About Nonwovens Textiles

 About Nonwovens Textiles

•  Nonwoven stuffs are largely describes as piece or web structures bonded simultaneously by entangling fibre or filaments mechanically, thermally or chemically.

•  They are smooth, porous piece prepared directly from part of fibres or from molten plastic or plastic layer.

 

Nonwoven fabric

Definition of nonwovens by EDANA

“A nonwoven is a sheet of fibres, continuous filaments, or chopped yarns of any nature or origin, that have been formed into a web by any means, and bonded together by any means, with the exception of weaving or knitting.”

APPLICATIONS OF NONWOVENS

Nonwovens find numerous applications ranging from baby diapers to industrial high performance textiles. Some of the important areas where nonwovens are treated as primary alternative for traditional textiles as Geotextiles, materials for building, thermal and sound insulating materials, hygienic and health care textiles and automotive industries. Nonwovens are also used in cover stocks, agriculture, aerospace, home furnishings etc. Although it is not possible to list all the applications of nonwovens, some of the important applications are listed in Table 1.

	Table 1 - Products That Use Nonwovens
Agriculture and Landscaping	Home Furnishings	Industrial/Military
Crop Covers	Furniture construction sheeting	Coated fabrics
Turf protection products	Insulators, arms and back	Filters
Nursery overwintering	Cushion ticking	Semiconductor polishing pads
Weed control fabrics	Dust covers	Wipers
Root bags	Decking	Clean room apparel
Containers	Skirt linings	Air conditioning filters
Capillary matting	Pull strips	Military clothing
	Bedding construction sheeting	Abrasives
Automotive	Quilt backing	Cable insulation
Trunk applications	Dust covers	Reinforced plastics
Floor covers	Flanging	Tapes
Side liners	Spring wrap	Protective clothing, lab coats
Front and back liners	Insulators	Sorbents
Wheelhouse covers	Quilt backings	Lubricating pads
Rear shelf trim panel covers	Blankets	Flame barriers
Seat applications	Wallcovering backings	Packaging
Listings	Acoustical wallcoverings	Conveyor belts
Cover slip sheets	Upholstery backings	Display felts
Foam reinforcements	Pillows, pillow cases	Papermaker felts
Transmission oil filters	Window treatments	Noise absorbent felt
Door trim panel carpets	Drapery components
Door trim panel padding	Carpet backings, carpets, and	Leisure, Travel
Vinyl, landau cover backings	Pads	Sleeping bags
Molded headliner substrates	Mattress pad components	Tarpaulins, tents
Hood silencer pads		Artificial leather, luggage
Dash insulators	Health Care	Airline headrests, pillow cases
Carpet tufting fabric and under	Surgical: caps, gowns, masks,
Padding	Shoe covers	Personal Care and Hygiene
	Sponges, dressings, wipes	Diapers
Clothing	Orthopedic padding	Sanitary napkins, tampons
Interlinings	Bandages, tapes	Training pants
Clothing and glove insulation	Dental bibs	Incontinence products
Bra and shoulder padding	Drapes, wraps, packs	Dry and wet wipes
Handbag components	Sterile packaging	Cosmetic applicators, removers
Shoe components	Bed linen, underpads	Lens tissue
	Contamination control gowns	Hand warmers
Construction	Electrodes	Vacuum cleaner bags
Roofing and tile underlayment	Examination gowns	Tea, coffee bags
Acoustical ceilings	Filters for IV solutions, blood	Buff pads
Insulation	Oxygenators and kidney
House wrap	Dialyzers	School, Office
Pipe wrap	Transdermal drug delivery	Bookcovers
		Mailing envelopes, labels
Geotextiles	Household	Maps, signs, pennants
Asphalt overlay	Wipes, wet, dry polishing	Floppy disk liners
Road and railroad beds	Aprons	Towels
Soil stabilization	Scouring pads	Promotional items
Drainage	Fabric softener sheets	Pen nibs
Dam and stream embankments	Dust cloths, mops
Golf and tennis courts	Tea and coffee bags
Artificial turf	Placemats, napkins
Sedimentation and erosion	Ironing board pads
Control	Washcloths
Pond liners	Tablecloths
Source: The Nonwoven Fabrics Handbook, Association for the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, Cary, North Carolina