Non-woven fabrics are a kind of material that is often mentioned now. There are many industries involved. We often need to use different materials and non-woven composites. Maybe people who have not touched it are not aware of non-woven fabrics. What is it? Today, Xiaobian will give you a brief introduction.

Where did the name come from?

Traditional fabrics are made by the textile process, whether woven or knitted, using yarns for weaving through machines. Non-woven fabrics, also known as non-woven fabrics or non-woven fabrics, the English name Nonwoven Fabric / Nonwoven cloth, as its name suggests, it is not woven.

How to make it?

The non-woven fabric is woven without weaving, without yarn, and directly uses a fiber to be oriented or randomly arranged to form a mesh structure, which is then reinforced by mechanical, thermal bonding or chemical methods. Environmentally friendly materials are called non-woven fabrics because of their appearance and certain properties.

According to the reinforcement process, the non-woven fabric has spunlace nonwoven fabric, heat sealing non-woven fabric, pulp airlaid non-woven fabric, wet non-woven fabric, spunbond non-woven fabric, melt-blown non-woven fabric, needle-punched non-woven fabric. Cloth, stitchbonded nonwoven fabric, hydrophilic nonwoven fabric.

The raw materials involved in non-woven fabrics are mainly polypropylene (PP) and polyester (PET). In addition, there are nylon (PA), viscose, acrylic, ethylene (HDPE), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

Where is it?

The non-woven fabric breaks through the traditional textile principle, and has the characteristics of short process flow, fast production rate, high output, low cost, wide application and many raw materials. The non-woven fabric has the characteristics of moisture-proof, breathable, flexible, light weight, non-combustible, easy to decompose, non-toxic and non-irritating, rich in color, low in price, and recyclable. In addition, the non-woven fabric has no latitude and longitude lines, and it is very convenient to cut and sew, and the quality is easy to shape, which is very popular among art lovers.

▲Colorful non-woven fabric

▲ non-woven petals

Where is it used?

Non-woven products are widely used in various fields such as composite materials, insulating materials, decorative base fabrics, gaskets, carpets, medical and aerospace. Especially in recent years, the demand in the fields of medical care and health has been increasing, which has led to the development of non-woven fabrics for medical and health care.

1) Health care industry

Baby diaper surface coated cloth, bed sheet pillowcase, travel car seat cover pillow towel, mask products, protective clothing, disinfection and isolation clothing, wet wipes and cotton balls, wound dressings, medical tape base cloth, bandages, etc.;

2) Home decoration industry

Non-woven carpets, tufted carpet base fabrics, wall covering fabrics, curtains and curtains, tablecloths, tablecloths, furniture coverings, etc.;

3) Packaging industry

Envelopes, advanced document paper, book covers, spine, military maps, nautical maps, bags, merchandise packaging, duffel bags, pouches, etc.;

4) Clothing industry

Garment bonded lining fabric, stitching non-woven fabric, non-woven fabric printed fabric, high-grade imitation leather garment, warm fluff, etc.;

5) Automotive industry

Automobile forming carpet, automotive interior decorative material, automotive ceiling material, door and window sealing strip, vehicle filter material, vehicle composite material;

In addition, non-woven fabrics are used in the construction industry, agriculture, electronics industry, etc., and with the continuous development of technological innovation, non-woven fabrics will surely be more widely used.