Revolutionizing Textile Technology with Integrated Electronic Functionalities

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics, will be highlighting its pioneering E-WEBBINGS® at the 2024 Advanced Functional Fabrics Summit. This event, hosted by the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), will take place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, from September 24-25, 2024. Attendees visiting the BRM table will have the opportunity to explore how E-WEBBINGS® are revolutionizing next-generation aerospace and defense applications with advanced electronic capabilities.

BRM's proprietary E-WEBBINGS® e-textile product base was specifically designed to serve as a customizable foundation for a wide range of smart textiles used in aerospace and defense applications. These include material shielding, parachutes, seating and interior applications, crew safety system components, flight suits, air slides, seatbelts, and flotation devices. Notably, BRM E-WEBBINGS® are currently being developed and tested for use as stress and strain sensors for NASA's Artemis program.

These innovative smart textiles are conductive fabrics that enable the electronic transmission of data, sensations (light, noise, vibrations, heat, etc.), and power. They facilitate smaller final product sizes, lower weight, optimal user comfort, reduced bill of material, and significant cost savings. E-WEBBINGS® narrow woven fabrics are made from a wide variety of fibers and conductive elements that allow electronics and digital parts to be embedded seamlessly.

BRM collaborates closely with customers to design the structural and conductive components that allow for the detection and gathering of data depending on specific applications. Before beginning work on designing and customizing E-WEBBINGS®, BRM engineers take the time to thoroughly understand the purpose and specific requirements of the end device. They work closely with clients throughout each step of the process to ensure all needs are met.

Designers thoughtfully and carefully select each component and factor that goes into an E-WEBBINGS® textile, ensuring the conductor, base webbing, power source, and sensor work seamlessly together. Conductive fibers or wires can be woven directly into the E-WEBBINGS® fabric, allowing for the transmission of power and information without the need for additional wiring in the final component. BRM also offers many sensor options, based on where within the product the textile structure is located, and what types of information and data it needs to measure.
For more information about E-WEBBINGS® smart textiles, connect with experts at BRM's table at the Advanced Functional Fabrics Summit or visit https://www.ballyribbon.com/.

About Bally Ribbon Mills
Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM) designs, develops, and manufactures highly specialized engineered woven webbing, tapes, specialty fabrics, woven preforms, and two dimensional and three-dimensional structural fabrics. With more than 100 years of textile manufacturing experience, BRM has earned a reputation for meeting new advanced design challenges. Working in aerospace, defense, medical, safety, automotive, commercial, and industrial applications, BRM offers ingenuity, technical know-how, extensive weaving capabilities, and rigorous quality assurance systems. For more information, visit www.ballyribbon.com or call 610-845-2211.