development, our Research & Development Lab continues to expand our product line with performance-enhancing technologies that are required for critical functionality.

Defense

OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®, an AS9100:2016 Revision D and ISO 9001:2015 certified company, engineers, manufactures and certifies Berry Compliant tapes, webbing, draw cords, elastics and E-Textiles. Our registered Sentry FR® elastic line features high heat degradation resistance with “no melt, no drip” performance, which is critical when designing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).