A Partnership that Protects

Two Specialized Capabilities. Driving Innovation Together.

Combining decades of expertise to deliver advanced textile solutions that meet the demands of today’s most challenging markets.

Narcote and Stedfast together represent over 100 years of combined innovation in coatings, laminations, and engineered textiles. Stedfast, with its nearly century-long legacy, has pioneered barrier technologies trusted worldwide. Narcote complements this legacy with specialized capabilities in technical textile solutions, leveraging advanced coating and lamination technologies alongside fabric engineering. Operating from Tennessee and partnering with companies across Asia, Narcote serves diverse markets, including automotive, medical, industrial, military, and consumer applications.

The combined strengths enable the development of cutting-edge, high-performance materials that exceed customer expectations across demanding industries worldwide.

Capabilities & Services

Narcote specializes in the development of coated and laminated composite fabrics for medical, industrial, automotive, protective, and consumer applications. Our team supports projects from material selection through production, combining advanced textile engineering with scalable manufacturing capabilities.

Coating & Lamination Technologies

We offer a range of coating and lamination solutions designed to enhance durability, barrier protection, and fabric performance.

Coating systems

PVC coatings
Urethane coatings

Lamination Technologies

ePTFE films
TPU films
PVC films
Polyethylene (PE) films

Our manufacturing capabilities support wide-width coating and lamination, with thicknesses ranging from 5 microns to 8 mils, depending on the chemistry and application.

Engineered Fabrics & Composite Materials

Narcote develops advanced fabric systems by combining films, coatings, and engineered textile substrates to create high-performance composite materials.

Supported fabric constructions include:

Circular and warp knits
Regular and stretch wovens
Lightweight to heavy-weight non-wovens

These materials are engineered into multi-layer composite fabrics designed for waterproof barriers, breathable laminates, and protective textile systems.

Finishing & Performance Treatments

We provide specialized treatments that enhance durability and fabric functionality. Available finishing technologies include:

Antimicrobial protection against bacterial, fungal, and algal growth
Durable water-repellent finishes
Soil-resistant treatments

All treatments are ecologically safe and dermatologically tested, ensuring safety while maintaining high performance.

Manufacturing & Production Support

Our Tennessee facility provides reliable production and quality-controlled finishing services to support customer programs at scale.

Capabilities include:

Wide-width coating and lamination
Precision slitting
In-house material testing and independent laboratory partnerships
Customer-specific quality control programs
Custom packaging and product configurations
Global sourcing of textile materials and finished products

Industries Served

Narcote by Stedfast provides high-performance coated and laminated textile solutions for a wide range of industries requiring durability, protection, and advanced material performance.

Our materials are used in applications across:

Medical

barrier fabrics, allergy control products, and healthcare textiles

Industrial

protective materials and performance textiles for demanding environments

Automotive

coated and laminated fabrics for specialty interior and functional components

Protective Apparel

materials designed for safety, durability, and environmental resistance

Military & Defense

advanced textile systems for protective and technical applications

Consumer Products

specialty textiles used in everyday performance products

Through advanced coatings, laminations, and engineered textile systems, Narcote delivers materials designed to meet the specific performance requirements of each industry.