Nonwoven Fabrics in Everyday Items
Simply put, nonwovens have opened doors of opportunity for everyday convenience that would have been the stuff of dreams or wild imagination not too long ago. Just like Henry Ford made it possible for everyday folks to own a car and the Wright brothers to glide from one part of the country to another over 1000 miles away in a matter of hours, nonwovens have revolutionized several industries, now being in hundreds of products which would otherwise be too expensive or not feasible to manufacture at a profit.
One of the outstanding qualities of nonwovens is that they can be extremely durable, if that’s what’s needed, or single-use, limited-life fabrics. Beyond this, nonwovens possess limitlessly versatile qualities like super absorbency, resilience, liquid repellency, stretchability, strength, softness, flame retardancy, cushning, washability, bacterial barriers, filtering and sterility.
Able to combine these qualities in innumerable ways, nonwoven manufacturers create products with the unique, specific characteristics requested or needed by a client, usually at a very reasonable price. In spite of all these advantages, many people may not know about nonwovens and, if they do, they probably don’t know what a big, indispensable part of their lives nonwovens are.
Well, here is just a tiny fraction of the essential products nonwovens have made possible.
INDISPENSABLY IMPORTANT PRODUCTS THAT USE NONWOVENS
Abrasives & sheets for scouring
Agricultural coverings
Agricultural seed strips
Apparel linings
Automobile headliners
Automobile upholstery
Bibs
Blinds/curtains
Cheese wraps
Civil engineering fabrics
Civil engineering geotextiles
Coffee filters
Cosmetic removers & applicators
Covering & separation material
Detergent pouches/Fabric softener sheets
Envelopes
Filters
Flooring
Garment bags
Household cleaning wipes
House wraps
Hygiene products
Insulation
Labels
Laundry aids
Laundry bags
Mops
Personal wipes
Reusable Bags
Roofing undercoverings & products
Table linen
Tags
Tea and coffee bags
Upholstery
Vacuum cleaning bags
Wallcoverings
Wipes (household care, floor care, cleaning, pet care etc)