The Company employs the most advanced weaving technology available alongside traditional shuttleloom technology. Maintaining the shuttleloom capacity means we are able to meet the stringent specifications demanded by the aerospace, parachute and safety equipment markets. We are one of only a few manufacturers able to offer shuttleloom-manufactured webbing and tape. Hence RTL is the premier choice of companies manufacturing equipment with critical end uses.
MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES
We have the following manufacturing capabilities:
Shuttlelooms
Stipulated, as the only looms able to weave for many critical end use materials such as those used in parachute, aerospace and rescue equipment applications.
Needlelooms
Utilised for the majority of general industrial applications.
Jacquard looms
Facilitating patterned and logo webbing to be created.
Finishing:
Heat Setting
Flame Retardant Solutions
Dye Polyamide
Dye Polyester
Dye Cotton
Rot Proofing
De-Tinderising
Antiwicking
Stiffening Finishes
Scouring
Antistatic Finishes
Teflon Coating
Cutting Service
Sewn Assemblies
Yarns Fibres
The demands of industry are changing and this brings new challenges and exciting opportunities. The most critical decision, which will influence the success of a product, is the selection of the most appropriate yarn.
Typical performance requirements include:
Fire Retardant
Heat Resistance
High Tenacity
Extension under Tension
Abrasion Resistance
Flexibility
Rigidity
Chemical Resistance
Water Absorbency
Shrinkage
Colour Fastness
Weathering
UV Stability
Natural Fibres
At RTL we still weave from cotton and offer a variety of finishes and treatments for cotton including dying.
General Industrial Synthetic Yarns
Acrylic
Polyester
Polyamide
Polypropylene
Fibre Glass
High Performance Technical Yarns
Para Aramids
Meta Aramids
High Density Polyethylene
Liquid Crystal Polymer
Inherently Flame Retardant Polyester
PBO
Yarns with High Limiting Oxygen Index
Modacrylics
PTFE
