Work- & Protective Wear, Defense

FABRICS DESIGN FOR MULTISPECTRAL SIGNATURE REDUCTION

Saal C
Mittwoch, 10.09.2025, 15:10 - 15:30 Uhr

IRACURA has developed textile solutions combining microadditives, pigments, and functional NPs with multilayer structures, achieving fabrics capable of reducing multispectral signatures. Nanofiber veils increase acoustic absorption performance by 10%, making fabrics suitable for applications like generators and combustion engines. Textile structures that combine metal and carbon base inserts effectively reduce radar signatures, with over 50 dB attenuation in the 7-24 GHz range.

Sprecher
Juan Marcos Sanz (Textil Santanderina S.A.)
Co-Authoren
Roberto González (Textil Santanderina S.A.), Oscar Calvo (AITEX), Miguel Muñoz (AITEX), Bruno Marco (AITEX)
IRACURA has developed various textile solutions combining microadditives, pigments, and functional nanoparticles with multilayer structures. These combinations enable fabrics to reduce multispectral signatures and individual signatures, applicable to clothing, accessories, and structural elements. We have modified the spectral signature of our fabrics using metallic additives, achieving significant IR signature reduction. The addition nanofiber veils on substrates enhances their acoustic absorption by 10%. Textile structures with metal or carbon based inserts effectively reduce radar signatures. Demonstrators were developed for IR, acoustic, and radar signature reduction, as well as multifunctional solutions. These demonstrators were validated in real environments (e.g. shooting range), showing promising results. The scalability and industrialization of these solutions are considered viable, with potential applications in various fields. The project highlights the importance of optimizing patterns and the multilayer manufacturing process. Overall, IRACURA's developments offer significant advancements in textile technology for signature reduction.