PRODUCTS: SAIL CLOTH
SUPPLIERS
A Winning Combination:
Dimension/Polyant Sailcloth and Neil Pryde Sails
At Neil Pryde, we use a
wide variety of Dimension products. These include the coated
square weave fabrics for use in One Design Classes and other
small boat racing applications, such as J-22's and J-24's. We
have used from the onset (in fact helped to create a demand
and hence the development of) the Dimension Sport fabric
line, which uses the industry unique "E"® style Kevlars and economically
situated scrim fabric for use in a wide variety of racing boats
from 36 feet in LOA on down.
The following outlines the company history and
background for those not in the industry ...and their views on
the current fabric vs. "molded" sail technology can be
found here.
Dimension Corporate History
Dimension Sailcloth was
founded in 1977 with the goal of producing the world's most
advanced textiles for use on sailboats. During this time, fabric developed for use
in sails was primarily tightly woven nylon and polyester coated
with impregnated finishes. Dimension broke new ground with the
development of laminated sailcloth that bonded loosely woven
scrims encapsulated with two layers of polyester films. The
Tri-Ply™ sailcloth style revolutionized the market and is
still the forefront of sailcloth technology. As the market of
"high tech" fabric exploded in the mid 1980's,
Dimension moved towards manufacturing rather than converting
their innovative fabrics. This production control enabled
Dimension to become the sailcloth industry leader in a market
that requires responsive service, extensive quality control,
highly specialized products and constant distribution of
technical information.
 Dimension Sailcloth and Polyant were combined
in 1991 by the Verseidag Group of Krefeld, Germany. Polyant is
Europe's leading producer of sailcloth. Their extensive
production facility in Kempen, Germany includes 55 looms and
complete sailcloth finishing and laminating capabilities. The
combined company, Dimension Polyant Sailcloth is the largest
producer of performance engineered sailcloth in the world.
Dimension Polyant's U.S. production facility is
located in Putnam, Connecticut. This state of the art, 55,000
square foot manufacturing facility was designed specifically for
the production of high performance materials. This complete
facility as well as our extensive experience in specialized
textiles has increased our ability to service other industries. |
