Why Intumescent Coatings Cost More Than Standard Textile Coatings
When a material needs to do more than resist a flame, the specification changes significantly. Intumescent coatings sit in a different category to standard flame...
Packaging Cushions vs Standard Protective Materials for Defective Battery Transport
For businesses that regularly handle defective lithium-ion batteries, packaging is not a minor operational detail but a safety-critical decision with regulatory, financial and environmental implications....
Why Proper Packaging Matters for Defective Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. From the smartphone in your pocket to the electric vehicle on your driveway, from power tools on a construction site to...
Specifying Alumina Fabrics for High-Performance Engineering Applications
At THS Textiles, we work with engineers tackling some of the most demanding specification challenges in high-performance industrial systems. Since 1985, we've developed a deep...
How Alumina Fabrics Perform Under Sustained Extreme Heat
Fabrics are made by weaving or bonding fibres together, so the performance of the final textile depends not only on the fibres themselves but also...
THS Textiles to Exhibit at Techtextil 2026
We're excited to announce that THS Textiles will be exhibiting at Techtextil 2026, one of the world's most important international trade fairs for technical textiles...
Alumina Fibre vs Other High-Temperature Fibres
When specifying materials for high temperature environments, understanding the differences between alumina fibre, glass fibre and silica fibre is essential. These high performance textiles offer...
Choosing the Right Alumina Fabric for Your Project
Selecting the appropriate alumina fabric is essential for ensuring optimal performance in high-temperature and demanding industrial environments. Alumina fabrics are valued for their exceptional thermal...
Why Choose Boron-Free Alumina Fabrics
Alumina fabrics are high-performance industrial textiles woven from alumina fibre, a fully ceramic material produced from aluminium oxide. Designed for extreme environments, they are widely...
Alumina Fabrics in Automotive Systems
Alumina fabrics are high-performance industrial textiles woven from alumina fibre, a fully ceramic material produced from aluminium oxide. As one of the leading alumina manufacturers,...
What are Alumina Fabrics?
Alumina fabrics are high-temperature industrial textiles woven from alumina fibre, a fully ceramic fibre produced from aluminium oxide. Known for their ability to withstand sustained...
Innovative Fire Safety Solutions
The rise of electric vehicles and energy storage systems has brought with it a critical need for innovative fire safety solutions. Lithium-ion batteries, while powerful,...
Polymer Coated Glass Fabrics: A Key Component of Passive Fire Protection
Passive fire protection plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of various industrial applications. One of the key elements in passive fire...
We would like to announce the opening of THS GmbH!
THS’ European expansion – THS Technische Textilien GmbH In part a direct result of Brexit, and the substantially increased bureaucracy and cost THS now face,...
Product Focus – Acid Indicator
Specialist Acid-Indicator Silicone Rubber fabric. Product Profile: Style 8590SR/AC A specialist silicone coating from THS, when it’s critical that leaking valves, flanges and pipes are...
What Are Intumescent Coatings and How Do They Work?
Updated: 30th July 2026 Intumescent coatings are a category of fire protection coating that reacts chemically when exposed to heat. Rather than simply resisting a...
Blue & Green Welding Fabrics for Oil & Gas Spark Protection
Updated: 15th September 2026 Blue and green welding fabrics are an industry standard on oil & gas sites, used to protect the surrounding area from...
Product Focus – PTFE
What Is PTFE Coated Fabric? PTFE is a high performance lamination or coating, which can be reinforced through the use of a base fabric, like...
Product Focus – QG97/CDV
ATEX approved, conductive PTFE is available from THSas standard. PTFE, or PolyTetraFluoroEthylene is a synthetic fluoropolymerof tetrafluoroethylene that has multiple applications. PTFE can perform continuously...
Smoke & Fire Curtains
THS began weaving operations in 1985, initially focusing on glass fibre products for use in composites. However, as market demand shifted, particularly with the rise...
Which Polymer To Use
Applications vary, and that's an understatement! Years of experience bring with it the know how of what to use where, but we wanted to make...
Product Focus – Weldblock
Heavy duty welding blankets, capable of holding molten metal droplets until cold, without burning through the fabric surface. Texturized E-glass fabrics, woven in Elland, West...
Silicone Coated Glass Cloth
Our high-performance silicone coated fabrics are designed to meet the varied and demanding requirements of industrial users across multiple sectors. Offering exceptional resistance to water,...