Wednesday, September 27

Meltblown & Spunbond Technology

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Moderator: John Hagewood, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)

Future of Spunlaid Technology

H. G. Geus, Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG
  • Possible modifications to the spunbond process creating fabrics with new property profiles

Velocity and Temperature Fields from Multiple-Row Melt Blowing Dies

Holly M. Krutka, University of Oklahoma
  • Using CFD to model the turbulent air flow field generated by the Schwartz meltblow die
  • Comparing flow and temperature fields generated by different jet configurations to predict best geometry

Effects of Fiber Size, Charging and Polymer Additives on Filtration Media Performance

Mark Snider, Nordson Corporation
  • Technical comparison of fine- fiber meltblown filtration media, additive combinations and ratios with discussion on overall product performance

Latest Results in Processing PET Spunbonded Nonwovens

Ralf Taubner, Saxton Textile Research Institute (Germany)
  • Engineering parameters from experimental investigations of PET spunbonded nonwovens are shared

Influence of Process Temperature on Fiber Diameter Development During Melt Blowing

Randall R Bresee, University of Tennessee
  • Comparison of polypropylene fiber diameters extruded at a range of temperatures
  • Impact of temperature on web characteristics

 

 

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INTC 2006 •  Sept 25-28, 2006 • Houston, Texas
Program subject to last minute changes and cancellations. The opinions given at INTC 2006 are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of INDA, TAPPI or of their Board of Directors.
Photographs courtesy of:
  
Ægis Environments;
ChK Group, Inc.
Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH
Nordson Corporation
Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.		 .
Shiga University
Texas Tech University, Neal Hinkle
University of Arkansas
University of Delaware