High-end Ripstop Nylon
We strongly believe that each application, with its unique requirements, deserves its own specialized fabric. In this context, Mirai, an economical 40D ripstop nylon, shows great promise. Launched in 2005, Mirai was originally designed as a foundational ripstop nylon fabric for sport and foil kites—applications that demand high-quality materials that resist wear and tear, offer excellent airtightness, and effectively absorb shocks. These attributes make Mirai an exceptional choice for a wide range of uses, including inflatable objects, skydancers, art installations, apparel, protective covers, and various medical devices.
Weighing in at 48 grams per square meter, Mirai is the fabric of choice for applications where reliability and durability are essential, even if minimal weight and peak airtightness are secondary considerations.
With a polyurethane (PU) coating on one side and a water-repellent finish on both sides, Mirai provides a soft and tactile feel, making it easy to deploy while ensuring that the finished products maintain a natural and smooth appearance. Moreover, the soft PU coating enhances Mirai’s durability; even after extensive use, it retains its smoothness, shape, and overall characteristics, guaranteeing consistent performance over time.
Mirai is an outstanding, long-lasting fabric that offers an unmatched price-to-performance ratio and versatile usability across applications where high performance, durability, and lightweight properties are essential.
With a weight of 48 grams per square meter, Mirai strikes a perfect balance between durability, reliability and weight. This makes Mirai suitable for kites and/or applications where weight is not the most important aspect.
Air permeability is the ability of a fabric to allow air to pass through it. For Mirai, it is 0,1 cc per cm² per second*, which is considerably low. This means that the fabric is airtight, a feature that is vital for the production of kites. *The air permeability figure indicates the volume of air per surface unit in a certain amount of time. The value is measured at a pressure difference of 1 atmosphere given a certain thickness of the fabric.
Mirai has a little more stretch ability than our other fabrics, Chikara and Icarex. Due to this, Mirai is easy to deploy and will create any designed product shape whilst looking natural and smooth. Precautions have been taken to ensure that the fabric does not have too much stretch to make sure that products made with Mirai will retain their shape for long periods of time.
Mirai has a very high tear strength. This makes it an incredibly durable fabric, meaning that it is resistant to wear and tear. This also guarantees that Mirai will last for a long period of time, during which its performance will also remain undiminished.
Many nylon fabrics are attacked by ultraviolet radiation and may crack or disintegrate if they are not UV-stable. This is a problem known as UV degradation, and is common in products exposed to sunlight. Mirai has good UV resistance. This can be seen through the many kites that have been created using Mirai, all of which have shown little or no signs of UV degradation.
Mirai fabric is polyurethane (PU) coated on one side, which gives it a nice and soft feel. This makes it easy to deploy the fabric and gives it the ability to be used to make any designed product shape, whilst looking natural and smooth. The coating also adds to the excellent ageing characteristics of the fabric – even after intense use it will still look nice and smooth. Mirai also retains its shape, colour and features very well, guaranteeing undiminished performance for a long period of time.
Mirai is available in many different colors. The color card lists the colors and product codes, which are available directly from stock.
You can easily order in our webshop.
If you are interested in a custom color, please contact us and we can work out the details with you (minimum order quantity is a lot of 1000 meters).
"Mirai" is the Japanese word for "future," and we believe that every application, with its distinct characteristics, deserves a specialized fabric. In this context, Mirai—a cost-effective 40D ripstop nylon—holds significant promise.
Introduced in 2005, Mirai was designed as a fundamental ripstop nylon fabric for sport and foil kites. These kites demand high-quality materials that are durable, provide excellent airtightness, and effectively absorb shocks.
| Material | Ripstop Nylon |
|---|---|
| type of nylon | 40Denier Nylon 6 |
| Coating | Single sided Polyurethane / Double sided WR |
| Weight (g/m2) | 48 |
| Roll width (m) | 1.50 |
| Yarn (Dtex) | Warp 44 / Fill 44 |
| Tear strength (kg) | Warp 2.3 / Fill 2.4 |
| Breaking strength (kg / 5cm) | Warp 497 / Fill 46 |
| Breaking elongation (% / 5cm) | Warp 36 / Fill 36 |
| Air permeability (cc/cm2 / sec) | 0.1 |
