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NEEDLEPUNCHING [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Nonwoven Textiles
DEF

A physical method of mechanically interlocking fiber webs by using barbed needles to reposition some of the fibers from a horizontal to a vertical orientation.

OBS

[For nonwovens], under mechanical bonding, the two most widely used methods are needlepunching and spunlacing (hydroentanglement).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Nontissés (Industries du textile)
DEF

Méthode mécanique d'enchevêtrement des nappes fibreuses par l'intermédiaire d'aiguilles à barbes qui déplacent certaines fibres du voile de la position horizontale à la position verticale.

OBS

L'aiguilletage et l'enchevêtrement par eau sont les deux types de liage mécanique des nontissés.

Spanish

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