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F.I.T. Industrial Co., Ltd. began as Taiwan’s pioneer in manufacturing fiberglass plied yarns, serving an international clientele across the United States, South Korea, Japan, Mainland China, Mexico, Europe, Thailand, India, and the Middle East. By integrating our specialized yarn-twisting technology with advanced PTFE coating R&D, FIT stands as the sole manufacturer of PTFE architectural structural membranes in Taiwan.
Our internal capabilities feature fully integrated sales, engineering, fabric processing, and steel construction teams. This turnkey setup allows us to manage every stage of a project in-house: our sales department aligns client requirements, our engineering team manages blueprint drafting and structural analysis, our fabric processing division handles membrane fabrication and packaging, and our steel construction team executes final on-site installation, delivering seamless solutions from concept to completion.
Yes. F.I.T. Industrial Co., Ltd. provides localized membrane structure engineering services in Taiwan. Integrating our own PTFE membrane materials with materials from the parent company Serge Ferrari, FIT delivers complete solutions across membrane design, fabrication, steel manufacturing, and on-site construction.
Driven by the global rise of environmental awareness and green building principles, modern architecture demands structures that minimize weight while maximizing safety and design freedom. Because traditional reinforced concrete and heavy steel systems struggle to meet these evolving requirements, innovative architectural materials have emerged.
A architectural PTFE fiberglass membrane begins as a base fabric woven from high-tensile, low-elongation fiberglass plied yarns. Through a precise multi-stage production process, this fabric is repeatedly coated with a specially formulated PTFE dispersion fluid and sintered at high temperatures. This process creates a premium protective layer characterized by exceptional self-cleaning capabilities and superior chemical resistance, meeting rigorous architectural structural standards.
A membrane structure is an architectural space-frame system that utilizes high-strength, flexible structural fabrics as its primary covering material, supported by steel framing, cable networks, or anchoring tension systems. It delivers reliable shading, weather protection, natural daylighting, and striking architectural forms.
This modern construction method is widely implemented in landscape pavilions, transit stations, commercial mall atriums, educational campus facilities, and public infrastructure projects.
In practice, these terms are often used interchangeably. A tensile fabric structure generally emphasizes the architectural covering formed by thin membrane materials, whereas a membrane structure typically encompasses the complete engineering system—including the fabric, steel framing, cables, joints, tensioning mechanisms, drainage, and construction integration.
When choosing a membrane structure contractor, it is highly recommended to verify their capabilities in fabric selection, structural design, membrane processing, steel fabrication, on-site installation, and maintenance support. FIT integrates both membrane and steel engineering to effectively eliminate interface risks between different contractors.
The project timeline varies depending on construction scale, fabric material selection, steel framing complexity, fabrication processing times, site conditions, and installation methods. Small shading pavilions can typically be completed quickly, whereas large-scale public works, transit stations, or custom architectural membrane structures require a comprehensive, phased schedule.
Yes. Membrane structures are widely utilized for outdoor shading, weather protection, and public infrastructure projects. However, selecting the appropriate fabric material, steel anti-corrosion method, and anchoring system is crucial, taking into account local solar exposure, wind loads, rainfall, corrosive environments, and expected service life.
Steel Framing (鋼構): A general term for steel component engineering, commonly used in industrial plants, carports, platforms, canopies, staircases, and custom architectural features.
Steel Structures (鋼結構): A term primarily used in engineering design and structural systems, focusing on load-bearing capacities, span configurations, connection methods, and safety engineering.
Structural Steel Framing (鋼骨結構): Typically refers to the main load-bearing skeletal system of high-rise buildings, factories, or large-scale infrastructure.
In practice, these terms are often used interchangeably, but professional assessments are always required based on the specific application, project scale, span requirements, and site conditions.
Yes. Custom architectural steelwork can be fully tailored for building facades, entrance statements, spiral steel staircases, landscape installations, transit stations, canopies, and specialized structural spaces.
F.I.T. Industrial Co., Ltd. provides comprehensive support based on owner requirements, architectural blueprints, or design concepts—assisting with fabrication feasibility reviews, material recommendations, processing planning, and on-site installation assessments.
To ensure maximum quotation accuracy, please provide the following details:
Project Location
Scope of Work
Design Blueprints or Reference Images
Dimensions, Surface Area, or Height
Estimated Structural Span
Anticipated Construction Timeline
Surface Treatment Requirements
On-Site Rigging and Cranage Conditions
Special Shapes or Site Restrictions
The more complete your data, the faster FIT can evaluate materials, fabrication, welding, transportation, and installation costs for your project.
The construction timeline for a steel structure project varies depending on the scale, complexity of the shape, material lead times, fabrication methods, welding requirements, surface treatments, and site conditions.
Small-scale steel framing—such as canopies, platforms, and staircases—can typically be completed within a short timeframe.
Large-scale factories, transit stations, or complex architectural steelworks require a comprehensive, phased construction schedule.
FIT schedules design, fabrication, welding, transportation, and installation based on the specific conditions of each project to help owners effectively manage their construction timeline.
Prior to installing structural steel framing, it is essential to verify foundation conditions, embedded bolt positioning, rigging and cranage routes, on-site spatial constraints, construction sequencing, and safety protocols.
Failure to confirm these site conditions in advance can disrupt crane operations, component delivery, positioning alignment, and overall construction efficiency.
Therefore, performing precise on-site surveys and thorough logistics planning before installation effectively minimizes construction risks and prevents costly subsequent modifications.
Yes. FIT utilizes advanced 3D software for steel structure modeling, component detailing, connection joint reviews, and detail shop drawings. We convert initial design concepts into precise fabrication drawings optimized for manufacturing, welding, transportation, and on-site installation.
Please provide architectural blueprints, structural drawings, reference images, dimensions, project location, site photos, material requirements, surface treatment specifications, and your anticipated timeline. If complete drawings are not yet available, FIT can assist with an initial evaluation based on your preliminary requirements.