Spun bonding Technology and Fabric Properties: a Review

Abstract

The process of making spun bond fabrics combines the production of fabrics with the production of filaments. High process efficiencies and excellent properties of these fabrics have made them acceptable in different areas of application like civil engineering, medical and hygiene, automotive industry, shoe industry and packaging. Controlling the structure and properties of the fabric is a difficult task as there are several process parameters affecting fabric properties besides the structure and properties of the filaments. Several scattered studies explain the influence of process parameters on filament and fabric properties but lot of information on the fabric properties is missing. A comprehensive review of the spun bonding technique, fabric characteristics and the process parameters is presented in this paper. An understanding on this will help in optimizing the process parameters for producing desired properties in the fabric.