Shawmut LLC


Developer and manufacturer of advanced soft-material solutions and engineered textiles for automotive, defense, health & safety, filtration, and industrial markets. Capabilities include materials design, textile formation (knit, woven, nonwoven), adhesive and thermal lamination processes, filtration media production, contract fabrication and assembly, accredited materials testing, and global manufacturing operations.

Industries

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Nr. of Employees

medium (51-250)

Shawmut LLC

208 Manley Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379, USA


Products

NIOSH-compliant cup-style particulate respirators (two sizes)

Cup-style disposable respirators manufactured domestically with in-house meltblown filter media, designed to meet NIOSH N95 filtration requirements and optimized for fit and comfort.

Qualitative respirator fit test kits

Complete qualitative fit test kits that meet OSHA fit-testing criteria, including hood, nebulizers, sensitivity and fit-test solutions and user instructions.

Filtration media and multi-layer filter components

Meltblown and multi-layer filter media manufactured and converted for respirators and industrial filtration applications.


Services

Full-service contract manufacturing from design and prototyping through component assembly, packaging and fulfillment for medical, industrial and protective textile applications.

Custom lamination process development and production including water-based lamination, thermal lamination, hot-melt rotogravure and roll coating for multi-layer composites.

Conversion operations including precision die cutting, slitting/sheeting, thermal transfer printing, and integration of printed substrates into laminated assemblies.

Seamless joining services for waterproof and airtight assemblies using RF welding, ultrasonic bonding and thermal welding to produce sealed garments and components.

Testing and QA services in A2LA-accredited R&D, QA and color labs for mechanical, flammability and performance testing.

Expertise Areas

  • Advanced materials and textile engineering
  • Adhesive and thermal lamination
  • Filter media and meltblown production
  • Contract fabrication and device assembly
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Key Technologies

  • Spacer knit fabric
  • Adhesive lamination (water-based, moisture-cure PUR, hot-melt)
  • Roll coating and rotogravure printing
  • Warp/tricot/circular knitting
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News & Updates

Case study describing selection and lamination of spacer knit fabric to replace foam for interior door bolsters, including adhesive selection (moisture-cure PUR), equipment setup and rotogravure integration.

Case study describing roll-coating methodology and laminate construction to produce flame-retardant barrier fabrics with preserved tear/tensile performance and compliance to vertical burn tests.

Established domestic manufacturing operations to produce N95 respirators and isolation gowns with state-of-the-art equipment enabling end-to-end production capacity described on the site.


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