Non-woven fabrics are engineered fabrics that may be of a limited life, single-use fabric or a very durable fabric. Nonwoven fabrics provide specific functions such as absorbency, liquid repellence, resilience, stretch, softness, strength, flame retardancy, washability, cushioning, filtering, use as a bacterial barrier and sterility. These properties are often combined to create fabrics suited for specific jobs, while achieving a good balance between product use-life and cost. They can mimic the appearance, texture and strength of a woven fabric and can be as bulky as the thickest paddings.
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In combination with other materials they provide a spectrum of products with diverse properties, and are used alone or as components of apparel, home furnishings, health care, engineering, industrial and consumer goods. Spunbond is highly versatile and it meets the need of diverse range of products like medical, hygienic and industrial market application. The properties of the fabric are breathable, soft light, chemical resistant, nontoxic and environment friendly.
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A fabric is a kind of material that has long fibers. They are mostly used in the textile industry. They can also be utilized in a wide variety of applications in different types of industries. Medical Professions, Geo Textiles, etc. in addition to making filters for coffee, beverages, gasoline, vacuum bags, etc. are some of the applications where these fabrics are used largely. Web of sheets or web structured small fibers may be used to create non woven fabrics. They could be made for any purposes out of the many purposes they are used for.
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Nonwovens emerged from the textile, paper, plastic and leather industries and a separate, innovative and completely flexible industry has evolved. As the demand for nonwovens has steadily increased, it has been met by the technology and ingenuity of raw materials and equipment suppliers, and nonwoven producers and converters. The production of nonwovens can be described as taking place in three stages, although modern technology allows an overlapping of the stages, and in some cases all three stages can take place at the same time.
The three stages are :
1. Web Formation
2. Web Bonding
3. Finishing Treatments
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The opportunity to combine different raw materials and different techniques accounts for the diversity of the industry and its products. This diversity is enhanced by the ability to engineer nonwovens to have specific properties and to perform specific tasks.
