Technical textiles · across the classes
Nonwoven Fabrics: Processes, Products and Standards
Fabrics made straight from fibres or filaments, bonded mechanically, thermally or chemically without weaving or knitting. They are the largest single route into technical textiles.
- 21 articles
- 66 standards
- 48 upcoming fairs
- 103 machines
- 31 calculators
What it covers
- spunbond and SMS
- meltblown filter media
- needle-punched felts and geotextiles
- spunlace wipes
- thermal-bonded hygiene coverstock
- airlaid cores
Made from
Polypropylene above all, then polyester, viscose, cotton and bicomponent fibres.
Articles
- Global Leaders in Nonwoven Fabric Supply: Hygiene, Filtration, and Industrial Impact
- Sustainable Textile Innovation: Top Nonwoven Machinery Manufacturers in the Industry
- Fabric Drape and Handle Calculations for Textile Manufacturing
- Fabric Dimensional Calculations for Textile Manufacturing
- Fabric Air Permeability Calculations for Textile Manufacturing
- Non-Woven Fabrics: Examples, Applications, and Sustainable Innovations
- Non-Woven Textiles: Comprehensive Guide to Types, Applications, and Sustainability
- Fabric Construction: 10 Methods, How Each Is Made and How to Tell Them Apart
- Textile Innovations for Extreme Environments: Fabrics for Space and Arctic Conditions
- Meltblown Non-Woven Fabrics: Properties, Applications, and Sustainability
- Fundamentals of Nonwoven Fabric Formation
- Exploring the Elegance of Net Fabric: Material, Types, and Uses
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- Manufacturing Process of Automobile Airbags
- Importance of Air Permeability/Fabric porous structure in production of technical textile fabrics
- Nonwovens Printing Machine Market Poised to Expand at a Robust Pace Over 2017-2027
- Textile Fabric Types by Fiber Sources
- Woven & Non-woven Geotextile Fabric
- Raw materials for the production of nonwovens
- Non-Woven Fabrics
- Water Proof and Water Repellent Fabric Finishes
- Types of Fabric: Names, Pictures and Uses from A to Z
Test methods and specifications
Grouped by the subject in each standard’s official title. Each entry links to the register record, which names the current edition and its equivalents.
Test methods for nonwovens23
- GB/T 24218.1 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 1: Determination of mass per unit area
- GB/T 24218.10 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 10: Lint and other particles generation in the…
- GB/T 24218.101 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 101: Saline repellency（Mason Jar Method）
- GB/T 24218.102 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 102:Determination of tensile elasticity
- GB/T 24218.11 Textiles － Test methods for nonwovens － Part 11: Run-off
- GB/T 24218.12 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 12：Demand absorbency
- GB/T 24218.13 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 13: Repeated liquid strike-through time
- GB/T 24218.14 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 14：Coverstock Wetback
- GB/T 24218.15 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 15: Determination of air permeability
- GB/T 24218.16 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 16: Determination of resistance to penetration by water(hydrostatic…
- GB/T 24218.17 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 17: Determination of resistance to penetration by water…
- GB/T 24218.18 Textiles―Test methods for nonwovens―Part 18: Determination of breaking strength and elongation （grab method）
- GB/T 24218.2 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 2: Determination of thickness
- GB/T 24218.3 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 3: Determination of tensile strength and elongation (Strip…
- GB/T 24218.6 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 6：Absorption
- GB/T 24218.8 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 8：Determination of liquid strike-through time (simulated urine)
- ISO 9073-10 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 10: Lint and other particles generation in the…
- ISO 9073-12 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 12: Demand absorbency
- ISO 9073-15 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 15: Determination of air permeability
- ISO 9073-16 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 16: Determination of resistance to penetration by water…
