Health & Safety Material Solutions | Shawmut Corporation

Health & Safety

Advanced Comfort, Performance, and Protection

Featured Products

N95 Respirators

Learn More »

Non-Surgical Isolation Gowns

Learn More »

Looking for a solution to your critical health and safety challenge?

Shawmut is a world leader in innovative materials for medical fabric and medical textile applications. Our advanced process technologies include the expertise to laminate thin barrier films to various substrates — providing the highest barrier protection while maintaining the natural high-performance wear and comfort properties of the substrates and films, no matter the application.

Send us your toughest medical material challenge – we’ll take it on »

Shawmut is a significant and critical supplier of non-woven, woven, knit, and laminated advanced materials for incorporation into a wide variety of medical fabric, medical gowns, and medical equipment and devices.

A sampling of the critical applications we are helping to solve include:

Medical fabrics
Medical gowns
Surgical drapes
Face mask filtration
Disposable surgical gowns
Reusable surgical gowns
Deep vein thrombosis garments
Inflatable medical devices
Tracheotomy Straps
Medical restraints
Fetal monitor straps
Blood pressure cuffs
Patient transfer sheets
Medical mops
Orthopedic medical devices
Lymphedema therapy garments

Contact us with your challenge today

Featured: Medical Fabrics

Shawmut has been the laminate fabric developer for some of the most prominent names in surgical gowns and drapes in the healthcare market.

Durable Barrier Medical Fabrics

Our durable barrier medical fabrics meet ASTM 1670 and 1671 requirements for blood and blood-borne pathogen protection. Our lamination services and laminate adhesive technologies allow material composites to maintain their protective properties through the rigors of numerous industrial launderings, autoclaving, and critical end-use applications, while retaining the vital, innovative textile features of the individual components.

Disposable Barrier Medical Fabrics

Our ability to laminate at high speeds and control adhesive add on weights below 3 grams per square meter makes us a competitive alternative to direct extrusion coating. Our room temperature curing adhesive system allows us to laminate thin barrier films without subjecting them to heat and excessive pressure.

Berry Amendment Compliant

Many of our latest PPE efforts, including medical fabrics and medical gowns, are Berry Amendment Compliant. Therefore, we meet the federal regulation for Berry compliance that requires Department of Defense funds to be spent on U.S. manufactured items to protect the United States industrial market in times of crisis.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

What Is the Difference Between an N95 Respirator and a KN95 Mask?

A KN95 is not the same thing as an N95! The differences between KN95 masks and N95 respirators might surprise you.

May 4, 2022

If It Doesn’t Fit You, It Doesn’t Protect You: The Importance of Fit Testing N95 Respirators

If you or your employees need to wear a respirator on the job to protect from dust, harmful chemicals, fumes, or gasses, it is essential to make sure that it works. And the only way to do that is with a fit test.

March 15, 2022

How Does an N95 Respirator Work? It’s All in the (Very Small) Details

The most talked-about mask during the pandemic has been the N95, although not everyone knows what an N95 respirator is. Those in the know understand that an N95 is the gold standard for everyday respiratory protection. So how does an N95 work?

January 31, 2022

First-Ever Published Study Reveals How Poorly KN95 Masks Fit, Seal and Protect vs. a Leading N95 Respirator

With fit and seal being vital for mask effectiveness, testing by Shawmut Corp. revealed NIOSH-approved N95s offered up to 70 times better protection

January 24, 2022

For more information and to order, contact us:

Shawmut Corporation
Global Headquarters

208 Manley Street
West Bridgewater, MA 02379
USA

Branding
Certifications

U.S. Locations

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Port Huron, Michigan

Plymouth, Michigan

Middletown, New York

Clinton, Tennessee

Burlington, North Carolina

Laguna Beach, California

More Information

Global Locations

Tijuana, Mexico

Silao, Mexico

Krupka, Czech Republic

Nagoya, Japan

Suzhou, China

Hameln, Germany

More Information

© 2022 Shawmut Corporation. All rights Reserved.