Nonwovens are fibre based flat webs which are neither woven nor knitted. They take on many different forms and are used in industry for applications as diverse as insulating electric cables and making disposable nappies.
ADVANSA has an extensive 30 year experience in the segment, positioning the company as a research and development leader, constantly anticipating the market and meeting our customers specific needs.
ADVANSA supplies fibres to the nonwovens industry as well as developing products and streamlining processes to create customer business solutions. By endorsing branding concepts like Dacron® Plus for wallpapers and Hydrofix® for hygiene, household and medical uses, ADVANSA also supports consumer awareness. ADVANSA nonwovens are used in the following applications:
Interlining for Apparel No 1 in the global nonwovens industry, Freudenberg relies on ADVANSA to supply them with consistently high quality Dacron® products, setting standards for the total industry.
Artificial Leather Goods Dacron® and Hydrofix® are specifically engineered products for coating substrates where high quality and consistency is vital. ADVANSA provides material for PVC and PU coatings manufactured by Nuova F.N.T. or Orlandi.
Construction and Housing Home decorating has been revolutionised by wallpaper manufactured with innovative Dacron® Plus. allowing the user to chose between pasting the wall or the paper. Being easy to put up, reposition or remove, Dacron® Plus nonwoven wallpaper makes decorating easier than ever before. Companies like Erfurt have taken advantage of this technology.
Cable Wrapping/Battery Separators Nonwoven products are used for various insulatory and protective applications in the electric industry. Royalin and Lantor b.v. use ADVANSA products for battery separators and cable wrapping.
Laminates for Boats and Airplanes Specifically adapted materials are needed for maritme and aviation applications. ADVANSA provides special engineered fibres for laminating and coating technologies supplied by Lantor and Nuova F.N.T.
Filtration Fibres for air and liquid filter material have to meet strict health standards. Major suppliers of air and liquid filter material, like Ahlstrom and Freudenberg, count on ADVANSA to meet their quality requirements.
Car Industry Headliners, panels, carpets, seats and insulation are a few of the applications of ADVANSA's Dacron® fibres in the car industry. ADVANSA’s industry partners include Ahlstrom-automotive, Tharreaux, Fiberduk and Industrie M. Peruzzo.
Medical Bandages, surgical masks, bed covers, surgical covers and other materials make extensive use of nonwoven materials. ADVANSA provides fibres with FDA and BGA compliance for these applications supplied by manufacturers such as Ahlstroem-Dexter, BFF nonwovens limited. or Polymer Group, Inc.
Nonwoven Technology
Spunlace (Hydroentangling) High speed carding, low foaming , easy hydro entangling products Dacron 158 non-white semi dull or optical white bright 1.6dtex/38mm PSNSD non-white, semi dull 1.7dtex/38mm RWSD 1.3dtex, 1.7dtex and 3.3dtex in different Cut length Black 1.7dtex/38mm and 3.3dtex/50 and 60mm
Thermobonding / chemical bonding Low shrinkage optical whitened or non whitened T54 in 1.7 and 3.3dtex , 38,50 and 60mm cut length. T54NSD/6.7dtex/38/50/60mm for Aquisition and Distribution layer constructions. Soft and low pill T107/1.7dtex/38mm for different end uses Binder CO-PES Speciality Type 134WSD/1,7dtex (bonding at 190 C) Binder Co-PES Speciality Type 171WSD/1.9dtex (bonding at 170 C) Black , grey and other customised colours in 1.7/3.3/6.7/12/15dtex different cut length
Needle punch Different products in 1.7-15dtex in raw white (RW) semi dull (SD) and Black, Grey and other colours are available with different properties for carpeting, geo-textile, filtration, car, leather and coating substrates.
Paper / wet laid processes A range of special engineered short cut uncrimped fibres are available in different cut lengths from 6-30mm and dtex 1.7-13 for reinforcement of special paper grades and end uses e.g. wallpaper, filtration, car, abrasives, medical, laminates or foot packaging. Products with FDA and or BGA compliance for food and medical available. Binder Co-PES (low melting core sheet) 2.2dtex 6mm
Crimped 1.7/6mm T342 for fluff pulp blends and paper specialities with higher bulk
