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What Is Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric

2021-05-25

Do you know what spunlace nonwoven fabric is? Spunlace nonwoven fabric is one of many nonwoven fabrics. Everyone may feel unfamiliar to hear the name, but in fact, we often use spunlace nonwoven products in our daily life, such as wet towels, cleaning wipes, disposable face towels, facial mask paper, etc. This article I will introduce spunlace nonwoven fabrics in detail .

1.The Process Of Spunlaced Nonwoven Fabric
Nonwoven fabric is a kind of fabric that does not need to be woven. It just arranges polypropylene, polyester and other fiber materials directed or randomly to form a fiber net structure, and then uses mechanical，chemical or thermal bonding methods to reinforce them. Simply speaking, it is the bonding of fibers directly together, but it’s not interwoven and knit together by yarns. Therefore, when we get the nonwoven fabric, we will find that it has no warp and weft threads, and the thread residues can not be drawn out. It is easier to cut, sew and shape. Nonwoven fabric has the characteristics of short process flow, wide source of raw materials, fast production rate, low cost, high output, multiple product types, and wide application. It can also be made into cloths with different thickness, hand feeling and hardness ccording to requirements. Nonwoven fabric not only breaks through the traditional textile principle, but also provides a lot of convenience for our lives.

Nonwoven fabric can be divided into wet process nonwoven fabric and dry process nonwoven fabric according to the manufacturing process. The wet profess refers to the final formation of nonwoven fabric is in water. The process is usually used in papermaking. The dry profess refers to the final formation of nonwoven fabric is in the air,which including heat seal ( meltblown, spunbond, thermal bonding ), needle-punching, spunlace, chemical bonding, stichbond, etc.

Among them, spunlace nonwoven fabric refers to a nonwoven fabric made with spunlace process, and the water thorn machine produces a high-pressure water needle (using high-pressure multi-strand fine water jet) to jet the web. After the high-pressure water needle passes through the web, shoot it onto the contained metal mesh conveyor belt, and as the mesh enclosure bounces,the water spatters through it again, which continuously puncture, spread, and use hydraulic to make fibers generate displacement, inserted, entangled, and huddle, thereby reinforcing the web to form a strong, uniform spunlace thin fiber web. The resulting fabric is the spunlace nonwoven fabric.

Nowadays, as the technology continues to mature, new products are constantly emerging, and the market application areas continue to expand, showing its broad development prospects.

 

2.Spunlace Nonwoven Production Line
The production process of the Spunlace nonwoven fabric is : Feeding Cotton → Opening→ Carding→Lapping→Spunlace→ Drying→ Winding

 
Feeding cotton: put different ratio of fiber raw materials into equipment.
Opening: High-power blower blows the fiber raw materials to disperse the large fiber block, the fiber group, and make it fluffy.
Carding: The prepared fibers are combed into thin webs of single fiber to ready for lapping.
Lapping: The thin web reciprocates on a web curtain, and the web is laid in an orderly manner. Spunlace nonwoven fabric has three lapping ways: parallel lapping, cross lapping and random lapping.

 
Spunlace: high-pressure water needles make orderly fibers generate displacement, inserted, entangled, and huddle.
Drying: Remove water and volatile substances of the cloth, dry the wet surface.
Winding: Wind the finished nonwoven fabrics into rolls.

 

3.The Composition Of Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric

 Spunlace nonwoven fabric has a wide range of fiber raw materials, which can be polyester, nylon, polypropylene, viscose fiber, chitin fiber, superfine fiber, lyocell, silk, bamboo fiber, woodpulp fiber, seaweed fiber, etc. At present, the four most widely used materials in the market are viscose fiber, woodpulp fiber, polyester and polypropylene.

 

·Viscose Fiber
Viscose fiber is a kind of cellulose fiber, using "wood" as the raw material, extracting and reshaping the fiber molecules from natural wood cellulose to obtain cellulose fiber. In detail, viscose is made of natural fiber (wood fiber, cotton linters) as raw materials, and is made by soluble cellulose xanthate through alkalization, aging, sulfonation and other processes, and then dissolved in dilute lye and subjected to wet method spinning to make viscose.
Viscose fiber has good water absorption, and meets the needs of human skin with the characteristics of refreshing, breathable, anti-static, anti-ultraviolet, good dyeing fastness, and biodegradability. It not only has the essence of cotton but also the quality of silk, which is originate from nature and superior to nature. At present, viscose is widely used in various nonwoven fields such as wet wipes, face towels, and rags.

