Nonwoven fabric production using waste silk

The use of waste silk combined with polyester to produce a nonwoven fabric for a blanket is investigated and the result compared with a blanket made solely from polyester. The silk/polyester blended nonwoven blanket compared favourably overall to the polyester-only type. Thickness, weight, specific weight, tensile strength, abrasion resis..

Production lines for nonwovens used in the automobile industry

The use of nonwoven fabrics in the manufacture of cars has increased rapidly over recent years. This is a detailed report on Fleissner machinery on which nonwovens can be manufactured for the automotive industry.

Processing of ceramic fibres in the nonwovens industry

Types of ceramic fibre and machines and accessories for processing ceramic fibres into nonwovens are described. Properties of Fiberfrax fibre from carborundum and ceramic fibres from Rath are tabulated together with the properties of nonwoven mats made from these fibres. Machines for producing the nonwovens include the Hydroformer from Do..

Spunbonded nonwovens in Japan

The production of spunbonded fibrics in the Japanese nonwovens industry during 1992 is discussed. The growth of these fabrics slowed down during this particular year, although the prospects for the polyolefin sector look promising. A list of manufacturers and production plants is also given.

Nonwovens gaining ground in automotive end-uses

The growth in the use of nonwoven fabrics in the West European automotive industry is noted. Twenty-eitht different applications for nonwovens within the construction and furnishing of a car are listed. The use of nonwovens doubled between 1985 and 1991, according to EDANA statistics. The effects of oil price increases leading to lighter ..

Making roofing felts up to 5.4m wide

Fleissner has supplied more than 50 lines throughout the world for felts based on spunbondeds or staple fibre constructions. Thermal bonding and heat setting on a Fleissner perforated drum line with flow-through heated-air system is described. Foam impregnation ensures better binder distribution and also leads to energy savings. The High-..

Nonwovens in the house building industry

Nonwovens are playing a major role in a.US project aimed at developing replacements for traditional materials used in house building and interiors. The project has involved constructing a mock-up of a house based on 5ft by 12ft panels. Fabric and composite components used inlcude roofing and side panels, vapour barriers, insulation, floor..

An overview of carbon fibre nonwovens

The production of nonwoven carbon fibre fabrics in Japan is briefly reviewed. Two methods are used. In one case, already carbonized or graphitized fibres are formed into a web by carding or papermaking techniques and the web is then fixed by binders or needle punching. In the other case nonwovens are formed at the same time as the pitch p..

Asselin's Octoweb system achieves high web uniformity

French machine builder, Asselin, has installed on Octoweb system for needlepunched nonwovens at its Elbeuf research centre. Octoweb can achieve high levels of uniformity in needlepunched nonwovens. The system physically reorganizes the fibres in the needling section to produce optimum uniformity both widthways and longitudinally. Fibre ec..

Raw materials

This is a survey of raw materials suppliers to the nonwovens industry. The opinions of the managers of important suppliers of synthetic fibres, binders, additives and resins on current trends in the industry are sought. Subjects discussed include quality standards, environmental concern, new products and future prospects.