Natural Fibers In Nonwoven Manufacture Classic Reprint

Download or read book Natural Fibers in Nonwoven Manufacture (Classic Reprint) written by Clarence A. Moore and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Natural Fibers in Nonwoven Manufacture Use of manmade fibers has weakened the competitive position of natural fibers in conventional textile production. As a result, cotton producers have an important stake in development of new sources of demand for natural fibers. Since the introduction of nonwovens in the thirties, and especially in the postwar era, the market for bonded fiber fabrics has increased rapidly. The new processes have brought increased efficiency in fabric manufacture by eliminating expensive spinning and weaving. Development of nonwoven fabrication has Opened a new market for great quantities of raw materials. If cotton captures a significant share of this market it has a potential for large growth in future sales. Nonwoven fabric production, defined broadly for this study (see p. L), exceeded 1 billion pounds in 1967. Bonded fiber fabrics made up 9.h percent of this total; felts and punched and needled materials, percent; and padding materials, percent. During the last decade, bonded fiber fabrics generated most of the enthusiasm about the dynamic and exciting potential of the nonwoven industry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.