Colan - technology in industrial textiles

Colan Products is an internationally recognised manufacturer of industrial textiles. A privately owned Australian Company, Colan Products has over 40 years experience in the area of engineered textiles. The company headquarters, incorporating its production and management centre are located in Sydney. Colan has offices and warehouses in Melbourne and Perth, whilst in Brisbane we have a sales office.

Additionally a network of authorised sales agents throughout the world ensure that both international and domestic customers are provided with qualified technical sales support.

Colan Products is committed to the concept of Quality Assurance and is accredited AS/NZS ISO 9002: 1994. Stringent quality control is exercised at all stages of production ensuring that only the best quality fabrics are supplied to our customers. Colan Products continuously invests in modern weaving equipment, including narrow-width looms for tapes, Rapier looms and Multiaxial stitching machines. The company weaves fabrics primarily using Fibreglass, Aramid, Carbon, as well as other high-tech industrial hybrid and blended fibres.

Product Range
The Composite Reinforcement market remains the company's core business. Colan has recently been involved in weaving various fibreglass products for the Royal Australian Navy for the construction of five mine sweeping vessels. Colan weaves a wide range of fibreglass, aramid and carbon fabrics. Products including tapes, woven rovings and multi-axial stitched products for the reinforcement market.

In the Thermal and Acoustic Insulation market, Colan manufactures woven fibreglass fabrics and tapes. These are available in loomstate, laminated and coated finishes. We offer a wide range of asbestos free, cost affective, high performance products to meet the needs of the construction industry in a wide variety of high temperature and acoustic applications.

The company's range of Safety and Protective textiles are woven from flame resistant and ballistic tolerant fibres. These are used in the manufacture of heat, splash and chemical resistant clothing as well as ballistic applications. Typical applications include firemen's turn-out coat and over-trousers, pilots flying suits and ballistic/fragmentation vests.