Upon entering Shanghai IBENA Textile Co., Ltd., the production workshop is filled with the roar of machines as automated textile equipment operates at high speed, with each production line proceeding in an orderly manner. Fabrics gain enhanced performance after undergoing process treatment. Among them, the IBENA INNO Fire Blanket ND Strengthened, which the company has independently researched and developed among last three years, is a fire equipment applied to fire accidents in electric vehicles.
As introduced, the product's technical characteristics are based on material selection and structural design considering the specific characteristics of lithium battery fires. The core material can withstand lithium battery fires for an extended period. Unlike other coating fire blankets, IBENA adopts an ingenious combination of a core layer and organic fabric. This composite fabric has a certain degree of permeability, which can effectively control the spread of fires in new energy vehicle batteries while also facilitating the operation of rescue personnel.
"Once the batteries in EVs get thermo runaway, they may explode and combust continuously, which is difficult to completely extinguish and hard to control, and impact surroundings. Our product can immediately control the flames at the very beginning, minimizing casualties and property losses. At present, the product is applied in the battery production industry, underground parking lots of high-rise buildings, airports, etc. Next, we will also expand more application scenarios," said Chen Ping, General Manager of Shanghai IBENA.

In addition, the materials for fire-resistant helmets for military and police officers, as well as the comfortable materials used in firefighters' protective clothing, have been included in the city's high-tech results conversion project. The fire-resistant helmet material for military and police officers is a type of occupational safety protective product. It not only possesses high flame resistance, excellent heat insulation, and the ability to filter smoke and particulate matter, ensuring the safety and health of the wearer, but also features skin-friendly and comfortable wearing. It is suitable for various scenarios such as urban firefighting rescue, forest fire rescue, special police security operations, and labor protection in hazardous work environments.
The comfortable base fabric for firefighters' protective clothing adopts essential flame-resistant fibers with significant differences in thermal shrinkage, combined with a special variable double-layer structure design. This creates a double-sided structure with a smooth and skin-friendly front surface and a regularly raised heat-insulating back surface, significantly improving the fabric's comfort and thermal protection performance. In terms of the combined structure design of the firefighting suit, the number of combined layers has been reduced, reducing the overall weight of the garment. This achieves both comfortable wearing and effective protection of firefighters' bodies.
As we know that Shanghai Ibena Textile Co., Ltd., established in 1994, is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the development of special functional protective fabrics. The company focuses on the functional development of high-tech fiber materials such as aramid, PBI, PI, and polyesters. Over the years, the company has been deeply involved in the field of safety protection, with its products applied in industries such as firefighting, military, and industry. By increasing R&D investment, perfecting the product R&D platform, and introducing complete experimental testing equipment such as overall thermal protection performance testers, strength testers, and color fastness testers, the company has enhanced its R&D and production capabilities, continuously accelerating the development of high value-added new products.
"Next, we may develop chemical protection, nuclear protection, etc., transforming from a single thermal protection product to a comprehensive protection product, and position ourselves into a leading high-quality enterprise in the industry," Chen Ping said.