About Milliken Military
Milliken and Milliken Military: Fabrics with a Mission
Learn all about the company behind the product—Milliken Military and its parent, Milliken & Company. From early beginnings to the technical and innovation landmarks, read the story of Milliken Military’s historical military experience and how it all comes together under the Milliken banner.
The Genuine Article: Milliken’s Military History, Clothing & Experience
From the time of America’s involvement in World War II, Milliken has played a role in supplying the United States Military with needed textiles. Building the first windowless, air-conditioned textile factory near what was then Clemson College (now University) in the rolling hills of the South Carolina Piedmont, Milliken began to produce a vital wartime material—tire cord—the source of strength for wartime truck, plane and automobile tires. Since then, Milliken has expanded its military offering, growing well beyond its humble roots in size, but not in spirit.
For the last several years, we have actively pursued and developed our military capacity and capabilities, leveraging our history of manufacturing excellence and research expertise from the consumer markets into a competitive advantage. Recent history has shown the greatest innovations in the military textile market to come from civilian roots; for this path, we are well-equipped, with a proven record of turning proficiency in consumer products into strategic military advantage. Above all, Milliken Military is defined by the fabrics and materials we produce for genuine military clothing and equipment backed by over 140 years of leadership, cutting-edge science and award-winning American manufacturing ingenuity.
Currently Milliken serves as a materials subcontractor for all branches of the military, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Post Office and the Department of Homeland Security. We supply product for the following categories: Flame Resistant Fabrics , Cold Weather Clothing Systems , Performance Knits , Combat Uniform Fabrics , Chem/Bio Protection Fabrics , Dress Uniform Fabrics and Equipment Fabrics . Producing deliverables for these and other government agencies requires the ability to meet specs, deadlines, and budgets in a reliable manner. With our flexible and responsive vertical production model, we assure the confidence of our customers and partners in meeting the demands of this challenging sector.
On the near horizon, we see the role of Milliken Military continuing to shift from fabric subcontractor for genuine military clothing and gear to being the top-of-mind materials innovator in outfitting the next generation warfighters of America’s military.
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From the Everyday Civilian to Military Combat Gear
For over 140 years, privately-held Milliken & Company has been a leading manufacturer in the textile and chemical fields with a library of more than 19,000 products including specialty and industrial textiles, chemical additives and apparel fabrics. Widely recognized as a global leader in research technology, innovation and customer service, Milliken is currently responsible for more than 2000 patents and 19,000 textile and high performance products. This means that the average person may come in contact with an item containing a Milliken component more than fifty times a day whether it’s our specialty linens, carpet fabrics, military combat clothing and support gear or thousands of other products. Combining technical expertise in chemistry and textile science to deliver innovative materials for the most challenging of applications is our mission.
Milliken Military showcases the best of these corporate values, bringing our history of manufacturing excellence and the resources of our world-class research and development team to the global stage. Crafting materials for everything from the most sophisticated, battlefield-tested military combat gear to the standard uniform worn every day by our service men and women, Milliken’s capacity and capabilities in the military materials arena are nothing short of first class.
If you would like to learn more about Milliken Military’s parent, check out Milliken & Company .
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Outfitters of the World’s Finest Military Clothing
Milliken Military, together with our manufacturing partners, helps produce military clothing, combat gear and dress uniforms for the United States Armed Forces. From Army Service Dress Uniforms to the Air Force Flight Suits to the Service Dress Whites worn by the US Navy, our materials are used by warfighters in theaters around the globe every day. The companies we supply are some of the best in the world, and we are proud to work with them to create the most advanced military clothing. Please visit our partners to learn more about their contributions to outfitting the United States Military.
Milliken Military Partners
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