File Photo
Whether you are at home or in the office, nonwovens surround you. Are you sitting on a chair or a couch? There are nonwovens underneath them called dust covers. Are you walking on a carpet? Nonwovens are used as a carpet backing. Your mattress contains nonwovens, and they are used in various places throughout its construction. Nonwovens offer many advantages in the furnishings/bedding market. Here are a few examples:
You’ve sat on chairs, couches, and futons and not given nonwovens a single thought. But, if you were to flip a chair, couch, or futon over, you would see a piece of fabric (usually stapled or glued) on the bottom. This is a durable, cost-effective, yet lightweight, answer to the problem of bugs or rodents taking up residence under your furniture.
Nonwovens are used as carpet backing. You walk on carpets every day and probably don’t even realize that there is a nonwoven covering the underside of the carpet. Nonwoven carpet backing can provide noise reduction, comfort, a moisture barrier, and help with high traffic wear.
The most popular use of nonwoven mattresses is to provide a flame-retardant or flame-resistant barrier fabric. That mattress you sleep on every night is keeping you safe.
Examples of Nonwovens in Furnishings and Bedding:
Acoustic ceilings
Bedding sheets
Blankets, quilts, quilt covers, bedspreads, mattress covers
Carpet backings
Carpet under-paddings
Carpets
Cushion internal ticking
Decking & breather fabrics
Drapery & drapery liners
Drapery pleating
Dust covers
Flanging
Floor coverings
Furniture
Futons
Ironing board pads
Lamp shades
Mats (bath, door, place)
Mattresses & ticking
Napkins
Pillows & pillowcases
Pleated shades
Pull strips
Rugs
Scrims
Slipcovers
Spring insulators
Spring wrap
Tablecloths
Tickings
Upholstery backings, scrims
Vertical blind components
Wall coverings
Window shades
Source: Online/NAN
Comment Now