3D Woven Fabrics & Billets
FMI produces 3D woven fabrics and billets ranging from 0.1 inches thick and 70 inches wide in roll form up to 3+ inches thick x 54 inches wide in billet form. Our array of 3D weaving looms utilize computer-controlled Jacquard weaving technology combined with proprietary 3D loom designs enabling perhaps the widest and thickest 3D preform weaving capacity in the industry. Applications are diverse and include E-Glass and S-Glass billets for the fracking industry, hybridized composite armor, thinner 3D carbon fabrics for inflatable structures on the international space station, and fine carbon fiber structures for thermal protection systems (3D-TPS) applicable to next generation re-entry and hypersonic vehicles.
Product Details
- Hybridized designs
- Integrally woven thickness taper
- Tailored fiber volume and orientation
- Delamination resistance
- Damage tolerance
- Controlled ablation
- Reduced part count
- Fast wet out
Application & End Use
- Thermal Protection Systems (TPS)
- Structural and applique composite armor
- Frack plugs
Advantages of choosing 3D Woven Fabrics & Billets from FMI
Our weaving technology and proprietary loom designs enable the widest and thickest 3D preform capacity in the industry. Our textile expertise can help deliver complex 3D preforms delivering simplified designs and optimal application performance. FMI’s 3D Woven Fabrics & Billets are distinguished by:
- Complex 3D preforms
- Hybridized designs utilizing a variety of fibers
- Integrally woven thickness taper
- Tailored fiber volume and orientation