3D Weaving
3D Weaving
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About us
3D Weaving is a family business (SME) specialized in the production of 3D woven fabrics since 1971. This includes distance fabrics, multilayers, tubular fabrics or a combination in a more complex fabric. Every fabric is tailor-made for a specific customer. What yarn choice concerns, 3D Weaving has a lot experience with many different natural (cotton, flax, hemp, sisal…), synthetic (HT-PES, PA, aramid, UHMWPE yarn…) and mineral (basalt, glass…) yarns which can be multifilament, monofilament or spun yarns.
Because of the wide variety of weaving possibilities 3D Weaving is also widely spread in the market: Agrotech, Buildtech, Clothtech, Geotech, Hometech, Indutech, Medtech, Mobiltech, Oekotech, Packtech, Protech, Sporttech…
Innovation is the driving force in the textile industry. The knowledge and experience of 3D Weaving in the weaving process and materials are an added value to find the right properties of the finished product, in consultation with the customer.
Our main strengths are unique fabrics, quality, confidential cooperations and a crew with a mindset on innovation.
Wafelstraat 44 Deerlijk 8540 Belgium
Ieperband
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IEPERBAND NV
Early 1973 the American multinational Allied Chemical (later Allied Corporation) established a production plant called Klippan in Ieper, Belgium. Its task was to manufacture and assemble parts of safety belts to subassemblies. The final assembly was done in the European associated companies that also sold the products. At that time the company employed 600 people.
At the end of 1981 Klippan nv was closed due to economical reasons. Three months later the weaving mill started new production, yet its reduced version was no longer interesting to Allied and the company decided to sell Klippan. IEPERBAND nv was established in 1983.
Thanks to investments in looms and dyeing installations IEPERBAND nv soon grew and won a European market share of approximately 25%, in just a few years time.
To be able to survive in an extremely competitive market IEPERBAND nv merged with the German ELASTIC BERGER Gmbh company in 1987, co-manufacturer of woven band with establishments in Germany, Ireland and Spain.
BERGER GROUP
In Europe, the BERGER GROUP is a leader in the car safety belts industry and has production plants in Belgium, Spain, Germany and China. Besides Europe, it has smaller market shares in China and the United States of America.
The parent company in Germany was established by owner Johann Berger in 1968. First, only elastic bands were produced. Later on, the company discovered the potential of car safety belts.
The BERGER GROUP owes its success also to its approximately 400 committed, motivated and innovative employees. They form a valuable potential whereby development and innovation, aimed at the international market requirements, are at the centre.
The consequent development of the technical safety fabrics’ technology, based on the demands of the car industry, along with the help of the Tier 1 customers, offers the Berger Group an exclusive opportunity to develop and market new technologies.
ACTIVITIES
IEPERBAND nv manufactures woven band for safety belts in cars. This includes weaving, dyeing, setting, winding-up, checking and cutting to size.
The various types of bands are homologated by the Tier 1 customers and the car manufacturer, this means that the woven band is only produced after a formal approval of a particular reference sample. The base material is high tenacity polyester yarn.
The European safety belt market is characterised by its transparency and oligopolic features. The number of yarn suppliers, weaving mills manufacturing safety belts and system manufacturers is therefore rather limited. The pressure of Asian yarn suppliers increases. To maintain its competitive position the Berger Group works with Asian yarn suppliers
The overall annual use in the European car industry is a known and easy to observe item of information. The proportional market share of the various woven band manufactures is therefore rather easy to determine.
Cheap raw materials, labour costs control, flexibility and quality are becoming more and more the basic elements defining the power of the company.
Higher quality demands and the ever increasing price pressure forces us to constantly optimise our processes, and to manufacture in a more productive and cheaper manner.
OOSTKAAI 22 IEPER 8900 Belgium
TWE Meulebeke
TWE MeulebekeMarialoopsteenweg 51 Meulebeke 8760 Belgium
Ideal Felt nv – sa
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Felt experts at your service
Created in 1992, IDEAL FELT is an SME that works with a great deal of rigor and professionalism. Concretely this means that we go out to our customers at their premises in order to fully understand their needs, we assume responsibility for producing all technical felts and decorative felts with the greatest care and we accurately carry out administrative tasks and the follow-up of orders.
