Industrial felt fabric ranges from pressed industrial felt for commercial grade carpeting to felt material used as roofing felt.

Industrial felting describes several different manufacturing methods that produce different grades of products. Needled felt and pressed industrial felt are the two main types of products. Needled felt, of which some percentage is usually a synthetic fiber, is made by locking fibers together in alternating layers with vibrating pressure needles and heat. Pressed industrial felt uses the wool fibers' natural scaled surface structure to lock multiple fibers together with heat, steam and oscillating pressure.

1. Find industrial felt carpeting.

2. Get industrial plush felt for manufacturing supply.

3. Locate outdoor industrial felt manufacturers to supply your client building and construction needs.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find industrial felt carpeting

Felt carpeting products are available as durable, high-use carpet padding, and as commercial-grade, non-skid stick-down squares. Synthetics are incorporated with natural wool fibers for durability and lower cost.

I recommend: Choose synthetic felt carpet padding in six-foot wide rolls of either 24- or 32-ounce weight from Rave Carpets, Inc. Rave's product is heavy-duty and recommended for high traffic areas such as hotel guest rooms and common areas. Contact UnderlayDirect.com for both heavy contract and domestic installation felt underlay. UnderlayDirect.com offers product varying from traditional wool felt to wool and synthetic combination fabric and boasts an entire product line that is environmentally friendly. Shipping is free on orders of 20 or more rolls. Contact InterfaceFLOR to become a dealer for its innovative line of modular felt carpeting. InterfaceFLOR pioneered the concept of carpet squares in the United States and continues to lead the market in all segments, including education, government, retail, hospitality and medical. "Mission Zero" is InterfaceFLOR's commitment to eliminate any negative environmental effects from its manufacturing by year 2020.

Get industrial plush felt for manufacturing supply

These companies produce plush felt used in heavy industrial manufacturing.

I recommend: Buy industrial felt from Buffalo Felt Products. Buffalo Felt's factory produces an entire range of industrial felt for oil retention and wicking, vibration mountings and dust shield applications. InterFace Solutions offers a line of felt insulation and backing for vinyl flooring. Offer InterFace Solution's industrial felt to your clients as part of the company's Value Added Network. Membership in this resellers network is reserved for those who make annual purchases of $100,000 or more of the company's product. Buy wool felt and wool/synthetic composites from Pres-On for clients with lighter industrial needs. Pres-On manufactures commercial felt tape in 1/16-inch to 1/4-inch thicknesses. Pres-On's product is also available as a decorative felt in brown, green, gray and black for clients in the craft supply industry.

Locate outdoor industrial felt manufacturers to supply building and construction needs

Consider the following companies for their supply of felt and felt composites used as a weather barrier beneath roofing shingles.

I recommend: Contact Tarco Roofing for their innovative roofing EasyLay underlayment, which has an asphalt-saturated polyester backing that allows the material to lie flat beneath shingles regardless of temperature or weather conditions. Become a distributor for Benjamin Obdyke, manufacturer of SynShield Roofing Felt, and offer clients synthetic residential roofing felt. SynShield is slip resistant, tear and UV resistant, and available in convenient, larger 48-inch wide, 250-foot rolls.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Whether the felt your clients need is 100% wool or a wool/synthetic composite, felt is increasingly recognized as a 'green' fabric. Wool is a continually renewable resource harvested without harming the sheep. Synthetics added to wool for strength and moisture resistance are manufacturable from recycled material. Look for suppliers that produce industrial felt in an environmentally-friendly way. It should not cost more than non-green manufacturing methods.