Braid is produced to protect and reinforce hoses and cables to suit customers’ end applications.
We specialise in over-braiding customer supplied hoses or cables. This may be for a decorative purpose or to protect the cable or hose from external impact damage or kinking. Over-braiding is also important for the reinforcement of high-pressure hoses.
Materials include:
Bare copper
Tinned copper
Enamelled copper
Galvanized mild steel
Aluminium and aluminium alloy
Kevlar
Polyester
Stainless steel
Cotton and other textiles
Knight Precision Wire is a specialist manufacturer of Wire and Cable and can provide free quotations on your requirements. Please get in touch to arrange this.
Textile Braiding
Over-braiding of either free issue or supplied cables, conductors, hoses or other cores in a range of textile yarns, including:
Glass
Cotton
Nomex
Kevlar / Twaron (Black or Yellow)
Polyester
Polypropylene
Nylon
Specialists in hose braiding.
Glass Braided Motor Winding Wires
We are the only UK manufacturer of ‘Laid Straight’ glass braided armature wires, with up to 150 ends made of 0.355mm copper.
