Why our Yangfan brand Raschel Knotless Netting can long live at such serious fishing net price competition situtaion

Yangfan Warp-Knitted Raschel Knotless Fishing Nets: Winning Long-Term Trust Through Quality in a Saturated Market

Information asymmetry has all but disappeared. Customers can compare suppliers, specifications, and prices across borders in minutes. Products are becoming increasingly saturated, and price wars have become the norm in many industries. Yet in fishing nets, the suppliers that survive over the long term are not those with the lowest prices. They are those with the most consistent quality. Quality is not a slogan—it is a culture.

For three decades, Guangdong Yangfan Netting Co., Ltd. has focused on one thing: making every mesh panel worthy of the customer’s trust.

Why Warp-Knitted raschel knotless nets Are Replacing Traditional Knotted Nets

Fishing nets are mainly produced by three methods: knotting, twisting, and warp knitting. Traditional knotted nets are made by tying warp and weft threads into knots. The knot is about four times the diameter of the netting twine and protrudes from the surface of the net. This structure creates several unavoidable problems: the knots collide with fish and the vessel during hauling, damaging both the catch and the net; and because synthetic fibers are smooth and elastic, the knots can loosen, causing uneven mesh sizes.

Warp-knitted raschel knotless nets change this completely. They are produced on Raschel warp knitting machines equipped with four to eight guide bars. The yarns are looped and connected into a net structure, with no protruding knots at the intersections. This structural difference delivers fundamental performance improvements:

**Higher strength.** In knotted nets, stress is concentrated at the knots, where fibers bend sharply, causing a significant loss of strength. In knotless nets, the fibers undergo almost no sharp bending, so strength retention is much higher. Studies show that knotted nets can lose 18% to 20% of their strength at the knots, while knotless nets largely avoid this loss.

**Lighter weight and lower drag.** By eliminating the extra yarn wrapped into the knots, warp-knitted knotless nets are 20% to 40% lighter than knotted nets of the same specification, with lower hydrodynamic resistance. For trawling and purse seining, this means lower fuel consumption and easier hauling.

**Stable mesh and no unraveling.** Warp-knitted knotless nets are flat, abrasion-resistant, and structurally stable. When damaged, the net does not deform or unravel, and unlike knotted nets, it does not suffer from uneven mesh caused by loosening knots. This is especially important for markets that must comply with strict legal mesh-size requirements.

**Friendlier to the catch.** The smooth surface of knotless nets does not scrape fish scales like knotted nets do. This significantly reduces mechanical damage to the catch, improving survival rates and market value.

These structural advantages have made warp-knitted knotless fishing nets increasingly common in purse seines and deep-sea aquaculture cages, where strength and durability are critical. In high-end aquaculture such as Norwegian salmon farming, deep-sea cages using knotless netting can now withstand storms of Beaufort force 10 or above.

Guangdong Yangfan Netting: Three Decades Focused on Doing One Thing Well

Guangdong Yangfan Netting Co., Ltd. was founded in Zhanjiang, a port city at the southern tip of mainland China. From the beginning, the company has made the research, development, production, and sales of warp-knitted knotless fishing nets its core focus—and it has never deviated from that path.

This focus has earned industry recognition. Yangfan Netting is one of China’s largest manufacturers of raschel knotless netting panels and a key participant in drafting the Ministry of Agriculture’s *Standard for Polyethylene Warp-Knitted Knotless Netting Panels*. Its output and quality rank among the top in the domestic industry. our company has been recognized as a **National High-Tech Enterprise**, a **Guangdong Specialized and Innovative SME**, a **Guangdong Innovative SME**, and a **Guangdong Technology-Based SME**, and it operates a Zhanjiang Enterprise Technology Center. In 2018, the company established an industry-academia-research base with Guangdong Ocean University, continuously translating frontier research into production practice.

On the R&D side, Yangfan Netting has 35 R&D personnel, including 4 with senior titles and 11 with intermediate titles. It has been granted **5 invention patents, 8 utility model patents, and 7 design patents** by the China National Intellectual Property Administration. Its research achievements cover a transmission breakage identification and detection system, an automatic weaving identification and detection system, a visual-recognition-based warp breakage detection device for warping, and an automatic net-twisting and net-rolling integrated device. One invention patent is particularly noteworthy: **“A Butterfly-Knot Net Panel and Its Weaving Method.”** The back of this net panel is smooth with no raised knots, while the front has raised butterfly-shaped knots. It combines characteristics of both knotless and knotted nets, offering a better solution for specific fishing scenarios.

