Healthcare Fabrics
Conductive Fabrics 101
Conductive fabrics are relatively new to the specialty fabrics industry. What are they, how can they be used, and what does the future hold?
Antimicrobial Fabrics
Single-Use Versus Multiuse Hospital Curtains: What to Choose?
You can learn about the issues surrounding using single-use products versus more durable products in the healthcare setting, specifically as curtains.
Performance Fabrics
PVC Vinyl Fabrics: What You Need to Know
Learn why polyvinyl chloride textiles, commonly known as PVC fabrics, are so versatile and popular for a wide range of commercial uses.
Antimicrobial Fabrics
A Beginner's Guide: What is Antimicrobial Fabric?
Learn about antimicrobial fabrics, their work, and their applications in healthcare, hospitality, sportswear, and more, including benefits and care.
Tent Fabric
Fire Retardant Fabrics 101
Learn about the different types of flame resistance in fabrics, as well as the many standards for textile fire retardancy, and their many uses.
Performance Fabrics
Complete Guide to Synthetic Fabrics
Synthetic fabrics, or artificial or artificial fabrics, are textiles made from chemically produced fibers like poylester, nylon, acrylic, PVC, and...
Tent Fabric
Opaque Fabric Uses: What Are they?
Opaque textiles, also known as blackout fabrics, do not allow light to pass through or penetrate them. Learn more about what they are and how they...
Tent Maintenance
Do's and Dont's: How to Properly Clean Your Tent Material Fabric
Understanding the do’s and don’ts of proper tent fabric storage, cleaning and maintenance can keep your investment in perfect shape.
Fabrics 101
Adhesion Testing Performance Textiles
Adhesion testing determines the bond strength between the outside layer (PVC in most cases), and the internal substrate of a composite fabric.
Performance Fabrics
Engineered Performance Fabric Testing Procedure – Tear Testing
Tear Testing is one of the most basic tests Herculite uses to determine the physical strength of a performance fabric as compared to another.
Performance Fabrics
The Worlds Most Rugged Tents: Meet Eureka’s Tactical Military Shelters
Eureka! has been making tents and soft structures for the armed forces since WWII. Learn more about the most advanced, most rugged tents on earth.
Performance Fabrics
Performance Fabrics and Military Applications
Herculite’s military fabrics are designed to stand the test of time and daily wear and tear.