Established in 1972, Fabric Development, Inc. manufactures specialty fabrics for specific applications. Its 80,000-square-foot facility produces custom-woven fabrics for prototype and production runs, and its capabilities expanded to include complex 3D products after acquiring Lydall Manning’s weaving division in 2000.
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Bally Ribbon MillsSince its founding in 1923 as a silk-weaving company, Bally Ribbon Mills has grown into an American manufacturer known for solving demanding textile design problems. Based in Bally, Pennsylvania, its nearly 300 certified employees draw on more than 70 years of hands-on weaving experience to develop specialized woven materials for customers in fields such as aerospace and medical equipment. The company’s work includes advanced 3-D woven structures, including a quartz material developed with NASA for Orion spacecraft components.313220BALLY, PA
Stern EWSSince 1889, Stern EWS has woven and finished specialty industrial fabrics to exact specifications at its Hornell manufacturing operation. Its technical staff brings nearly a century of combined experience to custom fabric design, with particular depth in demanding aerospace, bearing, and coated-substrate applications. Production is ISO 9001:2015 certified and handled under one roof, from yarn preparation through testing.HORNELL, NY
Gehring Tricot CorporationOperating since 1946, veteran-owned Gehring Tricot Corporation manufactures warp knits, circular knits and stretch-woven fabrics in the United States. The company custom-creates more than 100 fabrics each year around individual customer requirements, with a deliberately diverse reach across markets such as medical, military and aerospace.MELVILLE, NY
Stanwood Mills, Inc. (Ramsay Fabrics)Celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2021, Stanwood Mills—also known as Ramsay Fabrics—supplies specialty woven textiles for light industrial and technical apparel applications. Once an owner-operator of weaving mills, the company now combines its own textile expertise with a network of domestic and overseas mills to develop customized fabrics and manage sourcing. Stanwood also provides textile quality-control and dispute-resolution guidance, drawing on nearly 60 years of combined executive experience.NEW YORK, NY