Tex Tech Industries

Tex Tech Industries

Tex Tech Industries develops and manufactures high-performance textiles and engineered materials from its North Carolina base. Founded as a specialist in needle-felted fabrics, the firm has evolved into a vertically integrated operation producing advanced composites, three-dimensional woven structures, and carbon-based felts. Its capabilities span polymer fiber processing, coating applications, and complex textile architecture for environments where material failure is not an option. The firm's product development targets extreme-condition applications. Core asset classes include carbon/carbon composite preforms used in aircraft braking systems, high-temperature thermal insulation felts for industrial furnaces, and needle-punched fabrics for ballistic protection and filtration. In aerospace, its materials are specified for primary thermal management in jet engine nacelles and rocket motor components. The firm also supplies specialty felts for molten metal transfer and fire-resistant barriers for rail and automotive applications. Headquartered in Kernersville, the company operates additional manufacturing facilities in Rhode Island and Maine, expanding its production footprint across the Eastern United States. The Maine facility deepened its capability in textile formation and coating for defense contracts. The firm positions itself as a sole-source or qualified-supplier partner for major prime contractors, embedding its materials into long-cycle Original Equipment Manufacturer supply chains. Tex Tech's structural differentiator rests in its mastery of three-dimensional textile preforming — a capital-intensive, trade-secret-heavy discipline that weaves fibers into near-net shapes rather than cutting from flat stock. This reduces material waste and enhances mechanical properties in critical aerospace structures, a capability with a limited global supplier base and high barriers to alternative sourcing.