Tibgrid heating fabrics integrate a heating yarn attached to a textile support which is light and open to facilitate its integration. The Tibgrid heating fabric is characterized by:

• The heating circuit width.
• The pitch of the circuit (i.e. gap between each sinusoid of the heating yarn): from 4mm to 20mm.
• Heating yarn type: non insulated "N" or insulated "I" with different conductivities.
• The presence of selvedges (additional support fabric aside the heating circuit) to ease the Tibgrid fabric integration.

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Properties:

• The pitch can be adapted to your areal power heating requirements.
• Standard version: 100mm width with 10mm pitch.
• Easy to be inserted between two composite or textile layers thanks to its open structure.
• A version of the Tibgrid fabrics also exists with a double heating circuits in order to:
• Have a redundant heating grid, for instance for aerospace applications.
• Have a higher areal power without increasing the thickness.
• Ease the connection: the input and output of the circuit are at the same place.

Applications:

• Fabrics for composite parts functionalization: heating and de-icing. The fabrics are completely integrated within the part.
• Medical and sport: fomentation, heating pads or cushion, heating gloves or jackets.
• Other flexible heating structures.

The Tibgrid® fabric is sold by rolls: minimum order length is 10 meters.

If you want to perform the power or temperature calculations yourself, click on this link to download our calculator.

The Tibgrid-Stretch is made of a sinusoidal electrical heating circuit attach to an elastic fabric:

• In addition to applications with elastic or stretchable cloth or layers, it allows easier layout on complex shapes , or to follow curves on a flat surface, specially when they are pre-positioned on a PLACETECH structure


• Perfectly adapted to:


• fabric for complex shape composite parts functionalization:
• Composites: heating silicon vacuum bags (out of autoclave process), complex parts functionalization (e.g. parabolic antennas).
• De-icing of composite parts through easy laying on complex shapes!
• Ultralight version of TIBGRIDSTRETCH are very interesting to use in complex shapes where light weight is compulsory. Heating control by zone is also easily possible.
• Of , it can also be used through simple stretchable laying process of complex shape or ultra light heating molds.


• heating of stretchable or close to the skin garments:
• TIBRIDSTRETCH is used in sport, boating, medical, workwear or other SMART textiles: stretchable heating fabric compatible with high stretch fabrics and compatible with breathability and moisture control.

Example: Tibgrid-Stretch 95 ISO-IC-0,48-p8 datasheet, click here

Placetech is a light semi-adhesive flexible grid:

• Facilitates the pre-positioning of our heating fabric (TIBGRID) or ribbon (THERMOSTRETCH).
• Attaching, detaching and attaching again a structure is possible on the Placetech
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• This can allow you to prepare your heating fabrics shapes on the TIBGRID support cut to the size or your composite parts beforehand! It can lead you to a good process time gain.
• Made from fiber glass.
• Sold by rolls:
• Width: 110cm.
• Opening: 5mm x 5mm.
• Density: 60g/m².

TIBTECH can design and manufacture fit for purpose heating or de-icing fabric:

• Areal power from 100 to more than 7000 Watts/m²: often between 100 to 300 Watts/m² for de-icing applications, and more for heating.
• Possibility to split the surface into zones with different areal power.
• Easy to insert within complex composite or plastic parts.
• Maximum dimensions of the fabric are 500mm x 700mm. Several elements can be assembled to make a larger surface.
• Various textile supports available: elastic, high temperature resistant.

Applications:

• Composite or plastic parts.
• Medical.
• Smart textile.
• Sport.

Heating or deicing fabric for rectangular surface:

• Woven and flexible structure which is very open to ease the flow of impregnation media (resin or thermoplastics) for composite applications.
• Integrate parallel resistive yarns connected together by conductive selvedge: constant areal power no matter how long the part is.
• Spacing between selvedge: 200cm.
• Applications: composite, civil engineering, energy.

Thermotape heating flexible ribbons:

• Easy to be inserted during the clothing into textile flexible structures or into rigid parts with complex shape.
• Can easily be integrated within rigid parts with complex shapes.
• Available in different width and powers.
• Homogeneous heating power.
• Power spread over the fabric: great heating power with a low thickness.
• One version of TIBTAPE narrow-fabric can be attracted by magnet.
• Machine-washable.

Heatpads are very flexible and breathable:

• Patented modular connection concept TIBTECH Inside: modular connections and electronic power controller.
• Electrical tensions:
• 3,7 volts.
• 7,4 volts.
• 12,0 volts.
• Perfectly adapted to heating clothes: jacket, gloves, or other healthcare or sport applications.
• Can easily be integrated within composite or multi-layer parts.

Please contact us for more information regarding the compatible electrical tensions or power.

De-icing or heating fit for purpose sleeves:

• Very flexible and suitable for different diameters.
• Heating temperature from 10 to 160°C.
• High temperature version covered with a very resistant Teflon support.
• Attachment or adjustment rings available (option).