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	BioThane Coated Webbing&#39;s commitment to research and development is evident in its engineering focus, state-of-the-art R&amp;D lab, industry affiliations and vendor relationships. R&amp;D efforts allow us to create new coated webbing and assembly products, enter new markets and offer our customers improved products and services.</p>
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	<strong>Engineers equipped to solve problems</strong><br />
	Our mechanical, chemical and design engineers have extensive experience from working with Fortune 500 companies including Boeing, Ford Motor Company, Ferro, BF Goodrich and NASA.&nbsp; They are focused solely on delivering innovations in coating webbing and assemblies through understanding customers&rsquo; challenges and creating solutions.</p>
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	<strong>Fully equipped lab</strong><br />
	BioThane Coated Webbing&#39;s state-of-the-art research facility is designed to continually optimize and enhance the performance of our coated webbing and assembly products. The lab features a tensile strength tester and polymer testing equipment (i.e., melt index tester, abrasion and weathering acceleration testers). All of our testing is done in-house.</p>
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	<strong>Leveraged industry and vendor relationships</strong><br />
	To enhance our knowledge of cutting-edge materials and industry trends, BioThane Coated Webbing is active within various professional organizations, such as:</p>
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		<a href="http://www.ifai.com/" target="_blank">Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI)</a></li>
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		<a href="http://www.usifi.com/" target="_blank">United States Industrial Fabrics Institute (USIFI)</a></li>
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		<a href="http://www.narrowfabrics.org/" target="_blank">Narrow Fabrics Institute (NFI)</a></li>
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		<a href="http://www.cose.org/" target="_blank">Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE)</a></li>
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		<a href="http://www.ohiomfg.com//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home3" target="_blank">The Ohio Manufacturers Association (OMA)</a></li>
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		<a href="http://www.polymerohio.org/" target="_blank">Polymer Ohio</a></li>
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	<strong>Quality Management</strong><br />
	Our vendors undergo a qualification and approval process through our Quality Management System, which is based on the principles of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).</p>