Trelleborg expands prototyping capabilities

Trelleborg’s engineered coated fabrics business unit has expanded its prototyping capabilities by creating a new Polyurethane Rapid Prototype Center in its Rutherfordton, N.C., facility. This lab will be similar to the existing rubber Rapid Prototype Center, but will focus specifically on water-based and 100 percent solvent-based coatings. It will feature commercially available and custom formulations, and a wide range of substrate materials. The center will give Trelleborg the capability to provide customers with polyurethane-coated fabric samples much faster than previously possible.