Schneider Mills

What Schneider Mills does

Schneider Mills is a family-owned, U.S.-based custom woven textile manufacturer founded in 1917 and headquartered in Taylorsville, North Carolina, where it operates a 450,000 square foot consolidated manufacturing facility. The company produces high-quality woven fabrics from nylon, polyester, and acetate fibers at deniers ranging from 20 to 2000, with fabric weights from 0.5 oz/yd to 20 oz/yd and weave constructions spanning plain to fancy dobby patterns. Its end-markets are diverse and include automotive safety components (including airbags), military applications (parachutes and gear), industrial workwear, outdoor and recreation products, medical textiles (surgical bandages), and apparel and home furnishings. The company has been under continuous family ownership through four generations, and entered the advanced composites market in 2010 through wholly owned subsidiary Composite Fabrics of America (CFA), which weaves carbon and para-aramid fabrics for aerospace, infrastructure repair, automotive, and recreation applications.

The business operates on a custom B2B contract manufacturing model, with revenue generated through one-off fabrication orders priced by specification, material, and quantity. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, supported by sales offices in New York and North Carolina and a contact-form-led inquiry process on the corporate website. The company holds ISO 9001 and BSI ISO 9001 quality management certifications, supporting qualification into safety-critical supply chains. Schneider Mills is private, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no public financial filings; headcount is reported in the 251-500 range.

Strategically, the company has executed one material line extension in the past decade and a half — the 2010 launch of CFA into advanced composites — while otherwise operating a stable, single-site manufacturing footprint. There is no public evidence of M&A, new geographic entry, digital or AI-based product capabilities, or recent leadership changes outside the documented family succession through 2011. The overall profile is that of a mature, specialized industrial textile manufacturer with deep domain expertise, safety-critical customer qualifications, and a modest diversification into higher-value composite materials.

Name

Schneider Mills

Legal name

Schneider Mills

Website

https://schneidermills.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Schneider Mills is a family-owned U.S. custom woven textile manufacturer producing nylon, polyester, and acetate fabrics — and carbon/para-aramid composites via subsidiary CFA — for automotive, military, industrial, outdoor, medical, and aerospace customers from a 450,000 sq ft Taylorsville, NC facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Textile Manufacturing

NAICS

Fabric Mills (3132), Broadwoven Fabric Mills (31321)

SIC

Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Man Made Fiber & Silk (2221)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Greige Woven Fabric Mills (IMAOABAA), Composite Reinforcement Textiles (Carbon/Glass/Aramid Fabrics & Preforms) (IMAOADAH)

Keywords

• Woven fabric manufacturing
• Industrial textiles
• Custom synthetic fabrics
• Composite fabrics
• Technical textiles

Headquarters

HQ city

Taylorsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Woven Fabric Manufacturing: Manufactures high-quality woven fabrics for diverse industries including automotive, safety, military, industrial, and outdoor applications. Revenue generated through custom fabrication orders for specific end-use applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Schneider Mills is a textile manufacturer that mass-produces high-quality woven fabrics using nylon, polyester, and acetate fibers at deniers ranging from 20 to 2000, with fabric weights from 0.5 oz/yd to 20 oz/yd. The company serves automotive, safety, military, industrial, outdoor, apparel, home furnishings, and medical applications, and operates a wholly owned subsidiary, Composite Fabrics of America (CFA), that weaves carbon and para-aramid composites for aerospace, infrastructure repair, automotive, and recreation end uses.

Product overview

Schneider Mills is a family-owned textile manufacturing company founded in 1917, operating as a single unified manufacturer with its subsidiary Composite Fabrics of America (CFA). The company specializes in high-quality woven fabrics produced from synthetic fibers (nylon, polyester, acetate) using various weaving patterns from plain to fancy dobby. The core product line includes woven fabrics for diverse applications (automotive, safety, military, industrial, outdoor), while CFA extends the portfolio into high-end composite materials (carbon and para-aramid) for aerospace, infrastructure, automotive, and recreation markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Composite Fabrics of America (CFA): A wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Mills that weaves carbon and para-aramid high-end composite fabrics for aerospace, infrastructure repair, automotive, and recreation applications.

Products and services

• High-Quality Woven Fabrics Core woven fabric products produced from nylon, polyester, and acetate fibers at deniers from 20 to 2000 and fabric weights from 0.5 oz/yd to 20 oz/yd, supplied to automotive, safety, military, industrial, outdoor, apparel, home furnishings, and medical customers.
• Composite Fabrics of America (CFA) Carbon and para-aramid composite woven fabrics sold to aerospace, infrastructure repair, automotive composites, and recreation equipment manufacturers through Schneider Mills' wholly owned subsidiary Composite Fabrics of America.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Composite Fabrics of AmericacoreOthersWholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Mills that weaves carbon and para-aramid composites for aerospace, infrastructure repair, automotive, and recreation applications. Represents the company's entry into the composites market in 2010.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Toray Industries: Japanese global leader in advanced materials including carbon fiber, aramid, and technical textiles for aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications. Comparable via Toray Advanced Materials Division producing carbon and aramid fabrics overlapping with Schneider Mills' CFA subsidiary.
• Cordura (INVISTA): Brand and fabric platform of INVISTA producing high-performance nylon fabrics for military, outdoor, and workwear applications. Comparable as an established supplier of high-denier nylon technical fabrics serving military, outdoor, and industrial segments overlapping with Schneider Mills.
• Glen Raven Inc. US-based manufacturer of performance fabrics including Sunbrella, with technical textile capabilities for automotive, marine, and outdoor applications. Comparable as an established US specialty woven fabric manufacturer serving similar end-markets including outdoor, automotive, and industrial.
• Milliken & Company: Large diversified US-based textile manufacturer producing specialty fabrics, performance materials, and chemical products across automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent US textile manufacturer with specialty technical fabric capabilities and similar end-market exposure.
• Teijin Limited: Japanese manufacturer of aramid fibers (Twaron) and advanced composite materials for aerospace, automotive, and protective applications. Comparable as a global incumbent in para-aramid fibers used in the same composite fabrics space as Schneider Mills' CFA subsidiary.

Direct peers

• Sage Automotive Interiors: US-based manufacturer of woven and knit fabrics for automotive interiors. Directly comparable as a US specialty woven fabric manufacturer serving automotive OEMs with similar denier and weight ranges for seating, headliners, and trim applications.
• Unifi Inc. US-based manufacturer of synthetic yarn and recycled performance fibers (REPREVE) serving apparel, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable as a US-based synthetic fiber processor and fabric supplier serving similar end-markets with overlapping fiber capabilities.
• Bally Ribbon Mills: US specialty weaver producing narrow and specialty woven fabrics from nylon, polyester, aramid, and other fibers for aerospace, military, medical, and industrial applications. Directly comparable as a US-based custom specialty weaver with similar technical fiber capabilities and safety-critical end-markets.
• Safety Components International: Manufacturer of technical fabrics primarily for airbag and other automotive safety applications. Directly comparable as a US woven fabric supplier focused on safety-critical automotive airbag substrates, overlapping with Schneider Mills' automotive airbag segment.

Emerging players

• Trelleborg Coated Systems: Manufacturer of coated and laminated technical fabrics for industrial, aerospace, and infrastructure applications. Comparable as a producer of specialty technical textiles and coated substrates for infrastructure repair and aerospace markets similar to Schneider Mills' CFA subsidiary offerings.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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