Hydroentanglement

How it is used

Used for nonwoven manufacture; also called spunlacing, with properties depending on fibres and process settings.

Example sentences

1. Hydroentanglement gave the fibre web enough cohesion for the next production stage.

   The water jets create connections by rearranging and entangling fibres.

2. The mill adjusted water pressure during hydroentanglement to change the fabric structure.

   Pressure is a process variable rather than a fibre-composition label.

Common collocations

• hydroentanglement process
• hydroentanglement line

Related terms

• fibreA very thin, long strand of natural or man-made material that is spun into yarn to make fabric, such as cotton, wool, polyester or viscose.
• fabricCloth made by weaving, knitting or bonding fibres or yarns together, used to make clothes, home textiles and many other products.

More terms: Textile Production

• yarn
• weave
• knitting
• dyeing
• finishing
• shrinkage
• colourfastness
• pilling
• singeing
• desizing
• mercerisation
• heat setting