- ISO 9073-17 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 17: Determination of water penetration (spray impact)
- ISO 9073-2 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 2: Determination of thickness
- ISO 9073-9 Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 9: Determination of drapability including drape coefficient
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- ISO 24269 Nonwovens — Performance requirements and test methods for filtration and safety — Materials for general use…
- ISO 25081 Nonwovens — Test methods for filtration of particulate matter
- ISO 9073-1 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 1: Determination of mass per unit area
- ISO 9073-11 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 11: Run-off
- ISO 9073-13 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 13: Repeated liquid strike-through time (simulated urine)
- ISO 9073-14 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 14: Coverstock wetback (simulated urine)
- ISO 9073-18 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 18: Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break using…
- ISO 9073-3 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 3: Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break using…
- ISO 9073-4 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 4: Determination of tear resistance by the trapezoid procedure
- ISO 9073-5 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 5: Determination of resistance to mechanical penetration (ball burst procedure)
- ISO 9073-6 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 6: Absorption
- ISO 9073-7 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 7: Determination of bending length
- ISO 9073-8 Nonwovens — Test methods — Part 8: Determination of liquid strike-through time (simulated urine) for nonwoven…
- ISO 9092 Nonwovens — Vocabulary
Test Methods for Non-Wovens2
Textile machinery2
Test methods for nonwovens, Lint and other particles generation in the1
Test methods for nonwovens, Repeated liquid strike-through time1
Test methods for nonwovens, Coverstock wetback1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of air permeability1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of resistance to penetration1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of water penetration (spray 1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of breaking strength and elo1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of thickness1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of tear resistance1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of resistance to mechanical 1
Test methods for nonwovens, Absorption1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of bending length1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of liquid strike-through tim1
Test methods for nonwovens, Determination of drape coefficient1
Test methods for nonwovens, Run-off1
Test methods for nonwovens, Demand absorbency1
Surfaces for sports areas1
Test methods for nonwovens1
Evaluation for biodegradability of nonwovens1
Test Methods for Nonwovens1
Polypropylene Spun Bonded Non-Woven Crop Covers and Fruit Skirting Bag1
Web formation and bonding in nonwovens1
Safety requirements for wetlaid-nonwoven machinery1
Nonwovens Standard Procedures1
Laws and mandatory certification
Instruments in the regulation register whose obligations name this class’s products. In force first; rescinded and replaced orders stay listed as history.
No law in the register names this class’s products yet.
Upcoming trade fairs
- EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products CourseOnline, Belgium
- GNA Webinar: Nonwovens Learning with INDA and EDANA in 2027United States
- HYGIENIXHouston, United States
- AFS Short Course: Introduction to Industrial Liquid Cartridge FiltrationUnited States
- Carding technology – mechanical web formationAlbstadt, Germany
- Basics of nonwoven technology – needling processAlbstadt, Germany
- EDANA Advanced Nonwovens Carding CourseTourcoing, France
- FSA – Filtration & Separation Asia (亚洲过滤与分离工业展览会)Shanghai, China
- Basics of products for the needling and structuring processAlbstadt, Germany
- EDANA Advanced Nonwovens Spunbond / Meltblown CourseTourcoing, France
Machines
Calculators
- PP Woven Sack Fabric GSM & Bag Weight Calculator
