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About Fabri Cote

Fabri Cote was founded in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, as a manufacturer of custom rubber coated fabrics.

Since our early years, we have assisted aerospace manufacturers with challenges in the industry. Over time, Fabri Cote has become a leading manufacturer serving U.S. and international customers.

Our goal has always been to provide the highest quality coated fabrics in the most cost-effective manner. We constantly improve our innovative coating techniques to help customers meet continually evolving coated fabric requirements.

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Our vast experience also allows us to work closely with our customers to tackle their requests. Quite often, this involves providing lab samples at no charge. Moreover, we can then produce smaller production runs at surprisingly low costs to limit our customer’s initial outlay for prototype parts.

As a product line of Fenner Precision Polymers, a Michelin Group company, Fabri Cote is backed by 100 years of manufacturing, technical and commercial expertise in our industry. Fenner companies product lines support clients across a variety of industries including 3D printing, document handling, transportation, mining, agriculture, aerospace, climate control, material handling, food processing, and manufacturing. Learn more about Fenner Precision Polymers and its subsidiaries.

It is this commitment to service, quality and pricing strategy that has kept us an industry leader for over 50 years. Lastly, our Quality Management System is now certified to AS9100 D and ISO 9001:2015. The latest update to AS9100, Revision D tightens requirements for aviation, space, and defense organizations and is required by DoD, NASA, FAA, and major aerospace manufacturers like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, GE Aircraft Engines, and Pratt & Whitney.

A Journey of Transformation and Performance

Our VP of High-Tech Coated Fabrics, Rick Williams, talks about the hurdles and recoveries being happening in the Coated Textiles market, and how Fabri Cote is working closely with customers to provide specialized solutions to meet growing demands.

COVID took a lot of industries on a wild rollercoaster of ups and downs, and one company is here to say it’s still possible to come out of it even stronger.

Navigating the tumultuous environment of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fabri Cote, a renowned figure in Michelin’s high-tech materials sector, is fast becoming as a model of resilience and adaptability. Recognized for its meticulous production of coated and laminated technical textiles, Fabri Cote’s precision in manufacturing has earned it an esteemed position within the aerospace and defense industry. Amidst unprecedented challenges, Fabri Cote is now charting a growth-oriented comeback journey, surpassing pre-COVID business levels. It is also carefully investing where needed to become a benchmark of resilience and dependability for customers in times of crisis.

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Explore Our Products

See types and specifications for Fabri Cote fabrics, elastomers and coated fabrics.