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How Are Air Bladders Made?

Air bladders are primarily used in industrial, medical, and marine applications. In the medical field, air bladders are used to treat broken limbs and transport patients. You might also see them used as seat cushions in aircraft. For marine applications, they are often used as a flotation device with an inflatable raft or a floating […]

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What is PVC Fabric Welding and How Does it Work?

PVC welding, specifically PVC fabric welding, is a technique that uses heat or RF fields to create welds of various shapes and patterns. PVC is an acronym for polyvinyl chloride, which is a type of vinyl. PVC has been used extensively in many industries for lots of implementations. It is widely used today because of […]

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How is Industrial Sewing Used in the Aerospace Industry?

Industrial sewing is used to manufacture lots of different things for lots of different industries. Just about anywhere you look, you’ll see something that was created by an industrial textile manufacturer like Vinyl Technology. The objects and products featured in this post are pulled from actual aerospace products created by us for one of our […]

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What is an Air Wedge and What is it Used For?

An air wedge is an inflatable, wedge-shaped bag made of vinyl, ballistic nylon, and other strong, flexible textiles. This bag lies flat, allowing it to be slipped under heavy objects, between objects that need to be moved apart, and between a moving component and an unmoving surface (like a locked car door). By slowly inflating […]

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What Are the Features of an Industrial Sewing Machine?

For industrial sewing, you need industrial sewing machines. These machines are made to handle heavy-duty tasks and materials.  Many of today’s most popular industrial sewing machines have been around for decades and continue to be reliable workhorses. Industrial sewing machines are industrial-strength and industrial-grade. They can handle heavy fabrics, multiple layers of fabric, and thick […]

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How To Make Inflatable Products with Vinyl Welding

From a pool raft to a life-saving water rescue device to an inflatable building, vinyl and PVC welding techniques guarantee a waterproof seal and an airtight bond that you can rely on to help save lives or even just give you an air mattress to sleep on. No matter what you need an inflatable fabric […]

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The Top 4 Types of Custom Sewn Bags

p style=”text-align: justify;”>The kinds of custom sewn bags you’ll find being written about on this blog are not the kinds of bags you might use to accessorize the perfect ensemble for a night on the town or stylishly carry your work from your office to a posh evening meal. The kinds of bags we sew, […]

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What Are Space Suits Made Of?

It’s hard to believe that we have been venturing into space since the 1950s and yet, seventy years later, we still have not sent humans beyond the moon. And while national commitments to space travel might wax and wane, private enterprise has taken the lead in the human exploration of space. From reusable rockets to […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Drone Fuel Bladders

What is a Drone? UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are an important piece of equipment in US Army operations. These drones provide unprecedented access to reconnaissance, communications, and other applications without endangering the lives of staff. The use of UAVs has increased rapidly in recent years, with advances in cloud computing services, the merging of data […]

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Medical RF Welding

For many years, the medical industry has used radio frequency (RF) seals to make such products as bags for intravenous infusions and for the collection of bodily fluids. As the industry has grown rapidly with the aging of the population, the demand for more disposable bags and other PPE has grown by leaps and bounds. […]

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