We are ISO 9001:2015 certified since 2016. The current certificate can be downloaded via following link: ISO 9001 – 2015 Certification (2022)
Our mission
We strive for an optimal quality of products and services. Our product knowledge and flexibility of our organization guarantee an appropriate and cost-conscious solution for the demands of our customers.
We want to be the preferred supplier of felt for technical, decorative and acoustic applications for our customers in Western Europe.
OUR COMMITMENT
To our customers and suppliers
We believe in a strong partnership with our customers and our suppliers whereby we listen to each other and share knowledge.
As a result, we bring products to the market that help our customers in a sustainable way. Our commitment to optimum quality of our products and services emphasizes our commitment to build and maintain long-term relationships.
To our employees
We offer a fascinating work environment where everyone can make the difference for our customers. Due to the unique mix of a local family business with many international customers, all our employees have a clear and significant impact on customer satisfaction and on our operating results.
To the society and the world that we share
We believe in sustainable entrepreneurship and that means not only continuous improvement of our production processes (more efficiency, less waste) but also the environmentally conscious purchase of sustainable materials (natural wool felt for decoration and technical felt from recycled PET bottles, for example).
Did you know?
The thistle is closely tied to the production of wool felt, and so its graphical depiction in the company´s logo is by no means an insignificant choice.
“Carding” designates the process of disentangling and cleaning bundles of wool intended for the production of felt. This term is derived from the French word for thistle – “chardon” – since, long ago, this process of refining and transforming wool was done with the aid of these thorny plants. Today, the bundles are placed in drums covered with very fine steel points and which are rotated in order to pull the wool fibers, remove any impurities and create a very fine and homogeneous material that will subsequently be felted.
Chaussée de Haacht 1461 Brussel 1130 Belgium
De Saedeleir Textile Group
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”More than 120 years of experience in innovative and ecological textile solutions.”
De Saedeleir Textile Group (DSTG) is a family-owned business, established in the 19th century. With more than 120 years of experience, we design, develop and produce a wide range of innovative and ecological textile solutions for a wide variety of clients. What began in the early 20th century as a small business specializing in the collection and recycling of industrial waste materials including metals, rags and textiles, steadily developed into a globally-renowned manufacturer of needlepunched non-wovens.
Our history in a nutshell:
Late 19th century
Damiaan De Saedeleir, founding father of De Saedeleir Textile Group, starts trading as a small entrepreneur in the waste collection business. He collects, sorts and trades in rags and metals.
Early 20th century
Damiaan’s sons Pascal and Florent take over their father’s business and specialise in pulling the collected textiles and selling the raw fibres to textile companies in Flanders. The group now operates out of three locations in the village of Lebbeke.
Mid 20th century
Soon after World War II, DSTG begins to concentrate on collecting textile waste and regenerated fibres due to a shortage of raw materials. A third
generation of De Saedeleir brothers enter the business as Leo and Jean help their father to expand the company, before assuming control.
Late 20th century
The company is now growing at a rapid rate. The three locations in Lebbeke are now too small to cope, so DSTG moves to a 200,000m² industrial site in the nearby city of Dendermonde. Here they begin the production of polypropylene and polyester fibres, a European first at that time. DSTG is now aiming for global expansion under the new and dynamic management of the fourth generation of the family: Patrick, Pascal, Dirk and Kris De Saedeleir.
Early 21st century
DSTG expands globally by taking ownership of French textile company Sommer Needlepunch, which becomes an important part of the group. This takeover expands the product range significantly, enabling DSTG to explore new markets. Further growth follows with the launch of sales and service offices in the UK (Sommer Flooring Ltd), US (Sommer Flooring Inc), the Netherlands and Belgium (Cover Flooring NL/BE), while DS Fibras is launched in Mexico to serve the local automotive market.
