Western Filament

Western Filament, Inc. makes technical braided and twisted fiber products in Grand Junction, Colorado. The company has worked in this field since 1938. It says it has set the standard by developing technical products with the newest materials and processes.

It supplies markets from aerospace and medical to automotive, electric motors and recreational products. The company reports that it supplies customers in 76 countries on six continents. It says it processes over 260 million yards of braid each year.

Its lacing tape range includes flat braided nylon, polyester, Teflon, Teflon coated fiberglass and meta aramid tapes, and Nomex tapes. Specification products include A-A-52080 through A-A-52084, MIL-DTL-713F nylon lacing twine, and Boeing specification flat braided lacing tapes.

Other products include expandable sleeving, stator lacing tape and cord, motor ties, parachute cord, ring cable and flat braid. Materials include ceramic, Dacron, fiberglass, Halar, Kevlar, Nomex, nylon, polyester and Teflon, with flame retardant options. Product data sheets are available on the website.

Capabilities cover design support for custom products, precision winding and spooling, braiding of technical fibers, coating and coloring, high performance twisting and monofilament extrusion. Its extrusion work includes biodegradable and medical materials in a range of diameters.

The company began in Los Angeles as Western Fishing Lines. During World War II it helped produce braided nylon parachute cord, and it became Western Filament, Inc. in the 1960s. It moved to Grand Junction in 1990, where it built a custom braiding and fabrication facility.

Services

• Lacing tape
• Expandable sleeving
• Stator lacing tape and cord
• Motor ties
• Parachute cord
• Ring cable
• Flat braid
• Precision winding and spooling
• Coating and coloring
• Design support