What is Spunlace Nonwoven? The Ultimate Guide by Chenyang Experts
Explore the complete guide to Spunlace Nonwoven fabric: how it's made, its properties, and applications. Brought to you by Zhejiang Chenyang Nonwoven, a leading manufacturer with 20+ years of experience. Find your perfect spunlace solution today.
Spunlace nonwoven fabric, renowned for its softness and strength, is one of the most versatile materials in the technical textiles market. But what truly defines its quality, and how can you select the right spunlace for your high-performance application? For over two decades, Zhejiang Chenyang Nonwoven Co., Ltd. has been at the forefront of spunlace innovation, integrating production and finishing to serve the global high-end market. This ultimate guide, drawn from our extensive experience, will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of spunlace nonwoven and how to leverage it for your products.
Spunlace (Also called Hydroentanglement) is a bonding process for wet or dry fibrous webs made by either carding, airlaying or wet-laying, the resulting bonded fabric being a nonwoven.
It uses fine, high pressure jets of water which penetrate the web, hit the conveyor belt (or "wire" as in papermaking conveyor) and bounce back causing the fibres to entangle.
Fibers:
Polyester Fiber
Spunlace non woven fabric used short staple fibers, the most popular is viscose(38mm*1.67dtex) and polyester staple fibers(38mm*1.56dtex).
Sometimes Polypropylene (PP) also used in spunlace production.
Some other raw material, such as cotton, tencel,chitin etc. These fibers are more natural and they are from plant or animal, which is more expensive.
That is all about spunlace meaning you want to know.
Spunlace Technology :
Spunlace Machine
A spunlace productive line is several machine parts contains, like mixer machine, carding machine, water jets etc.. To invest a spunlace machine is big.
The local China spunlace nonwoven machinery are mainly from Feilong, Zhengfangji etc.
The famous one may be "ANDRITZ" in Europe.
Based on technical reason, imported machine is better than Chinese machine, both output and fabric quality.
Nowadays the most spunlace non woven fabric manufacturers are from US, Europe,China and Turkey, Vietiam, India and Indonesia also have the spunlace machines in currently years. But China should be the most complete types and export the most quantity every year.
Hznonwoven now has 2 imported machine and 1 local machine, satisfied to different customer requirement.
The Characteristic of Spunlace Nonwoven
Flexible entanglement, does not affect the original characteristics of the fiber, does not damage the fiber.
Appearance is closer to traditional textiles than other nonwovens.
High strength, low fluffy.
High moisture absorption, rapid moisture absorption.
Good ventilation.
Soft, good shape
Various of Patterns
No adhesive reinforcement, washable
Also to produce the spunlace fabric, it is a big investment as mentioned before, the lines is very long and covers an large area.
Spunlace Process
Chenyang's Manufacturing Excellence:
At our integrated production base, we utilize state-of-the-art hydroentanglement technology. This allows us to precisely control the water jet pressure and pattern, creating fabrics with tailored weight, strength, and texture-from incredibly soft substrates for hygienic products to robust fabrics for industrial wiping.
Spunlace nonwoven Fabric is an important type of non woven fabric.(see what is non woven). The Spunlace process is a nonwovens manufacturing system that employs jets of water to entangle fibers and thereby provide fabric integrity. In last article, we have a photo to show the spunlace process:
In fact, With the development of spunlace nonwoven technology currently, we have some new spunlaced technology, one of the most important is woodpulp spunlace fabric. See the woodpulp spunlace process as below:
Woodpulp Spunlace Fabric now is popular and can replace some normal spunlace fabric, this fabric have 2 types:
Woodpulp Polyester Non woven Fabric & Woodpulp POLYPROPYLENE Non woven Fabric
These wood pulp non woven fabric is cheaper and also a good material for spunlace wipers.
Type of Spunlace Non woven Fabric
Engineering Properties for Your Needs:
The theoretical properties of spunlace are one thing; consistently achieving them in high-volume production is another. Chenyang's focus on the high-end market means we guarantee:
Consistent Softness & Drapability for premium hygiene and cosmetic products.
Superior Vertical Wicking for effective cleaning and fluid distribution.
Minimal Lint Generation, a critical factor for electronic and critical environment wipes.
Exceptional Strength-to-Weight Ratio, ensuring durability without bulk.
Based on the different lapping machine, spunlace have 2 types: Parallel lapped Spunlace Fabric & Cross Lapped Spunlace Fabric. What is the difference of Parallel lapped Spunlace Fabric & Cross Lapped Spunlace Fabric? The main difference is their fabric strength.Take 40gsm 100% polyester spunlace fabric for example, we see their data sheet as below:
Application of Spunlace Non woven
Spunlace in Action: Applications We Excel In
Our 6,000+ tons of annual production capacity powers a diverse range of high-end applications. We don't just supply fabric; we provide solutions for:
Hygiene & Medical: Ultra-soft face mask layers, biodegradable wet wipes, medical gowns.
Premium Wiping: Strong, low-lint wipes for optics, automotive, and disinfectant applications.
Apparel & Composites: Flexible and comfortable interlinings, durable coating substrates.
Advanced Materials: Custom-engineered fabrics for filtration and technical uses.
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