550 degrees suits light duty work where sparks are incidental and molten metal is not involved. 800 degrees is the most widely specified grade and handles routine arc welding and cutting. 1100 degrees is for sustained exposure, heavy cutting and significant molten metal.

Rather than picking a number, describe the process. Tell us what is being cut, whether molten spatter is involved and how frequently the blanket takes contact, and we will match the grade and coating type to that.

No, and this is the most expensive misunderstanding in the category. Heat resistance comes from the fabric chemistry and the coating, not from how much material is present.

Thickness governs durability and drape. Thin drapes better and folds smaller. Thick survives more handling and abrasion. Choose thickness against how the blanket is handled, and choose grade against the heat. Buying 3 mm at the 550 degree grade when the job needed 0.8 mm at 1100 degrees produces a blanket that feels substantial and burns through anyway.

PVC coated has the lowest thermal tolerance of the three but offers good handling and moisture resistance. Silicone coated tolerates considerably more heat and adds flexibility. Heat treatment type, without a polymer coating limiting it, reaches the highest temperatures.

Coating also affects abrasion, moisture and chemical resistance, so the choice is not purely thermal. Describe your exposure and handling and we will recommend a type rather than leaving you to work it out from a temperature figure.

No, and it causes problems in both directions. A fire blanket is designed for a single severe deployment, then replacement. Using one to catch welding slag destroys it through repeated spatter contact, and then it is not available when a real fire happens.

Emergency equipment consumed by routine work is emergency equipment you no longer have. Buy each for its own purpose and store them separately.

Cut sheets in four standard sizes arrive hemmed, finished and ready to deploy. Rolls at 100 cm by 50 m cost less per square metre but you take on cutting and finishing.

Rolls make sense if you need non standard sizes, large one off coverage, or you are converting into your own products. If you sew, use a matching high temperature thread, because a seam stitched with polyester becomes the temperature limit of the whole blanket.

The base fabric is non-combustible by composition and does not degrade with time. What wears is the coating, and how quickly depends entirely on exposure.

A blanket used as a screen away from direct contact lasts a very long time. One taking direct molten spatter several times a day shows coating damage within months. Inspect for coating loss, stiffening, burn through and seam damage at the areas of heaviest exposure, and replace on condition rather than on a fixed schedule.

If the blanket hangs rather than lies flat, yes. A hanging curtain carries its own weight at the fixing points, and an unreinforced blanket tears out at the eyelets long before the fabric shows any thermal damage.

Eyelets, hems and edge reinforcement are all available. Tell us how the blanket is deployed and we will specify the finishing accordingly.

In most jurisdictions, cutting or welding in a building that is not a dedicated hot work area requires a permit, and spark containment is normally a stated condition of that permit.

The exact requirements vary by country and by the responsible person's own procedures, so check what applies where the work is happening. For contractors working in malls, hotels and commercial premises, the blanket is frequently a documented requirement rather than a discretionary purchase.

Our own high silica sewing thread, rated for continuous service at 900 degrees Celsius, on everything we sew.

Worth asking any supplier, because a blanket rated to 1100 degrees stitched with polyester is a 250 degree product. The thread softens, the seam opens, and the blanket comes apart while the fabric itself is undamaged. It is the most common failure mode in this category and it is entirely avoidable.

Yes. Custom sizes, profiled shapes, eyelets, edge reinforcement, packaging and branding are all available under OEM arrangements.

We can also customise at fabric level, because we weave the cloth and apply the coating rather than buying finished material. Colour is available beyond grey, which matters for differentiating a product line and for colour coding by temperature grade on site.

Standard sizes, thicknesses and grades carry a lower minimum because the material already exists in that form. Custom sizes, non standard coatings, bespoke colour or private label packaging each need their own production run, which raises both the minimum and the lead time.

Tell us the specification and your rough volume and we will confirm the exact figure with your quotation.

Payment is normally by T/T, structured as a deposit with the balance settled before shipment. We confirm the exact split with your quotation.

EXW, FOB, CIF and DAP terms are all available, so you can pick whichever fits how your freight is already arranged. If you have a nominated forwarder we will work with them directly.