From the utilization of textile waste to the high-tech product - this is how modern nonwovens can best described. Web formation and web bonding processes have recently being enhanced. Nowadays, fibres, granulates, binder and finishing agents are used. This development entails a wider range of applications in the fields of hygiene, medicine, the garment-producing and building industries, interior design as well as further technical uses. This book provides comprehensive information about nonwovens, from the raw material fibres via the manufacturing processes to finishing and to the ready-made product. Nonwoven characteristics and the fields of application are discussed in detail as well as the processes available to test the raw materials, the intermediate and the final products. This book will be the standard reference on nonwovens in the years to come!

RAW MATERIALS Fiber Materials Further Raw Materials Fixing Agents MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR NONWOVENS Dry Process Fiber Fabrics Spinning Nonwovens Wet Processes Fabric Consolidation Knitting Procedures Swirl Procedures Thermal Processes Chemical Processes Composites SPECIAL ASPECTS OF NONWOVEN FINISHING PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF NONWOVENS Sanitary products Medical products Home textiles Clothing Nonwovens for technical use Insulation Filtermedia Geononwovens Nonwovens for construction use Nonwovens for agriculture use Layer tissues Automotive industry Fabric covering for paper machines GUIDELINES AND TEST PROCEDURES OF RAW MATERIALS FOR NONWOVENS AND NONWOVENS