Reshoring Backpack Manufacturing
Made in USA textile tag on a backpack Improving Quality, Reducing Lead Times, Bulletproofing Your Supply Chain, and Bringing Jobs Home Backpacks are a staple of modern life. Whether you’re a student, a hiker, a…
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Evolution of Body Armor: From Knights to Kevlar
Personal protection has remained a critical aspect of survival throughout history. From the ancient warriors to modern military personnel and first responders, body armor has played a pivotal role in ensuring safety and security. Over…
Manufacturing Backpacks in the USA
Backpacks have been an integral tool, and have been around as early as 3300 bc. At Fieldtex, we have fifty years of experience manufacturing backpacks across all industries. We’ve created backpacks and carrying cases for…
Is a Holster Right For You?
The ability to develop custom textile solutions within our talented Prototype and Design Department has allowed us to work on projects ranging from custom carrying cases to medical and military garments. Our garments are designed…
What is Fabric Denier?
While sourcing fabrics for our products, we consider properties such as woven vs. non-woven, coated vs. uncoated, and textile strength. There are many units of measurement attributed to textiles and soft sided goods manufacturing. However,…
5 Easy Ways to Maintain a Good Relationship with Your Sewing Contractor
Whether you are a startup or a multi-million dollar company, there are countless benefits to working with a sewing contractor – saving money you’d spend on the production machinery and allocating it to other areas…
Reshoring your Production: How to make the move
Being a domestic sewing factory has allowed us to work with some amazing OEMs, designers, and custom projects. “Made in the USA” is a statement we are very passionate about; we are proud to produce…
How to Approach a Manufacturer with Your Idea
As a new start up, approaching a Contract Manufacturer can be an intimidating task. While there aren’t many reasons that a manufacturer would choose not to work with you there are a couple that might….
Web Straps and Tie Downs: Applications and Good Practice
In their most basic form, you can use these straps as carrying case handles, shoulder straps, lanyards, and medical sling straps. In some cases, you can also use these straps on a MOLLE compatible case…
5 Steps To Bring a Product To Market
As a first-time product developer with a big idea, the product development process can be intimidating. New Product Development (NPD) is, to put it simply, the process any Creator must go through to bring their…