Cover Flooring BE Hoogveld 90 Dendermonde 9200 Belgium
DS Fibres Schaapveld 2 Dendermonde 9200 Belgium
DS Fibras Lomelín 301, San Ignacio Durango, Dgo., 34030 Mexico
Sommer Needlepunch 341 Rue de la Mairie Baisieux 59780 France
Sommer Flooring Inc. 1300 Ridenour Boulevard , Kennesaw GA 30152 USA
Sommer Flooring Ltd 22 Spitfire Close Coventry CV5 6UR United Kingdom
Cover Flooring NL Vijzelweg 20 Lelystad 8243 PM The Netherlands
Plastibert
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Our know-how, Coated textiles
We are an international specialist in the manufacturing of coated textiles. We have been competing on the world market for more than 50 years. Our know-how and experience have allowed us to diversify while we constantly strive to provide innovation and quality. All our products are certified and recognised for their technical and aesthetic properties, which gained us the trust of some major brands.
Who we are
Plastibert & Cie nv is an international specialist in developing and manufacturing coated textiles. We are known as a flexible, reliable and solution-driven partner.
Our know-how and experience have allowed us to diversify while we constantly strive to provide innovation and quality. All our products are extensively tested, certified and recognised for their technical and aesthetic properties, which gained trust from major players in both private and public markets.
Plastibert & Cie nv is specialized in tailor made solutions and offers a stock program for different end uses. Our main markets are Automotive, Health & Well-Being, Protective Clothing, Upholstery and Digital Printing. We also develop products for specific Industrial applications.
We are part of the Duroc group. Duroc strives to build and develop a group consisting of high quality subsidiaries within different sectors.
As a subsidiary we operate close to our customers and therefore have the best understanding of the market and its needs. The Group’s governance model is highly decentralized and the various subsidiaries are responsible for developing their profitability.
What we do
We develop and manufacture high quality coated fabrics. We carefully select our textile bases, while choosing different textures (cloth or jersey, etc.) and materials (cotton, polyamide or polyester, etc.). We then coat them with polymers, primarily PVC and PU.
Thanks to our finishing processes, we can offer a range of aspects such as leather and textilelook. We protect the surface of our coated products with high-performance varnishes, which makes them resistant to heavy use and adverse weather conditions (light, spots, etc.).
HISTORY
Founded in 1965, Plastibert & Cie nv has been competing on the world market for almost 60 years.
We are based in Belgium and operate in close cooperation with our customers across the globe.
A few things from our history
1965 Plastibert was founded in 1965 in Beveren-Leie (BE) by the Berton brothers
1968 The plant (4.000m²) was moved to Bavikhove (BE)
1986 A new plant (22.000m²) was established in Wielsbeke (BE)
1997 Mecaseat Group acquired Plastibert
2008 Cotting Group was founded
2014 Plastibert creates its Digital Printing department
2019 The Swedish group Duroc AB acquired Plastibert
2023 Plastibert goes its own way within the Duroc AB Group
Molenstraat 207 Wielsbeke 8710 Belgium
Bandfabriek Devos
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Our Team
At Bandfabriek Devos, we have over 50 years of experience in the textile industry. By combining our experience with our passion for the trade, we strive for the highest quality. We listen to our customers and always strive to offer the best possible solution. We have our own production facility where our motivated employees pursue the same goals every day. Perhaps we can also help you with your search for a new product.
Our Strengths
Experience
Thanks to over 50 years of experience, we’ve built up extensive product knowledge. We’re happy to share this knowledge with our customers. Feel free to contact us with any questions about our products; we’re happy to provide advice and support.
Fast Delivery
Thanks to our own production facility and large inventory, we can often deliver quickly. We have clear agreements with our carriers, which benefits you as a customer.
Belgian Top Quality
Our production is carried out entirely in Belgium, giving us complete oversight of every step of the production process. We’ve guaranteed quality for years. We continue to guarantee this through targeted inspections and follow-up. As a result, we also hold our own OEKO-TEX and ISO 9001:2015 certifications.
Customer Focus
We always provide our customers with advice and support. We help and advise you from the start to the completion of your project. Customer focus has been a top priority for us since our company was founded.
Family Business
Since both the second and third generations are currently active in the family business, there is a very close involvement. A great deal of attention is paid to long-term decisions, which benefits the company’s stability. This makes us very resilient and allows us to offer personalized and exceptionally fast service.