Fabric Membranes
What Are Fabric Membrane Structures?
General Description
- Series of Patterned Panel welded together and tensioned to form a taut skin.
- Fabric Membranes are formed in double curvature for rigidity against wind.
- Free edges have a scalloped shape with a cable.
- Edges can also be clamped rigidly to the building structure.
Types of Fabric
- External structures use PVC / Polyester fabric with UV resistant top coatings.
- Translucent fabric provides big energy savings on lighting.
- New generation shade cloth can now be used for economical fabric membrane structures.
- Internal structures can be made in a wide variety of fabrics and surface finishes.
Supporting Structure
- Great diversity of forms and materials are possible.
- Painted or galvanized steel is the most economical material.
- Timber, stainless steel, aluminium and plastic composites have also been used.
Durability
- Stainless steel fittings manufactured by us in South Africa are durable, elegant and cost effective.
- UV resistant coatings give a life expectancy of 15-20 years for PVC / Polyester.
- Shade cloth, with PTFE thread, can now be expected to last more than ten years.
What Does Protarp Manufacturers Do?
General:
- Full spectrum services from concept design to manufacture and installation. (Or any part of the above).
Scheme Design
- Preliminary concept development and members shape investigations using 3-D computer modeling and physical models in stretch fabric.
- Full design development of final structure, detailed drawings and fabric patterns.
Detailed Design
- Full design development of final structure, detailed drawings and fabric patterns.
Manufacture And Installation
- Fabrications of members.
- Manufacture and supply of all structural elements, cable rigging and fittings.
- Construction of foundations, anchorage, and supporting structure.
- Installation and tensioning of fabric membranes.
Research And Development
- Strength testing of various fabrics.
- Development of new fabric shapes using 3-D computer modeling.
- On-going innovation in tensile fabric applications.
If you would like to find out more about Protarp Manufacturing, please contact us!
Our Projects
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Riversquare Shopping Mall Vereeniging – 2013/2014
- Johannesburg Country Club Johannesburg – 2012
- Johannesburg Country Club Johannesburg – 2012
- Tan Malie (Department of Water Affairs) Hartebeespoort – 2011
- Tan Malie (Department of Water Affairs) Hartebeespoort – 2011
- Fairway Hotel & Golf Course Ferndale – 2010
- Fairway Hotel & Golf Course Ferndale – 2010
- SPX Stadium Pinetown – 2009
- SPX Stadium Pinetown – 2009
- Neotel Midrand – 2009
- Neotel Midrand – 2009
- Durban Docks – 2009
- Durban Docks – 2009
- Durban Docks – 2009
- Tilt – Boksburg
- Tan Malie Hartbeespoort
- Tan Malie Hartbeespoort
- American School – Johannesburg
- American School – Johannesburg
- American School – Johannesburg
- American School – Johannesburg
- Fairway Hotel & Golf Course Ferndale – 2010
- Fairway Hotel & Golf Course Ferndale – 2010
- Fairway Hotel & Golf Course Ferndale – 2010
- Northmead
- Tensile Membrane Structure
- Tensile Membrane Structure
- Tensile Membrane Structure
- Tensile Membrane Structure
- Tensile Membrane Structure
- Tensile Membrane Structure
- Bryanston Country Club
- Bryanston Country Club
- Bryanston Country Club
- Bryanston Country Club
- Bryanston Country Club
- Bryanston Country Club
- Bryanston Country Club