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Polyester Webbing

Dimensionally stable polyester tape for straps that must hold their shape, their colour and their rated load outdoors.

Every Polyester Tape Reference We Weave

Polyester webbing is the default choice when a strap has to keep its length under load and its shade under sunlight. The fibre takes up almost no moisture, so wet strength barely drops and the tape washes and dries without shrinking back on itself.

Polyester Tape

Problems This Range Solves

Straps that stretch out of tolerance after the first season of use
Colour that fades unevenly on gear stored or sold outdoors
Webbing that absorbs water and stays heavy and slow to dry
Shade drift between the sample roll and the production run

Who Specifies It

Backpack and luggage factories specifying shoulder and compression straps
Harness and lanyard assemblers who need repeatable width and thickness
Automotive interior suppliers fitting trim, pulls and retention straps
Outdoor brands whose product sits in sunlight on a retail rack

Where It Is Used

Backpack shoulder straps and sternum straps
Compression and lashing straps on soft luggage
Lanyards and badge holders
Pet collars and leads that get washed regularly
Automotive interior pulls and retention loops
Furniture and upholstery support webbing

Why This Construction

Moisture regain of roughly 0.4 per cent, so wet strength loss stays small
Light resistance second only to acrylic among common fibres
Softening point of 230 to 240 degrees Celsius, melting at 255 to 265
Smooth near-round filament cross section for a clean even face
Pantone matched dyeing with the reference agreed before weaving starts
Thickness woven from 0.65 mm to 2.5 mm against your own drawing

Materials We Weave It From

Polyester filament yarn, dyed to a Pantone reference or to your swatch
Optional matt finish using a titanium dioxide matting agent added before spinning
Optional bright white achieved with a whitening agent rather than surface bleach

What You Can Change

Any width and any thickness between 0.65 mm and 2.5 mm
Pantone colour matching or matching to a physical sample you post to us
Computer jacquard logo woven into the tape
Silk screen printing applied after weaving
Roll length and carton count to suit your cutting line

How A Polyester Tape Order Runs

Yarn selection and lot reservation
Colour matching and dye batch approval
Warping and weaving
Heat setting
Width and thickness inspection
Rolling, measuring and packing

How It Compares

Against Polypropylene webbing

Polyester holds its length and colour far better outdoors. Polypropylene is lighter and cheaper but its melting point is only 165 to 173 degrees Celsius and it ages faster in light.

Against Cotton webbing

Polyester is stronger wet than dry cotton and does not mildew. Cotton wins on hand feel and on anything that will be dyed or printed by the customer later.

Against Nylon webbing

Nylon takes up around 4 per cent moisture against polyester's 0.4 per cent, so nylon straps go heavy and stretch in the wet while polyester holds.

Quality Control On This Range

Dye lot reserved for the full order so inter-batch variation is avoided
Shade checked at the start, middle and end of each roll against the approved swatch
Width and thickness measured across the tape, not only at the selvedge
SGS testing arranged on request before shipment

Using It Well

Send the width, thickness and a colour reference; a Pantone number is faster than a description
Ask for the sample roll before the bulk dye lot is committed
Keep finished rolls out of direct light during storage to avoid yellowing
Specify roll length to match your cutting table so you waste less tail

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Orders That Ran Through This Range

A Holiday Order Sprint Air Freighted to Cambodia

An urgent order landed days before a national holiday with a fixed 10 May deadline and an air freight booking already made. The factory rescheduled the break rather than move the date.

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Supporting a Client Moving to Asset Light Operations

A long-standing customer shut down their own production lines to become a pure brand operator. Their narrow fabric supply had to survive the transition intact.

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Honouring Quoted Prices Through a Raw Material Spike

First quarter polyester webbing orders were accepted before the New Year. Yarn prices moved sharply afterwards. The quoted prices stood.

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FAQ

Questions Buyers Ask About Polyester Webbing

Does polyester webbing stretch under load

Far less than nylon or polypropylene. Polyester's low moisture regain of about 0.4 per cent means it behaves almost the same wet as dry, so a strap tensioned in the rain does not lengthen the way a nylon one will.

Will the colour fade in sunlight

Polyester has light resistance second only to acrylic among common fibres. After 600 hours of sun exposure the strength loss is around 60 per cent, comparable to cotton, and shade holds better than on most dyed synthetics.

Can you match a Pantone number exactly

We match to Pantone or to a physical swatch you post to us, and we send a woven sample for written approval before the bulk dye lot runs. Approving the woven sample rather than a screen image is what removes most colour disputes.

What is the minimum order for polyester webbing

1000 metres per colour and width for standard production. Sample lengths are available in 3 to 7 days so you can test before committing.

Quote Us A Width And We Will Quote You A Date

Polyester Webbing is made to order. Send the width, the thickness and a colour reference and the quotation comes back with a delivery date attached.

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Polyester Webbing

Every Polyester Tape Reference We Weave