Extrusion Laminated Fabric & Textiles

Unlike the majority of laminate producers who combine a pre-manufactured film with a fabric or second film by means of an adhesive, Wiman uses direct extrusion lamination, which combines two (or more) components in an inline process. For example, a textile material can be fed onto hot, freshly produced film as it exits the extruder. The components are bonded together mechanically, smoothly and evenly.

• Wiman extrusion laminated film is pinhole-free and is ideal for air, fluid, and gas bladders. Conventional off-line lamination with adhesive may pull, tear, and distort cold film in the lamination process which often results in pinholes.
• Eliminating adhesive means smoother, even material with no “glue bulges” that can cause a “boardy” hand, no underglued spots that can delaminate, and no concerns over the purity, odor, or biocompatibility of an often “unknown” adhesive. Eliminating adhesive reduces a key source of product variation in laminated films.
• Single site film production and lamination means a shorter, streamlined supply chain with reduced transportation costs, and single source accountability.

Wiman can customize extrusion laminated films and fabrics in many permutations, even creating a “sandwich” of film/fabric/film, or fabric/film/fabric. We are expert at combining our films with textiles including:

• Non-woven (Polyester, PP, rayon, blends)
• Unbroken Loop for hook and loop fastener (Nylon, Polyester)
• Brushed Polyester
• Woven Scrim
• Poly/Cotton Woven
• Coated Fiberglass
• Wiman can also toll laminate most fabrics and polymers that you provide.

Many of these laminate films can be incorporate a host of engineered properties. Typical film coatings are PVC vinyl, TPU polyurethane, EVA/polyolefin blend. Other polymers are available. Film coatings can be thin or thick. 0.005” to 0.050” is a typical range.