- Medical Face Mask Type Check (EN 14683 Type I, II, IIR)
- High-Visibility Garment Area & Class Check (EN ISO 20471)
- FIBC Bulk Bag Safe Working Load & Lifting Loop Check
- Wetlaid Headbox Flow, Jet-to-Wire Ratio & Crowding Number
- Roll Build, Splice Count & Converting Yield
- Spunbond Spinline Draw-Down & Aerodynamic Drag
- SMS Layer Balance: Barrier Against Strength
- Filter Media Efficiency, Resistance & Quality Factor
- Meltblown Air-to-Polymer Ratio & Fibre Diameter
- Crosslapper Mass Balance, Layer Count & Lay Angle
- Airlaid Latex Binder Make-Up & Drying Load
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- Spunlace Wipe Liquid Retention & Release Calculator
- Absorbable Suture Tensile Degradation Calculator
- Multi-Insult Strike-Through & Rewet Calculator
- Spunlace Water Pressure, Flow & Specific Energy Calculator
- Spunbond Throughput to Web GSM Calculator
- Diaper Core SAP Swelling & Capacity Under Load Calculator
- Needle Punching Density & Penetration Depth Tool
- PTFE Membrane Gas Permeation Rate & Enrichment Calculator
- Meltblown Pore Size & Filtration Pressure Drop Modeler
- Dialysis Hollow Fibre Membrane Permeability & Ultrafiltration
- HEPA Filter Pleat Geometry to Airflow Optimisation
- Surgical Gown Hydrostatic Head & Seam Failure Predictor
- Geotextile Soil Retention (AOS) & Permittivity Predictor
- Electrostatic Charge Decay in Synthetic Filter Media
- Coalescing Filter Liquid-Liquid Separation Efficiency
- Thermal Bonding Calender Nip Pressure & Dwell Time Calculator
- Bandage Stretch, Layers & Sub-Bandage Pressure Calculator
- Ballistic Aramid Plies to V50 Velocity Modeler
- Baghouse Filter Cake Pressure Drop & Pulse Timing
Raw-material prices
Daily and monthly series for the fibres and feedstocks this class is mostly made from.
US import duty headings
The HTS headings these products usually fall under. Classification turns on the exact product, so read the lines under each heading.
India’s official HSN codes
Codes India lists as technical textiles (DGFT, 2019 and 2022) under this page’s HS headings.
| HSN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 56012110 | Textile Materials And Articles Thereof; Textile Fibres, Not Exceeding 5 Mm In Length (Flock), Textile Dust And Mill Neps: Wadding; Other Articles Of Cotton Wadding: Absorbent Cotton Wool |
| 56012190 | Wadding; Other Articles Of Cotton Wadding: Other |
| 56012200 | Wadding Of Textile Materials And Articles Thereof; Textile Fibres, Not Exceeding 5 Mm In Length (Flock), Textile Dust And Mill Neps: Wadding Of Man-Made Fibres |
| 56012900 | Wadding; Other Articles Of Man-Made Fibres Wadding: Other |
| 56021000 | Felt, Whether Or Not Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated: Needle Loom Felt & Stitch-Bonded Fibre Fabrics |
| 56022100 | Other Felt, Not Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated: Of Wool Or Fine Animal Hair |
| 56022910 | Other Felt Not Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated Of Other Textile Materials For Machines Other Than Cotton Machinery |
| 56022920 | Other Felt Not Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated: Of Jute (Including Blended/Union Jute) Not For Machinery |
Where to read more
ISO/TC 38 Textiles Part free
Scope, subcommittees (SC 1, 2, 20, 23 Fibres and yarns, 24) and working groups including WG 9 Nonwovens; standards themselves are sold.
EDANA / INDA: Nonwovens Standard Procedures (NWSP) Paid
Explains the joint EDANA-INDA nonwoven test-method book (NWSP) and how to obtain it.
EDANA: What are nonwovens? Free
A plain explanation of what nonwovens are and how they are made, from the European industry association.
INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Part free
Nonwoven basics, plus paid courses from elementary nonwovens to filter media and wipes.
MANTRA technical textiles laboratory Paid
Lists the tests MANTRA's lab runs on technical textiles, such as air permeability, water vapour transmission and run-off.
NC State Wilson College of Textiles Part free
Textile degrees and research, including the Nonwovens Institute and the Textile Protection and Comfort Center.
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) Part free
Nonwovens pilot lines, labs, training and an explainer on what nonwovens are.
NPTEL: Nonwoven Technology (IIT Delhi, Dr. Dipayan Das) Free
A web-text course on web formation, bonding and properties of nonwovens, organised lesson by lesson.