The Nonwovens Institute offers a series of pilot facilities for manufacturing various types of nonwovens. Our Cotton Inc. Staple nonwovens lab offers carding, crosslapping, needling, calendering. Wet-lay and airlay web forming is also offered. These capabilities are modular and allow the formation of very unique nonwovens.
The Nonwovens Institute's Partners SpunMelt Pilot Lab represents a unique world class research and product development laboratory. The line currently includes carding, bicomponent fiber formation in both spunbond and meltblown, in-line hydroentangling for bonding and splitting bicomponent fibers, and thermal bonding equipment.
The lab equipment can be operated at full commercial through put speeds (approx. 300m/min), while only requiring material for a 1/2 meter wide line. This will allow our clients to use relatively low volumes of raw materials to produce working prototypes.
The Nonwovens Institute's Cotton Inc. Staple Nonwovens Pilot Lab currently includes carding, cross-lapping, needle punching and thermal bonding capabilities as well as Rando airlay and wetlay web formation. These processes are modular and can be used in many different combinations.
The Nonwovens Institute's Cotton Inc. Staple Nonwovens Pilot Lab will undergo maor modifications over the next six months to make it into a unique world class research and product development laboratory. More on this can be found in our news section.
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Fee Structure for Services
These services are offered under confidentiality.
The costs are determined on the basis of the equipment usage; each equipment has a specific facility use rate.
Cost estimates will be provided upon request within 24 hours.
For standard tests and routine pilot trial, a simple NCRC Testing Services Agreement (TSA) is required.
For more involved, open-ended projects that may result in the generation of intellectual property, a Standard Research Agreement (SRA) is required.
If you have any questions, please contact us by telephone 919-515-6551 or for a quotation, email us at nonwovens@ncsu.edu
The Nonwovens Institute pilot facilities are open to all industrial and academic parties.
The Nonwovens Institute's
Partners' Product Innovation Laboratory
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To learn more about the features of the equipment, select one of the following:
The Nonwovens Institute
Partners Lab Meltblowing Capabilities
The Nonwovens Institute Partners Lab Spunbonding Capabilities
The Nonwovens Institute Partners Lab Hydroentangling Capabilities
The Nonwovens Institute Staple Lab Capabilities
To schedule a trial, or to learn more, contact us by email at nonwovens@ncsu.edu
