Nonwoven textiles are those which are neither woven nor knit, for example felt. General use hyphenates the word, but industrial use spells it as one word. Non-wovens are typically not strong (unless reinforced by a backing or densified). In the recent years non-woven material has become an alternative to polyurethane foam.
Non-woven fabric is typically manufactured by putting small fibers together in the form of a sheet (web) and then binding them either mechanically (as in the case of felt, by interlocking them with serrated needles such that the inter-fiber friction results in a stronger fabric), with an adhesive, or thermally {by applying binder(in the form of powder, paste, or polymer melt) and melting the binder onto the web by increasing temperature}.
Non-woven materials are nowadays mainly produced from man-made fibers. Two synthetic polymers dominate the market: polypropylene and polyesters (mainly PET). Nonwovens are often application-designated as either durable or disposable. Nonwoven used as a housewrap to prevent water infiltration is a durable nonwoven. Nonwoven used as a facing on a baby diaper is a disposable or single-use nonwoven.
Design | Total records | Kimberly Clark | Procter & Gamble | Johnson & Johnson | Playtex |
Absorbent pad | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Attaching napkin to garment | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fastening means | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shoulder strap pad for bra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Production | Total records | Kimberly Clark | Procter & Gamble | Johnson & Johnson | Playtex |
Absorbent pad | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Odour removing composition | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wrapper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elastic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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