Garware Technical Fibres continues to strengthen its role as a technology-driven partner to the aquaculture industry, delivering advanced net solutions designed to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability at farming sites.The business creates products that are suited to the unique difficulties of each operation by fusing applied science with customer-focused innovation.
Garware’s multidisciplinary team of experts in technical fibres, polymers, and material blends collaborates directly with clients to create nets that satisfy a range of operating requirements. In-situ washable nets, knotted and knotless structures, recyclable and antifouling-ready designs, and solutions with communication and reporting technology are all part of its offering.
“We know that no two production strategies are alike,” said Francisco Serra, Commercial Manager of Garware Technical Fibres Chile. “All our nets share a long service life, high manufacturing standards and designs that stem from actively listening to our clients. The goal is to reduce costs, minimize risks and improve production performance.”
CFR, a composite-core net designed to provide consistent shape, increased strength, and less weight, is one of its most recent developments. The design increases durability and safety at farming sites by providing high mesh stiffness and outstanding cut resistance. S.CFR, its sustainable equivalent, offers the same performance advantages in a configuration that is entirely recyclable.
As aquaculture grows into increasingly exposed areas, predator management continues to be a major priority. By maximising three crucial elements—tensile strength, cut resistance, and net rigidity—Garware’s predator-control nets are made to prevent sea lion assaults. Predator-related occurrences have significantly decreased as a result of this strategy.
“Within the predator-control product line, SUC MBX and X18 have seen strong success in Chile,” said Marcos Jofré, Business Associate at Garware Technical Fibres Chile. “SUC MBX, featuring stainless-steel strands in its core, is the most widely used product in the industry, while X18 has proven effective in drop-down configurations.”
Building on these ideas, Garware has released Safemax, an advancement of SUC MBX with a smaller diameter, better cut resistance, and increased adaptability for both conventional and vertical drop-down systems, and Pro Max, which provides increased rigidity and abrasion resistance. In order to minimise resistance to strong currents, ACE combines these characteristics with a smaller diameter for highly exposed areas.
Garware’s emphasis on effective, secure, and sustainable net solutions supports the industry’s requirement for dependable materials that safeguard stock and enhance operational performance as salmon farming operations continue to expand and encounter more challenging circumstances.
