Tex Tech Industries

Tex Tech Industries is a US designer and manufacturer of specialty textiles and high-performance materials headquartered at 1350 Bridgeport Drive in Kernersville, North Carolina. Its history dates from 1904, when it began making needle-punched nonwoven textiles, and it has since expanded through acquisitions of companies and technologies focused on demanding applications, including Universal Carbon Fibers in 2014; the company's news section reports that Michelin has completed the acquisition of Tex Tech Industries. It serves OEMs and end users in defence, aerospace, automotive, medical, personal protection, filtration, sport and other markets.

Aerospace products

• Aircraft thermal acoustic insulation and thermal acoustic materials for cabins
• Q Shield thermal protection systems, including composites for thermal protection systems used on spacecraft and rocket systems and heat shields for re-entry and defence, presented for reusable launch vehicles
• 3D woven components for the aerospace industry and chemical vapour infiltration
• Refrasil thermal resistant materials and CarbonX and HiFlex high-performance fabrics

Other product lines

• Protective apparel fabrics such as CoreFX for firefighters, general protective fabrics and materials meeting safety standards and requirements
• Lithium battery fire suppression materials, coated induced angle fabrics for power transmission belts, racing brake pads and rotors and cured-in-place pipe lining

Capabilities

Tex Tech's capabilities fall into three product groups, woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, and coating and lamination, backed by an advanced development centre and research teams that work with a wide array of advanced fibres to develop, test and patent fabrics with improved performance characteristics. The company describes an analytically driven approach to custom textile projects, holds ISO certification published on its website, and has hosted US Senator Susan Collins of Maine. It positions itself as a global supplier of materials science based solutions for end-use markets where performance and reliability are counted upon.

Shows

Tex Tech Industries appears in the exhibitor lists of Space Tech Expo Europe 2026 and Aircraft Interiors Expo 2027.

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