22/09/2022 – Technical textiles made from aluminium-coated high-performance fibres
Significant advantages for electromagnetic shielding
Fibre Coat from Aachen, Germany, uses the aluminium-coated basalt fibres to produce short fibres, yarns and fabrics for electromagnetic shielding in electric vehicles, aerospace and buildings, among other applications.
The FibreCoat founders: Dr. Alexander Lüking, Richard Haas and Dr. Robert Brüll (from left). © Fibre Coat
The metal-coated AluCoat basalt fibres for EM shielding are available as chopped fibre, yarn, fabric or fleece. © Fibre Coat
Bi-component multifilament yarns with basalt core and aluminium sheathing consist of up to 100 individual fibres. © Fibre Coat
The FibreCoat founders: Dr. Alexander Lüking, Richard Haas and Dr. Robert Brüll (from left). © Fibre Coat