EP0388072A3 - Improved needling process - Google Patents

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EP0388072A3
EP0388072A3 EP19900302428 EP90302428A EP0388072A3 EP 0388072 A3 EP0388072 A3 EP 0388072A3 EP 19900302428 EP19900302428 EP 19900302428 EP 90302428 A EP90302428 A EP 90302428A EP 0388072 A3 EP0388072 A3 EP 0388072A3
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woven batt
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needling process
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Anthony Thomas Greatorex
Albert Harding
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TEXON FOOTWEAR INVESTMENTS INC.
Emhart Materials UK Ltd
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Abstract

A method of strengthening and/or densifying a non-woven batt which comprises at least 5% by weight of melt or bicomponent fibres by a combination of thermal and mechanical bonding is described. Thermal and mechanical bonding are carried out in a single operation, by needling the non-woven batt in a needleloom provided with barbed or forked needles, at an elevated temperature of at least the softening temperature of the melt or bicomponent fibres. The properties of the non-woven batt which has been strengthened and/or densified by the method according to the invention can be adapted as required by varying the processing conditions.
EP19900302428 1989-03-14 1990-03-07 Improved needling process Withdrawn EP0388072A3 (en)

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AT304097B (en) * 1969-03-10 1972-12-27 Fehrer Ernst Device for heating the needles on a needle loom
EP0046834A1 (en) * 1980-08-28 1982-03-10 Firma Carl Freudenberg Process for producing a tufted, light-weight soft felt

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