Nonwovens

Jetstrip Critical Component to Successful Hydroentanglement

The process of spunlacing or “hydroentangling” is perhaps the fastest growing technology in the nonwovens field. The principle is unique unto itself-ultra fine, high velocity jets or “needles” of water are volleyed against a fiber web or other similar substrate. The kinetic energy transferred from the water causes the fibers to entangle,wrap, and knot about each other in the web. The resulting product is one with many conventional textile properties such as softness of hand, drapability, durability, and the ability to be patterned. Spunlaced nonwovens are expanding into new and heretofore difficult to penetrate markets such as apparel, home furnishings, and domestics. Moreover, end use products such as personal wipes, domestic wipes, and institutional wipes continue to grow for spunlaced nonwovens. Industry experts estimate that approximately 12% of all nonwovens are made through the spunlaced process. Vital to the success or failure of the hydroentangling process is the spunlace jetstrip. The jetstrip is the key critical component that determines the overall characteristics of the nonwovens produced. The jetstrip is the metal strip with many small orifices through which water is pumped at extremely high pressures. It is therefore critical to have a jetstrip made to withstand high pressures while simultaneously producing accurate uniform, needles of water that will deliver energy powerfully and efficiently.

Proprietary Manufacturing technology

Nippon Nozzle has a unique technology regarding the manufacture of spunlace jetstrips. This proprietary knowledge and the custom manufacturing capabilities allow Nippon Nozzle to manufacture spunlace jetstrips with capillary diameters significantly smaller than 100 microns while still maintaining the highest degrees of accuracy, quality, and energy from the waterjet needles. This can help conserve energy, which spunlacing lines use a great deal of. Additionally, Nippon Nozzle’s proprietary process results in jetstrips with much “smoother” capillary bores and capillaries that are far more perpendicular to the jetstrip than many others commercially available. This results in straighter water needles packing more kinetic energy. This is very significant as Nippon Nozzle jetstrips may yield higher entanglement efficiency, reduced production seconds, and tend to use less water and energy-which are significant costs in the hydroentanglement process.

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Nippon Nozzle Spunlance Jet Strips

Nippon Nozzle produced the first commercial Spunlace Water Jet Strips in the early 1970s and since then they continue to keep their position as the world leader in Water Jet Strips for Spunlace.
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Nippon Nozzle Spinnerettes

A leader in micro-precision processing, Nippon Nozzle has earned both an excellent reputation and the highest degree of trust from our customers. Nippon Nozzle is the manufacture of various kinds of spinnerets and auxiliary precision parts for the manufacture of synthetic and chemical fiber.
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Klüber High Tech Lubricants

Frankl & Thomas is a stocking distributor for specialty lubricants in the textile industry. We supply high temperature, heavy load oils and greases for all applications in finishing, yarn manufacturing, nonwovens, synthetic fibers and weaving applications.
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Separator Rolls

Frankl & Thomas has been successfully serving the needs of synthetic fiber producers around the world for decades. Their wide range of separator rolls are primarily used for the drawing process, which includes draw twisting, draw texturing and draw winding.
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Extruder Screen Packs

F&T distributes Jelliff extruder screens in a complete range of sizes and shapes of screens in steel and stainless steel. Frankl-Thomas can fill your extruder screen requirements in a prompt and economical fashion. Also available are spot-welded and aluminum bound screen packs.
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Telmec Gear Pumps and Pump Parts

Frankl & Thomas represents Telmec, a company born to the precision world in 1967 improving the high mechanical precision. Today all of Telmec products are manufactured in a modern industrial plant equipped with the most advanced technology.
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HSGM Hot Knives

Heat-cutting of synthetic fabric, ropes and belts – this special process is gaining in importance continuously in the course of manufacturing and in the garment industry.
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Bobotex Roll Covering

Frankl & Thomas stock a large inventory of roll coverings made by Bobotex. Bobotex is the leading manufacturer of roll coverings for the textile, paper and food industries.
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Slitting Blades

We are custom tailors of slitting blades. Frankl & Thomas can custom design the blade to your exact requirements.
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Staples Cutting Blades

View our available staples cutting blades.
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Aspirator Guns

View our inventory of Frankl & Thomas Aspirator (Yarn Suction) Guns.
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Hot Air Knives

The Air Knife is a versatile new generation of portable electro-pneumatic equipment for variety waste cutting applications. It uses the principle of Non Contact Cutting for cutting any waste that needs to be removed.
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