Most woven loop fastening products are manufactured in narrow widths up to 7″ and supplied with or without an adhesive backing. Halco’s wide loop fabric is a specialty loop solution designed to go beyond these traditional formats. Rather than a narrow tape, wide loop is a soft, flexible textile fabric produced in wide widths, engineered for use with hook fasteners in custom closure systems.
Wide loop fabric is commonly laminated, adhered, or welded to backing materials such as polyurethane foams or specialty substrates to create a soft, comfortable, and durable fastening surface. This construction makes wide loop fabrics ideal for applications that require enhanced comfort, broad engagement area, and design flexibility, while still meeting the performance demands of industrial, medical, and specialty fastening systems.
Halco Helps You Design the Closure System’s Performance
What sets Halco apart from other suppliers of wide loop fabric is that we also offer a wide range of hook products that work with these loop fabrics. This means we are uniquely positioned to help an engineer design a fastening solution that meets their specific needs for:
- Peel strength
- Shear strength
- Cycle life
- Skin contact and other requirements
Halco offers a broad range of wide knit loop and wide woven loop fabrics, each engineered with distinct performance characteristics. Options vary in thickness, loop density, and surface structure—from thinner, low-profile constructions to thicker fabrics designed for enhanced cushioning and engagement. Some wide loop fabrics feature a tight loop structure for higher peel and shear strength, while others utilize a looser loop configuration optimized for extended cycle life.
As with all hook and loop fastening systems, there is a balance between closure strength and durability: hook-and-loop combinations designed for high peel and shear strength typically result in lower cycle life, while looser loop constructions support higher cycle life through repeated opening and closing. Working with a Halco representative ensures the optimal pairing of wide loop fabric and hook fastener, tailored to your application’s performance, comfort, and longevity requirements.
Halco stocks a variety of these fabrics, including a wide loop material for use in many military applications (holsters and belts, bags, pouches, helmets and vests) that is coyote brown.
Halco speed, flexibility and low minimums make the difference
Halco is known for its custom manufacturing capabilities, speed, flexibility and ability to work effectively on smaller and medium-sized projects with its customers.
Custom color program. For our wide loop fabric, we offer a dye-to-match custom color program with low minimums. This means that you can get a wide loop fabric that perfectly matches the color specs of your product for less than a thousand dollars.
Lamination to foam and other backing materials. Many customers who regularly use wide loop fabrics and foam have existing processes, like flame lamination, for adhering the two materials. Halco offers an adhesive-based lamination process for those customers who may want a wide loop fabric adhered to a foam or other backing material.
Talk to one of our representatives if you need a custom color or lamination to another material (like a polyurethan foam). We do this on a regular basis for many of our customers.
Common Applications for Wide Loop Fabrics
Halco’s wide width knit loop fabrics and wide width woven loop fabrics are used across a wide range of industries where adjustable, durable, and comfortable hook and loop fastening systems are required. Common applications include, but are not limited to:
- Military gear and professional workwear: Wide loop fabrics are widely used in military and tactical applications such as uniforms, helmets, vests, holsters, and load-bearing systems. The wide loop surface provides a secure, adjustable fastening interface for modular gear and field-adjustable closures in demanding environments.
- Medical and healthcare: In medical settings, wide loop fabric is commonly used in orthopedic braces, compression garments, and medical supports. Its soft construction enables comfortable, customizable closure systems that provide consistent support and patient-friendly adjustability.
- Industrial and safety equipment: Many industrial and safety products rely on wide width loop fabrics for fastening, including straps, harnesses, tool belts, and protective equipment. These materials deliver durable, repeatable fastening performance in harsh working conditions.
- Automotive and transportation: Wide width loop fabrics are used in automotive interiors, seat covers, and cargo management systems. They provide flexible, adjustable fastening solutions that help secure components and keep vehicle interiors organized.
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