Transport Textiles

Among other sectors, the automotive industry is one of the largest single markets for technical textiles and one of the most diverse as well. This market comprises of automobiles, trains, marine vehicles and planes.

Technical textiles that are used in this automotive or transport sector are called “MOBILTECH.” The latest developments in aircraft, ship building as well as motor vehicle and train manufacture, all can be largely attributed to MOBILTECH, a non apparel textile.

Mobiltech today covers not only isolation and safety aspect but also focuses on comfort and style. The customers look for aesthetically pleasing interiors, great comfort and fuel economy.

Textile components in automobiles consist of either visible components like upholstery, carpets, seat belts, headliners etc.or concealed components like tyre cords, hoses, belts, airbags etc.

Some of the applications in this industry are:

• Air bag fabrics
• Fabric used as a basis for reduction in weight of body parts
• Tyre cord fabrics (including hose and drive belt reinforcements)
• Automotive upholstery and other textile fabrics used inside the vehicle
• Tyres (for cord reinforcement material, side and thread walls, carcass piles etc)
• Engine (radiator hoses, power steering, hydraulic lines, filters etc)
• Composites for body and suspension parts (bumpers, wheel covers, door handles etc)
• Comfort and decoration (seating, carpets, interior decoration)
• Safety (seat belts, air bags, seat fire barriers etc)