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THE BONDING OF textile fabrics is one of the oldest technologies. The lamination of these materials with films and foils is, however, a rather young method.The reason for lamination of textiles with films or foils is to combine the properties of textiles (absorbency, permeabilities, textile feel) with the film (mechanical stability, barrier) and foil (conductivity, ductility, barrier) properties ( Figure 1). Today there are basically two different kinds of bonding :the lamination of textiles with reactive, two-component, solvent-based systems the lamination with hotmelts or thermoplastic adhesive films Because of the usually high absorbency of the textiles, high molecular weight systems with a low solids content are used for the solvent-based lamination,, which avoids an absorption of the adhesive film by the substrate. Recently, high-solid systems have been developed that allow processing with a max. 65% of solids content.Besides good working properties, these systems provide excellent properties regarding their thermal, mechanical, and chemical resistance. Dispersion systems reaching almost the performance level of solvent-based systems are also new developments in this field.A typical application for this textile laminate is the manufacture of electrical isolation material. A high absorbent material like Nomex or polyester non-woven is laminated against a film like polyester or polyimide.