Since 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.
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Stern EWSHornell-based Stern EWS has produced specialty industrial fabrics since 1889, weaving and finishing custom materials for demanding aerospace, bearing, protective and medical applications. Its technical staff brings nearly 100 years of combined experience to fabric design and manufacture, with production and testing managed under one roof. The company’s quality management system is ISO 9001:2015 certified.HORNELL, NY
OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics®With a weaving history reaching back to 1560 in Lyon, France, OTEX Specialty Narrow Fabrics makes high-performance narrow fabrics and develops custom textile components for mission-critical applications. The family business, now led by fourth-generation owner Denise A. Offray, operates a research and development lab and a quality-control test lab to engineer and verify fabrics used where safety matters, including aerospace, fire protection and industrial fall protection. OTEX is certified to AS9100:2016 Revision D and ISO 9001:2015, and provides lot-specific testing data with every shipment.WATSONTOWN, PA
Ehmke Manufacturing Company, IncSince its founding in Philadelphia in May 1929, Ehmke Manufacturing Company has built its identity around U.S.-made technical textile work for military and aerospace customers. The small-business manufacturer operates from a 50,000-square-foot facility and is among the few textile companies holding both ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100:2016 certifications. Its engineering-led team is known for developing specialized fabric solutions, including aircraft thermal-acoustic blankets, for demanding government and industrial applications.314910PHILADELPHIA, PA
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