Yangfan Fishing Netting Quality Is Built Into Every Process, Not Inspected at the End

Yangfan Netting’s understanding of quality is not based on final random inspection to “screen out” defective products. Instead, quality control is embedded in every process, from raw material to finished product.

**Control at the raw material stage.** The company has three high-speed drawing production lines. From main screw extrusion to winding, the entire process is managed by a closed-loop computer control system. Product precision can reach 0.01 mm, and yarn breaking strength is no less than 55 CN/tex. Five R-30 microcomputer-controlled high-speed warping machines provide full computer control of tension from creel to beam winding, ensuring consistent outer diameters for every warp beam. Raw material consistency is the foundation of stable quality in all subsequent processes.

**Precision in weaving.** The company currently operates 28 netting machines, 20 of which are high-speed looms with electronic let-off and electronic traverse. All machines are equipped with infrared automatic break detection devices. This system detects holes, broken threads, and other defects in real time during weaving, intercepting problems within the process rather than waiting for finished-product inspection. Weavable materials include ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), high-tenacity nylon (PA6), polyester (PES), and polyethylene (HDPE). Products feature high longitudinal and transverse tensile strength, a flat net surface, tightly interlocked loops, and mesh that resists deformation.

**Control in heat setting.** Two multi-chamber split computer temperature-controlled heat-setting machines automatically adjust speed and temperature according to fiber characteristics, product specifications, and structural parameters. This ensures the strength, consolidation, and shape of the finished product. Heat setting is not simply “heating.” It requires precise control of temperature curves, tension distribution, and time parameters. Even a small deviation can affect the dimensional stability and long-term service life of the net panel.

**Rigorous testing.** The company’s testing laboratory is equipped with 11 testing devices, including three tensile testers, one yarn length tester, one melt flow rate tester, one burst tester, one fishing net abrasion tester, one constant-temperature oven, one UV testing device, and two high-precision electronic balances. It has full testing capability for strength, tear, abrasion, burst, and UV resistance. More importantly, product testing follows a system of **records, retained samples, and archived documentation, making every product traceable**. This means every batch of net panels shipped can be traced back to its raw material batch, production machine, weaving parameters, and test data. Quality is not a slogan—it is a verifiable, traceable management system.

The company has passed **ISO 9001:2015** international quality management system certification. From raw material warehousing to finished product delivery, every process operates according to standardized procedures.

Proven in Tanzania and African Markets

Yangfan Netting’s warp-knitted knotless fishing nets have been exported continuously to African markets for more than 20 years. Tanzania is one of its key markets. The company’s polyester warp-knitted knotless fishing nets have sold well in Tanzania for many years. Two specifications are especially popular locally:

- **210D/6PLY 8MM 1200MD 100YDS**

- **210D/6PLY 10MM 1200MD 100YDS / 140 METER**

These specifications were not chosen by chance. The dagaa fishery in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, has clear requirements for abrasion resistance and UV resistance. Yangfan Netting uses high-quality polyester multifilament combined with strict heat-setting processes, allowing the net panels to maintain stable strength and mesh size under long-term soaking and sun exposure. The company’s exports cover Nigeria, Malaysia, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, and other markets, spanning major fishing regions from West Africa to East Africa.

Through long-term operation in African markets, Yangfan Netting has accumulated not only a customer list but also a specification database for different water conditions, fish species, and fishing methods. What local distributors mention most often is that the net panels “last a long time” and that “the mesh remains even.” This is exactly the result of the knotless warp-knitted structure combined with strict quality control.

Price Wars Cannot Build Trust—Quality Can.In today’s highly transparent information environment, the cost of comparing prices is lower than ever. But what truly determines long-term cooperation is still how a product performs in real use. A fishing net is a product that is proven in use. Every deployment underwater tests the stability of its woven structure, the durability of its materials, and the reliability of its craftsmanship.

Yangfan Netting’s quality policy, maintained for three decades, is essentially a commitment to customers’ long-term interests. We do not engage in low-price competition with small workshops, because low prices often mean downgraded raw materials, reduced testing, and compromised process parameters—costs ultimately paid by fishermen in use. We choose another path: advanced equipment for consistency, full-process inspection for reliability, and a traceable system so that every batch’s quality promise can be verified.

**The value of warp-knitted knotless fishing nets can only be truly tested in the hands of fishermen. Yangfan Netting’s value lies in making every test stand the test of time.**

For product specifications, samples, or cooperation, please contact:

- **Contact:** Mr. Chen

- **Mobile:** 18898665032

- **Tel:** 86-759-3388345 / 3380397

- **Email:** jason@yangfanmesh.com

- **Address:** No. 19 Chuangye Road, Longtou Town, Potou District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China