A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape.

This cleaning sheet is provided with an embossed part in which the sheet is compressed in the thickness direction. The cleaning sheet is provided with outer layers, forming the surfaces of the sheet; and an inner layer sandwiched between the outer layers. In the boundary areas between the outer layers, and the inner layer, the fibers of the layers are entangled. This allows for a sheet that better retains the raised and sunken shapes embossed therethrough and exhibits excellent collecting performance.

Battery separators and methods are disclosed. The battery separator may be used in a lithium battery. The separator may include a microporous membrane laminated to a coated nonwoven. The coating may contain a polymer and optionally, a filler or particles. The methods may include the steps of: unwinding the microporous membrane and the nonwoven, laminating the nonwoven and microporous membrane, and coating the nonwoven before or after lamination.

A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and structural fibers. The structural fibers forming a network in which the smokeless tobacco is entangled. The structural fibers have a composition different from the smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-entangled fabric can have an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent. In some embodiments, the structural fibers form a nonwoven network. In some embodiments, fibrous structures of the smokeless tobacco are entangled with the structural fibers.

A composite board is made at least partially of a nonwoven composite material. The nonwoven composite material includes unraveled natural fibers and/or glass fibers, plastic fibers, and between 0 and 50% weight of thermoharder. Also, a process for manufacturing the composite board comprises mixing unraveled natural fibers and/or glass fibers with plastic fibers, and with less than 50% weight thermoharder, and thermoforming the mix into a nonwoven composite material layer. Further, the composite board is for use in all applications wherein Particle Board, Medium and High Density Fibreboard, Oriented Strand Board, Laminated Veneer Lumber, Plywood and related materials are used, and in wall panels, separation panels, insulation panels, laminates, flooring, in particular laminate flooring, tiles, furniture, and related applications.

Multi-layered fabric laminates, such as, for example, those used as filler cloths and/or in manufacturing mattress foundations, are described along with methods of making and/using the same.

A three-dimensional substrate has a first surface, a second surface, land areas and comprises three-dimensional protrusions extending outward from the second surface of the three-dimensional substrate. The three-dimensional protrusions are surrounded by the land areas. The three-dimensional substrate is a laminate comprising at least two layers in a face to face relationship. The second layer comprise a tissue layer facing outward from the second surface of the three-dimensional substrate. The tissue layer comprises at least 80% pulp fibers by weight of the tissue layer.

An air filter medium having a large thickness and a low filling factor, a filter pack, an air filter unit, and methods for producing the air filter medium, the filter pack, and the air filter unit are provided. The air filter medium includes a fluororesin porous film having a portion with a filling factor of 3.5% or less, and the portion with a filling factor of 3.5% or less has a thickness of 45 μm or more.

The present invention relates to an article and to method for preparing said article, said article comprising

(i) at least one layer A comprising fibers embedded in a composition comprising at least one vinyl ester resin; and

(ii) a layer B comprising:

from 40 to 100%, preferably from 75 to 100% by weight relative to the total weight of said layer B of at least one thermoplastic polyester;

from 0 to 60% by weight relative to the total weight of said layer B of a polyolefin composition; said composition comprising at least one polyolefin, preferably said at least one polyolefin is polyethylene; and

from 0 to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of said layer B of at least one additive selected from compatibilizing agent and/or impact modifier;

wherein said layer B is selected from the group comprising a blow moulded layer, an injected moulded layer, an extruded-thermoformed layer, a sheet extruded layer, a pipe extruded layer, and an injection stretch-blow moulded layer, and

wherein at least one layer A is in contact with layer B.

The invention relates to a device for producing a nonwoven fabric, wherein at least one spinning apparatus for spinning fibers is provided and a deposit conveyor is provided, on which the fibers can be deposited to form the nonwoven web. At least one hot-air pre-bonding apparatus is provided for the hot-air pre-bonding of the nonwoven web on the deposit conveyor. An additional conveyor for receiving the pre-bonded nonwoven web is arranged downstream of the deposit conveyor in the conveying direction of the nonwoven web, at least one final bonding apparatus being provided for the final bonding of the nonwoven web on the additional conveyor. The hot hot-air pre-bonding of the nonwoven web can be carried out on the deposit conveyor, with the stipulation that the nonwoven web has a strength in the machine direction (MD) of 0.6 to 4 N/5 cm before being transferred to the additional conveyor.