 

·Woodpulp Fiber
Woodpulp fiber is a kind of fiber made of woodpulp as raw material, but it is different from ordinary plant fiber. It is a secondary fiber, it is a product separated from the original wood fiber, and it is mostly used in the textile field. Because it is mainly extracted from woodpulp, we call it woodpulp fiber, which is similar to paper pulp.Wood pulp fiber has high liquid absorption and it is biodegradable.

 

·Polyester
Polyester was invented in 1941. It is a synthetic fiber obtained by spinning polyester formed by polycondensation of organic dibasic acid and glycol, referred to as PET fiber. It is a polymer compound and is currently the largest variety of synthetic fibers. It has high strength and elastic recovery ability, good wrinkle resistance and shape retention, at the same time it has good heat resistance, water absorption and oil absorption, strong and durable. Due to its characteristics, polyester is widely used in textile and nonwoven fields, mainly used as raw materials of wet wipes, cleaning wipes, and clothing.

 

·Polypropylene
Polypropylene refers to synthetic fiber named isotactic polypropylene fiber made from propylene, a by-product of petroleum refining, non-biodegradable. It has light weight but high strength, excellent wear resistance and elastic recovery, chemical resistance is better than most fibers, and has anti-bacterial, safe and sanitary characteristics. Not only that, polypropylene is resistant to oil stains, easy to wash and dry, it is widely used in the field of oily cleaning wipes.

 

4.Product Classification Of Spunlace Nonwoven Fabrics

 Based on years of market development and comprehensive application feedback in various fields, currently the most used spunlace nonwovens on the market can be divided into four categories: spunlace viscose & PET nonwoven fabric, spunlace woodpulp & PET nonwoven fabric, spunlace woodpulp & PP nonwoven fabric and biodegradable material. The four types of spunlace nonwoven materials are widely used in industrial wipes, civil wipes, medical materials, beauty nonwoven materials and other fields.

 

· Viscose & PET Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric
Spunlace viscose & PET nonwoven fabric is made of viscose fiber and polyester as raw materials, and can be made in any ratio from 100% viscose to 100% polyester. The normal weight is 35-120gsm, and the effective width can reach 3.2m. It can be made in different colors and various types such as plain,mesh,embossed and printed.
Spunlace viscose & PET nonwoven fabric is soft, skin-friendly, super absorbent, low lint, and solvent resistance. These characteristics make it a great choice for wet wipes material and are widely used in many fields such as baby wipes, face wash, dry hair towels, bath towels, medical wet wipes, etc. And people can choose different types including plain, mesh or embossed according to their own needs.
The printed viscose & PET material with the feature of high strength,oil & water absorbent,anti-bacterial and food-contact safe is designed of different colors like red,yellow,blue and green .It is good at reduce the risk of bacterial growth and cross contamination. This material is widely used in kitchen,restaurant,hotel,super market scenarios,etc.
Spunlace Dyed viscose & PET cleaning material designed for medium-weight clean task, which with the feature of excellent liquid absorbent, durable, tough grime clean capacity and SGS proved food contact grade. It is widely used in food prepared and processing process like kitchen, restaurant, hotel, super market scenarios,etc. Besides,it could also be used as fresh seafood absorbent pad. People can customize white,red,yellow,blue,green and other colors according to their needs. 

Name	Viscose & PET Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric
Composition	Viscose & PET
Pattern	Plain/Apertured/Embossed/Printing
Weight	35-120gsm
Width	3.2m
Feature	High Absorbency,Anti-Bacterial,High Strength,Low Lint,Soft
Application	Wet Wipes,Cleaning Wipes,Dish Cloth,Face Towel

 

·Woodpulp/PET Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric
Woodpulp/PET spunlace nonwoven fabric uses woodpulp fiber and polyester as raw materials, the conventional ratio is 55% woodpulp/45% polyester, the conventional weight is 40-100gsm, the effective width can reach 3.2m. A variety of embossed types like plain ,mesh, and many printing styles can all be customized.
Plain woodpulp/PET nonwoven fabric is a multipurpose cleaning material with high cost performance. It has outstanding strength and low lint, high absorption and durability. It is mainly used for laboratory and electronic products wiping, car maintenance and polishing, aerospace equipment cleaning and workers' hands cleaning, etc.
Embossed woodpulp/PET nonwoven fabric has a very soft hand feeling. It is ideal for polishing cars or glass surfaces without leaving any streaks or scratches.It can also be used as a hand towel or a multipurpose cleaning cloth in the medical industry.
The rough surface of the high friction woodpulp/PET nonwoven fabric greatly improve its cleaning affect, in addition,the hole structure also helps to collect the dirt easily. The material is ideal for fluids cleaning,can effectively wipe the paints,glue,etc. Mainly used in delicate surface or hard to reach places cleaning.
Spunlace woodpulp/PET nonwoven fabric also have two special products: printing machine wiping material and waterproof surgical gown fabric. Printing machine wiping material is specially used for printing machine wiping. The material is soft, high liquid absorption and anti-static , but also has the features of high strength and low lint. The waterproof surgical gown fabric is a new generate material of surgical gown material, with excellent drapability and breathable properties, fulfilling the standard of EN13795, also pass the no Latex and PVC test and the MTT cytotoxicity test. Respond to the need of the healthy, safe and comfortable surgical gown protective clothing of medical staff.

