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A Pre-Opener is typically the first opening machine fiber passes through after leaving the balefeeds. The purpose of the Pre-Opener is twofold. 1. It begins the mixing process. Often fiber coming from the fiber conveyor, located under the exit end of the balefeeds, is composed of dissimilar fibers. These fibers may even be different colors. … read more
Here is something that is absolutely amazing. The article says that less than one gram of this new supergel can gel an entire bucket of water. There are going to be lots of applications for this and many of them will involve nonwovens. If you use superabsorb, you need to check into this. http://www.gizmag.com/super-gel-temperature-responses/25934/
We are very happy to introduce our new website. It has been specifically designed to be user friendly and to enable better communication with our customers. We have tried to give it a modern, clean appearance. Here are a few of the features: The blog on the home page enables us to keep you up … read more
Non • woven Terms
Fiber Blend —
To achieve the desired characteristics such as softness, strength, thickness, color, etc. in a non-woven fabric made with staple fibers, it is quite often necessary to blend several types of ... read more
Tenter Frame —
In traditional textiles a tenter frame would carry woven fabric through an oven to heat set the fabric or keep it from shrinking during drying. In nonwovens, the primary use ... read more
Safety Interlock —
Operator safety is a major concern in a nonwovens plant. To prevent operators form getting into running machinery, safety interlocks are employed to keep the doors shut until the machinery ... read more
Lickerin —
The roll that receives fiber from the feedroll(s) is called the lickerin. I guess it is called that because it licks fiber into the card. In the picture below, the ... read more
Downtime —
The most important resource in any manufacturing plant is time. It is one resource that cannot be bought and you only get a certain amount every day. Therefore, the wise ... read more