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Introduction
                The origin of the inflatable boat is military, but, for the last 50 years, its development is primarily situated in leisure and professional boating. This evolution has been made possible due to the significant improvement of materials and inflatable boat design.

      Coated fabrics have shown spectacular improvements, from cotton, a natural fiber, to synthetic fibers of high durability, such as polyamide or polyester.

The coating which protects the textile and assures the air-tightness has equally shown vast improvements, passing from natural rubber, sensitive to aging, to synthetic Neoprene and Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSM) rubber; incontestably the most resistant product used in the profession today.

PENNEL & FLIPO has not only followed the progress, but for the last 40 years has been a trend-setter and held the position as leader in the production of fabrics for inflatable applications. The result has been obtained by the combination of three principles:

                     QUALITY RELIABILITY DURABILITY