F5 fabrics produce a simultaneous combination of high, balanced stretch and high, balanced power which is highly unusual in the world of stretch fabrics.

The graphs to the left are based on the latest rounds of tests comparing F5 our certified fabric with the 5 leading competitors. All tests were conducted at the University of North Carolina.

Standard powernet fabrics not only cannot achieve the individual levels of F5 stretch and compression but also cannot achieve the power-stretch balance combinations seen in F5 fabrics. Because of the core nature of their construction and component parts, powernets will provide either high compression-low stretch or low compression-high stretch but never high compression-high stretch like F5 fabrics. Additionally, powernets, by the nature of their design, cannot provide balanced stretch and compressions in the length(warp) and width(weft) directions.

Kawabata Testing Machine 1a used to test elasticity and compression