Nonwovens in filtration - worldwide markets and trends

Filtration has been a healthy growth despite economic ups and downs, prices have been affected but rarely ever quantities. This article discusses the width of the filtration market but specifically the role of nonwovens. The applications to this small market are still very broad form air bags, air purifiers and conditioners to medical app..

Continuous treatment. Woven and knitted fabrics in rope form (Italian)

The Concord wet treatment machine for woven or knitted fabrics in rope form produced by the Italian firm Mezzera is described. It is designed for the preparation of fabrics in artificial and synthetic fibres, the neutralization of fabrics after mercerization, relaxation treatment, processing of Lycra fabrics and washing after bleaching, p..

Wet-laid nonwovens

Wet-laid nonwoven are nonwovens made by the papermaking process, or some variation of it. That is, the fibers used in the product are put into their final configuration by suspending them in water, and controlling the way in which the fibers and water are separated. Generally, specialized paper machines are used to deposit uniform mats of..

Nonwovens and nonwoven composites with fire-blocking properties

Textile fabrics with flame-resistant and fire-blocking properties are available in numerous forms as woven or knitted fabrics and, last but not least, as nonwovens. They are used either or the manufacture of special protective clothing for persons being exposed to severe heat or fire or for the protection of combustible construction mater..

The coloration and finishing of nonwoven fabrics

The basic principles of polymer coloration are discussed, with particular emphasis on fibrous polymers. The paper addresses the limitations imposed by the nature of nonwoven structures on the manner in which color or finishes might be applied and in the selection available. The paper could provide a useful starting point for those interes..

Chemical binder application technology

The scope of this paper is two-fold: to review appropriate application methods to apply chemical binders to nonwoven substrates, and to highlight new binder developments and new nonwoven applications using chemical binders. Nonwovens are complex structures when considered in either physical, mechanical or chemical terms. They are highly e..

The role of process and materials research in nonwovens

Nonwoven fabrics appear to be very simple structures but there are a vast number of structures available in the market. It appears that the industry has designed each particular product to meet certain functional performance which in itself is unique when

Consumer responses to nonwovens: opportunities for cotton

Today's nonwoven products provide such specific functions as absorbency, liquid repellency, softenss, strength, flame resistance, microbial barrier and sterility. Cotton's natural properties make it ideal for a wide range of nonwoven applications. This publication covers information on US and world cotton production, methods for producing..

System and method for producing a bleached cotton nonwoven web

A method of continously processing cotton fibres to produce clean and blended cotton fibres comprises: opening the fibre bales; bleanding the fibres and delivering them to a fibre preparation station where they are further blended, cleaned of large paricles, and heated; delivering the fibres to a pre-cleaning station where they are cooled..

Catching up with cotton

Following a general review of the current situation with respect to the production, consumption and pricing of cotton, this article considers the latest trends in the use of bleached cotton by the nonwovens industry. The opinions are presented of a number of companies including Veratec and Barnhardt Manufacturing, USA, Ihsan Sons, Pakista..