# UHMWPE

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Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fabrics for lightweight protection and safety materials.

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## Woven fabrics for lightweight protection

JPS offers woven ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fabrics made from Dyneema® and Spectra® fibers. These extremely lightweight materials give developers another reinforcement option for ballistic protection and safety products. Our woven UHMWPE offering supports applications where the combination of strength and minimal weight is a central requirement, with fabric selection guided by the needs of the finished system.

## UHMWPE fabric capabilities

### Extremely lightweight

UHMWPE fabrics support protection and safety products with demanding weight requirements.

### Dyneema® and Spectra®

JPS offers woven fabrics from both high-performance polyethylene fiber families.

### Protective reinforcement

Woven UHMWPE provides material options for ballistic protection and safety applications.

## Woven UHMWPE options

### Dyneema® and Spectra® fabrics

JPS brings its weaving capabilities to UHMWPE yarns, producing fabrics for lightweight protective systems.

- Woven Dyneema® fiber fabrics
- Woven Spectra® fiber fabrics
- Material selection for demanding protection requirements

### Protection and safety applications

Our team can help identify the woven fabric for your product’s construction and performance requirements.

- Lightweight ballistic protection materials
- Safety products
- Protective composite reinforcement

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## More reinforcement fabrics

- [E-Glass & S-2 Glass®](https://jpscm.com/products/e-glass-s-glass)
- [Astroquartz®](https://jpscm.com/products/astroquartz)
- [Para-Aramids](https://jpscm.com/products/para-aramids)
- [Specialty Fabrics](https://jpscm.com/products/specialty-fabrics)
- [Engineered Substrates](https://jpscm.com/products/substrates)
- [Low Dk & L-HDI Glass](https://jpscm.com/products/low-dk-l-hdi-glass)

## Let us design a fabric for you.

Contact JPS to discuss material selection, fabric construction, and finishes.

[Contact JPS](https://jpscm.com/contact?product=UHMWPE)

## Weaving guide

### Weaving Guide

An introduction to fabric weaving and reinforcement construction.

Duration: 1:42.

[Watch video (MP4)](https://jpscm.com/videos/weaving-guide.mp4?v=2)