Use of nonwovens in
automotive business segment is expanding more and more each
day. Currently more than 40 automotive parts are made by
using nonwoven fabrics. Nonwoven fabrics provide several
advantages over woven and knit counterparts. General
Nonwovens offers both PP and PET based fabrics for
automotive applications. Polyester spunbonds are widely
used in the automotive industry and they are easily
customized. They can be molded and contoured to fit almost
all interior, trim and or other complex surfaces. The
uniform appearance of the fabrics not only serves to
technical needs but also the visual expectations.
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Durable nonwoven fabrics have high strength and are
resistant to abrasion. More importantly, nonwovens are
very cost-effective because they generally weigh less
then woven materials. General Nonwovens is,
shrinkage-free, high-elongation polyester spunbond
nonwovens provide very good coverage at same performance
allowing users to decrease the basis weight of the
fabric with potential savings.
General Nonwovens AutoGen brand media are used in the
following applications:
- Secondary carpet backings,
- Tufted carpet under padding,
- Mold release applications
- Hood liners and Headliners (Facings and backing
substrates.)
- Reinforcement layers,
- Acoustic and thermal insulation media,
- Door panel trim and backings,
- Floor covers backing substrate
- Seat cover slip sheets,
- Transmission oil, motor oil and cabin air filters.
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