Quilting For The Automotive Sector
Dimensional stability and heat resistance for interior trim and insulation.
What Automotive Manufacturers Need From Quilting
Automotive trim is cut to a pattern and has to fit first time, so the quilted panel has to hold its dimensions off the roll rather than relax after stitching. We quilt to a consistent tension across the full width, which is what keeps repeat panels interchangeable through a production run.
We quilt on commission only. You send fabric on the roll, we quilt it to your chosen filling on multi-needle lock stitch machines, and the finished rolls come back ready to cut. We never make competing finished products, so nothing you tell us ends up in a rival’s catalogue.
- Standard width
- 1500–1600mm
- Maximum Width
- 2400mm
- Stock wadding
- 70–300gsm
- Stitch
- Multi-needle lock stitch
Fabrics we quilt for automotive
Non-woven, foam-backed and technical textiles.
If you are unsure whether a fabric will run — coated, waxed, very light or very open — send us five metres and we will quilt a sample before you commit to a production quantity.
Fillings and waddings
Our stock polyester wadding runs from 70gsm to 300gsm, is made from recycled polyester and complies with BS5852 Part 2 1982. Heavier weights are available on request. Where an application calls for foam, felt, a natural filling or a specified flame-retardant material, we quilt customer-supplied materials as standard, with no penalty in our pricing for doing so.
Material data we can evidence, tests we won't invent
Reaction-to-fire and durability classifications belong to a finished article and its test, not to roll goods. We supply what we can evidence and quilt panels for you to submit.
- UK-sourced recycled polyester wadding to BS5852 Part 2 1982
- Documentation and batch traceability with any order
- Free sample panels for you or your test house
- Customer-approved or customer-supplied materials on request
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Tell us what you need quilting
Send us your fabric and filling, tell us the pattern, and we will quote you on the work.