Production of Melt-blown Non Woven Fabric
Typical Production Procedure of PP Meltblown Nonwoven fabrics
To produce these technical fabrics, it must undergo several processes:
Step 1: Polymer Feeding
Step 2: Meltblown Extrusion
Step 3: Fiber Formation
Step 4: Fiber Cooling
Step 5: Forming Net
Step 6: Strengthening to form Cloth
Various Applications of Meltblown Fabrics:
1. Healthcare Industry – Medical Cloths/ Coverall
Uses: Body Coverall, EPP Kits, body Coverall, Surgical gowns, Diapers, Disinfecting Wraps/ wipes/ Napkins and many more
2. Cloth for Home Décor or Interlining
Uses: Bedsheets, Tablecloth, Wall Cloth, Interlining and more.
3. Garments – Clothes you Wear
Uses: Shaped Cotton, wadding, adhesive lining, shoe liners, leather-based clothing and more.
4. Agriculture Cloths
Uses: Irrigation cloth, cloth for raising seedlings, cloth to protect crops, Thermal insulation curtains and more.
5. Fabric for Industrial Uses
Uses: Filter Material, Geo Textile, cement packaging bag, insulating material, fabric for covering and more.
6. Other Miscellaneous Purposes
Uses: Starting from teabags, cigarette filter, space cotton, thermal insulation cloths, linoleum and more
7. Medical/ N95 Masks
Meltblown fabric are known for its being a key element for N95 masks and surgical masks and the market usually have multi-layered structured which is referred to as – SMS structure. Simple meaning of this is S- the first single Layer, M-the middle meltblown layer, S- the outer of the Spunbond fabric layer.
