Jacquard Technical Fabric Applications
topic
Technical Jacquard fabrics include 3D woven composite preforms with Jacquard-controlled through-thickness binding yarn paths for aircraft structural components, Jacquard-woven medical prostheses including vascular grafts with programmed varying porosity and mechanical gradient along their length, and shaped preform weaving using Jacquard control of individual end delivery to produce near-net-shape woven structures for composite manufacturing that reduces machining waste.
Role
Applies the individual end control capability of Jacquard weaving to technical performance applications where the variation of weave structure position by position in the fabric creates functional gradients and three-dimensional forms impossible with shaft-controlled shedding, with technical Jacquard fabric representing the highest-value-per-unit application of Jacquard technology in aerospace, medical device, and advanced composite manufacturing markets.