The exact name of nonwovens should be nonwovens, or nonwovens. Because it is a kind of fabric formed without spinning and weaving, it is only formed by orienting or randomly supporting textile short fibers or filaments to form a web structure, and then reinforcing it by mechanical, thermal bonding or chemical methods.
Characteristics of non-woven fabrics
Nonwovens break through the traditional textile principle, and have the characteristics of short technological process, fast production speed, high output, low cost, wide application and many sources of raw materials.
Use of nonwoven fabric
Its main uses can be roughly divided into:
(1) Non-woven fabrics for medical treatment and hygiene: surgical gowns, protective clothing, disinfection cloth, masks, diapers, household rags, wiping cloths, wet face towels, magic towels, soft towel rolls, beauty products, sanitary napkins, sanitary pads and disposable sanitary cloths;
(2) Non-woven fabrics for home decoration: wall covering, tablecloth, sheets, bedspreads, etc.;
(3) Non-woven fabrics for clothing: lining, adhesive lining, wadding, setting cotton, various synthetic leather base fabrics, etc.
(4) industrial nonwovens; Filter materials, insulating materials, cement packaging bags, geotextiles, covering cloth, etc.;
(5) Non-woven fabrics for agriculture: crop protection cloth, seedling raising cloth, irrigation cloth, thermal insulation curtain, etc.
(6) Other non-woven fabrics: space cotton, thermal insulation and sound insulation materials, oil-absorbing felt, cigarette filter tips, tea bags in bags, etc.