Braided Sleeves / Flat Braid
Reinforcement with braided sleeves and tapes
Braided sleeves and tapes as versatile reinforcement materials
Braided sleeves and tapes are highly flexible reinforcement fibers for the production of profiles, pipes, hollow structures, and composite components. Through the special braiding technique, diameters and widths can be adjusted by stretching or compressing. The ideal fiber angle lies between 30° and 60°, with optimal torsional and shear strength achieved at 45°. In the HP-Textiles online shop, you’ll find a wide selection of carbon braided sleeves, glass fiber flat braid, carbon fiber flat braid, and glass fiber braided sleeves, all ensuring uniform resin impregnation with epoxy resin, polyester resin, or vinyl ester resin.
Advantages of braided sleeves and tapes in composite processing
A key advantage of braided sleeves and tapes is their easy adaptability to complex geometries. They precisely wrap profiles, pipes, and beams without wrinkles or the need for complex cutting. This makes them a clean solution for laminating, repairs, and reinforcements. Compared to traditional woven tapes, they stand out with variable working widths and precise adaptability to different cross-sections. Whether carbon fibers for maximum stiffness or glass fibers for a cost-efficient solution – the materials are versatile and easy to combine.
What variants are available?
The range includes carbon braided sleeves, used for particularly lightweight and high-strength composite structures, as well as glass fiber braided sleeves, which provide an economical alternative with good chemical resistance. In addition, carbon tapes and glass fiber tapes are available, offering flexible processing as an alternative to woven tapes. All variants feature uniform fiber distribution, high load capacity, and excellent compatibility with different resin systems.
Typical applications of braided sleeves and tapes
Braided sleeves and tapes are used in numerous areas of composite manufacturing: from boat building and sports equipment construction to orthopedic technology, automotive manufacturing, model making, and the production of chemical plants and piping systems. They provide improved stability, strength, and durability of components and can be efficiently applied in both series production and individual projects. Especially in the repair of GRP and CFRP components, they demonstrate their advantages, as they adapt precisely to different diameters and cross-sections.