Performance Nonwovens

Autoneum has installed a cold chamber at its headquarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, which is says will enable it to adapt and optimise its technologies for thermal management in electric vehicles

A variety of technologies for the production of meltblown and spunbond filter media are to be showcased by Oerlikon Nonwoven of Neumünster, Germany, at Filtech. 

Digital simulations are being used by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to make the meltblowing process for the production of inf

Ways to reduce dramatically the amount of energy required for the meltblowing of nonwovens are being developed by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), in Lemont, I

Multi-layered tufted and needlepunched carpet systems made entirely from polyester (PES), making them easier to recycle than multimaterial systems, are being developed for automotive applications b

Technologies for the recycling of textiles, and the production of wipes and automotive nonwovens, will be among the highlights on Andritz Group's stand at ITME 2022.

The four finalists for the FILTREX Innovation Award , the winner of which will be revealed at the FILTREX Conference, have been announced by EDANA of Brussels, Belgium.

An elastic, flexible superabsorbant material for the production of comfortable, long-lasting wound dressings will be shown for the first time at Compamed by Freudenberg Performance Materia

The Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI) has upgraded its equipment for the application of bio-based binders to nonwovens as its customers look for ways to reduce or eliminate the p

Following the signing of a contract, Freudenberg Performance Materials is to supply high-performance gas-diffusion layers for the stacks forming the cores of fuel-cell systems produced by a global

Dalco Nonwovens LLC and Global Felt Technologies (GFT) Inc have been acquired by Snow Peak Capital and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the two companies, Joey Duncan. 

A three-layer nonwoven (Fibrella Strata) that demonstrates a good combination of strength and softness has been launched primarily for hygiene applications by Suominen of Helsinki, Finland. 

Waste generated by TenCate Geosynthetics⁽¹⁾ during the production of high-strength polypropylene (PP) no

A hooded fleece sweatshirt is being made using a needlepunching process by Nike, of Eugene, Oregon, USA, which claims that the technology is its most significant innovation in 30 years. 

Reifenhäuser Reicofil GmbH & Co KG has sold an RF5 line for the production of spunbond/meltblown/meltblown/spunbond (SMMS) fabrics to PFNonwovens for its production facility in Cape Town, South

An airlay line that enables new mattresses to be produced from industrial and post-consumer waste polyurethane (PU) foam has been started-up by Recypur Eco SL at its headquarters facility in L'Alcú

Andritz is to supply a crosslapper to Jasztex Fibers Inc's site in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada, where it will be used to produce polyester (PES)-based fabrics for a wide range of applications. 

Nanollose has extended a collaboration agreement with one of Europe's largest producers of wet wipes, Codi Group, until 2025. 

In response to what it describes as "significant unexpected" increases in the costs of raw materials, energy and freight, Suominen has implemented a surcharge on all its products in North America. 

Nonwovens that are coated on one side with hard particles and can be used to generate higher static friction coefficients in bolted or press-fitted joints are to be promoted by Freudenberg Performa

A merger of equals between producers of nonwovens Schweitzer-Mauduit (SWM) International Inc and Neenah Inc has created a new company, Mativ, that will generate approximately US$3 billion in sales

Complete production lines for needlepunched nonwovens are to be sold under the name of T-Suprema by Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH and Texnology Srl, following the signing of a co

An extended range of acoustic insulation for blocking and absorbing the sounds generated by the drives of electric vehicles has been unveiled by Autoneum of Winterthur, Switzerland.

Andritz has updated its wetlaid/hydroentaglement (wetlace) carded pulp (CP) pilot line for the production of wipes from carded staple fibres, pulp and combinations of the two, at its competence cen

Andritz is to supply batt-forming equipment for a needlepunch line producing polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filtration products at Yanpai Filtration Technology Co Ltd's site in Tiantai, China. 

At Techtextil, Kelheim Fibres was presented with an Innovation Award for its development of washable cellulose-based nonwovens for use in absorbent hygiene products.

Two hydroentanglement lines from Andritz have been started-up by Zhoukou Xuwang Co Ltd at its facilities in Henan Province, China.

The Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI) says that a service it is introducing will enable its clients to streamline their product-development processes and bring their products to

Odour-capturing molecules from Aqdot of Cambridge, UK, have been shown to reduce malodours associated with urine and sweat in nonwovens for feminine hygiene and baby-care applications by up to 95%.

A nonwoven made using recycled paper has been launched by Suominen of Helsinki, Finland.

In 2021, capacity for the production of nonwovens in North America increased by 1.8% in comparison with 2020 – a significant improvement over the 0.5% growth seen between 2019 and 2020 – according

Technologies for the recycling of textiles, needlepunch and airlay lines for the production of automotive nonwovens and wetlaid systems for the manufacture of glass-fibre nonwovens are to be shown

Andritz is to supply a second needlepunch line (neXline) for the manufacture of geotextiles to Manifattura Fontana.

A nonwoven that is made from recycled carbon fibre and has an areal density of 60 g.m^–2 will be launched by Gen 2 Carbon at JEC World.

A plant for the production of needlepunched nonwovens is to be built in Waco, Texas, USA, by AstenJohnson. 

PFNonwovens has commissioned a line for the production of high-loft, soft and textured nonwovens at its facility in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has completed work to install a line for the production of glass microfibre media at its plant in Turin, Italy.

Manufacturer of lines for the production of nonwovens, Reifenhäuser Reicofil of Troisdorf, Germany, is showing a wide range of its technologies at IDEA 2022. 

Manufacturer of staple fibres, Beaulieu Fibres International of Wielsbeke, Belgium, is to highlight a range of polyolefin and bicomponent (BICO) products it has designed with environmental sustaina

Voith and Trützschler Nonwovens are to supply a carded/pulp (CP) line⁽¹⁾ to Ecowipes for the cost-effective production of wipes with a high pulp content. 

A process that enables nonwovens to be tailored for the selective filtration of atoms, molecules and particles – from both gases and liquids – has been launched by the Nonwovens Innovation and Rese

A system for the hydrocharging of meltblown nonwovens that can be integrated easily into existing production lines has been unveiled by Oerlikon Nonwoven of Neumünster, Germany. 

A dry process for imparting antimicrobial properties to nonwovens has been developed by Paravir of Cambridge, UK.   

Groz-Beckert's Felting and Carding divisions are to highlight their latest developments at IDEA 2022, which is to take place in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, on 28–31 March.

A washable, re-usable diaper made from bio-based and biodegradable materials is to be launched by Sumo of Berlin, Germany. 

Andritz is to supply a batt-forming line for the production of Maliwatt products for a wide variety of applications to Romatex Home Textiles (Pty) Ltd in South Africa.