Name	Woodpulp/PET Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric
Composition	Woodpulp/Polyester
Pattern	Plain/Embossed/Printing
Weight	40-100gsm
Width	3.2m www.soonercleaning.com
Feature	High Absorbency,High Strength,Low Lint,Abrasion Resistance,Soft
Application	Electronic Wiping, Mechanical Wiping,Car Maintenance And Polishing,Aerospace,Hygiene,Medical Industry

 

·Woodpulp/PP Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric
Woodpulp/PP spunlace nonwoven fabric uses woodpulp fibers and polypropylene as raw materials. We adopt a unique "two-step" production method, which closely combines the soft woodpulp together with high-strength polypropylene . The conventional weight is 35-125gsm, the effective width is 2.1m, and it can be used in various patterns such as plain and embossed, and it can be dyed in different colors.
Plain woodpulp/PP Nonwoven Fabric is a kind of multifunctional wiping material with soft hand feeling, high liquid absorption and tear-resistance. It is very suitable for wiping in medical and health fields, cleaning and maintenance in daily life and the cleaning of light industry.
Embossed woodpulp/PP nonwoven fabric has the characteristics of high strength and high absorption. The special embossing pattern enhances the wiping performance of the product. It is very suitable for cleaning and wiping of the heavy industry, oil and machine wiping and rough surface wiping, and it can be combined with solvents for using.
Printed woodpulp/PP nonwoven fabric is mainly designed for food processing, hotels, fast food restaurants and other scenes with a large number of cleaning tasks. It has the characteristics of rapid oil and water absorption, anti-bacterial, high strength and reusability , which is economical and practical. It is designed in various colors such as red, yellow, blue, and green, can be used in different areas to reduce the risk cross contamination.
Dual Textured woodpulp/PP nonwoven fabric is different from other products of spunlace woodpulp & PP nonwoven fabric, whose feature is that the two sides of the cloth are different. One side is with scrubby and colorful texture ,while the other side is as soft as cloth. This product is very suitable for wiping of kitchen/bathrooms/ floors cleaning and hard surface wiping. It can also be used with solvents for disinfection and wiping.

Name	Woodpulp/PP Spunlace Nonwoven Fabric
Composition	Woodpulp/Polypropylene
Pattern	Plain/Embossed/Printing/Textured
Weight	35-125gsm
Width	2.1m
Feature	Absorbing Water And Oil,High Strength,Solvent Resistant,Anti-Bacterial
Application	Heavy-Duty Cleaning,Mechanical Parts Cleaning,Workshop Cleaning,Solvent Cleaning, Heavy Oil Wiping

 

·Biodegradable Nonwoven Fabrics
Biodegradable Nonwoven Fabrics mainly use viscose, cotton, bamboo fiber, lyocell, cupro and wood pulp viscose which are eco-friendly and biodegradable, implementing the green development concept. They are soft to touch, low lint, high absorbency and solvent-resistant and they mainly used in wet wipes, facial masks, facial wash towels and many other aspects.

 

5.The Development Prospects Of Spunlace Nonwoven Fabrics  www.soonercleaning.com

 Although spunlace nonwoven fabric was born very late, it has developed extremely fast and has become the fastest growing field in the nonwoven industry in recent years. With the continuous update, development and improvement of spunlace equipment and spunlace technology, Medical, civil, industrial, beauty, and other aspects have been rapidly developed, and with the continuous changes in market demand, spunlace nonwoven fabric continues to innovate in technology, equipment and finishing technology, and has more and more differentiated products.
And now, with the advocacy of green, environmental protection and sustainability all over the world , biodegradable material will become one of major development directions of spunlace nonwoven fabric.

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