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Custom Designed Tension Structure
Auckland International Airport
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Air Supported Structure
Green Valley Athletic Club
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Pre-Engineered Frame Structure
Buffington Harbor Casino
Gary, Indiana -
Custom Designed Tension Structure
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Atlanta, GA -
Air Supported Structure
Bo Jackson Sports Dome
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Pre-Engineered Frame Structure
Singleton Aquatic Centre
New South Wales, Australia
The Shelter-Rite Difference
Shelter-Rite fabrics for the architectural structure market are manufactured by Seaman Corporation, a world leader in the innovation and manufacturing of high performance coated fabrics since 1949. A vertically integrated company, Seaman Corporation develops proprietary formulations, knits, weaves, coats and inspects all of its materials in two U.S.-based plants. Since the company patented and introduced the first Portomod framed structure to the market in the mid - 1960's, Shelter-Rite architectural fabrics have been preferred by architects, designers and fabricators for commercial and military projects throughout the world.
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Recreational Air-Supported Structure
Green Valley Athletic Club in Henderson, Nevada, is an air-supported building that accommodates four tennis courts. Constructed with Shelter-Rite Style 8028 flame retardant architectural fabric with a fluoropolymer top finish, the architectural structure is both comfortable and energy efficient year-round with an R-12 insulation rating that works together with a sophisticated temperature control system.
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Air-Supported Baseball Dome Used Year-Round
The huge, round structure is 90 feet high and 360 feet in diameter without any interior supports to obstruct play on the protected practice field. Rice & Arlington Sports Dome in St. Paul, Minn., was fabricated with Seaman Corporation's Shelter-Rite 8028 high tensile, coated, polyester and flame-resistant fabric because of its excellent strength.
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Shelter-Rite Tension Structure Protects Railroad Passengers
Shelter-Rite® Architectural Fabric was used to protect a walkway at the Nerang Railway Station for passengers on the rail network between Brisbane and the gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. The tension membrane structure is a self-cleaning surface that will last for many years, even at a transport interchange where a tremendous amount of dirt and fumes are in the air.
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United Airlines Tensile Structure Withstands Jet Fuel Fumes, High Winds
A 70,000 square-foot, twin-link fabric structure, fabricated with durable Shelter-Rite® architectural fabric, met United Airlines need for a durable cargo storage facility that could be constructed very quickly. A fluoropolymer top finish on the fabric enhances its ability to resist the effects of long-term exposure to UV rays, dirt and damaging jet fuel fumes.
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Pre-Engineered Tension Fabric Structure Holds Up Against Heavy Snow, High Winds
Buffington Harbor Casino by Lake Michigan fends off blizzards and strong winds, major stresses on pre-engineered tension structures which require a fabric with high tensile strength. The tensile strength is directly related to the base fabric. Shelter-Rite begins with high tenacity, continuous filament polyester yarns that are formed into the base fabric by either weaving or knitting.
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Pre-Engineered Fabric Structure Creates Unique Setting for Indoor Recreation Facility
Seaman Corporation's polyester fluoropolymer coated fabric was ideal for the Singleton Aquatic Centre in Australia because of its long-term self-cleaning membrane surfaces and great aesthetics. This unique architectural structure features roll-up sides to allow summer’s warmth in, or keep winter’s chill out.
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