A method for forming an article where a friable material is supported by or enclosed by a non-friable material. The article comprises one or more layers of non-friable fibers surrounding the friable material fibers wherein at least some of the non-friable fibers are oriented in a Z plane and at least some of the non-friable fibers are oriented in an XY plane. The fibers are oriented in the Z plane via a felting process such as needle punching through the assembly of the article. The resulting article is a non-woven article even where one or more layer for the article was provided as woven or non-woven layer of fibers.

The invention provides a soundproofing material having excellent heat resistance, and, as a felt that is moldable into a soundproofing material at a low temperature, a felt which contains 10 mass % to 90 mass % of an unstretched thermoplastic resin fiber, and has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 100 mm, and an areal weight of 50 g/m.sup.2 to 2 kg/m.sup.2.

The invention provides a soundproofing material having excellent heat resistance, and, as a felt that is moldable into a soundproofing material at a low temperature, a felt which contains 10 mass % to 90 mass % of an unstretched thermoplastic resin fiber, and has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 100 mm, and an areal weight of 50 g/m.sup.2 to 2 kg/m.sup.2.

Provided herein are an automotive interior material and a method for manufacturing the same. The automotive interior material is capable of allowing high rigidity and weight reduction to be implemented and allowing a bracket, a skin material, and other accessories to be easily attached to a surface of the automotive interior material, using a thermosetting resin and a multi-layered felt layer configured with a first felt layer made of a first material containing a natural fiber and a synthetic fiber, and a second felt layer attached on top of the first felt layer and made of a second material which contains a natural fiber and a synthetic fiber and is different from the first material in at least one of a component and a composition.

Provided herein are an automotive interior material and a method for manufacturing the same. The automotive interior material is capable of allowing high rigidity and weight reduction to be implemented and allowing a bracket, a skin material, and other accessories to be easily attached to a surface of the automotive interior material, using a thermosetting resin and a multi-layered felt layer configured with a first felt layer made of a first material containing a natural fiber and a synthetic fiber, and a second felt layer attached on top of the first felt layer and made of a second material which contains a natural fiber and a synthetic fiber and is different from the first material in at least one of a component and a composition.

A textile stuffer box comprises a housing assembly having a yarn entrance and a yarn exit, and cooperating interior chamber-forming surfaces. The chamber-forming surfaces defines a multi-stage internal crimping chamber for receiving and accumulating a moving length of ply-twisted yarn between the entrance and exit of the housing assembly. The crimping chamber comprising an upstream fixed-volume stage and a downstream adjustable-volume stage. A weight-balanced gate selectively adjusts a volume of the downstream adjustable-volume stage of the crimping chamber, thereby controlling axial compression of yarn accumulating inside the upstream fixed-volume stage of the crimping chamber.

A method of manufacturing a synthetic bale, including the steps of heating a mixture of a first plurality of fibers with a second plurality of fibers to cause the first plurality of fibers and the second plurality of fibers to thermally bond with one another to create bonded fibers, directing the bonded fibers into a forming chamber, and outputting the bonded fibers into a sheath configured for use as a synthetic ground-based bale.

A graphene-infused fabric is provided as a sound reducing acoustic layer for object such as a pickleball paddle. The graphene-infused fabric is made from polymer fibers, at least one of which is a graphene-infused polymer fiber. Graphene is blended into a polymer material, and fibers are manufactured from said material such as by extrusion. The graphene-infused polymer is combined with other fibers to be made into a woven or non-woven fabric.

A graphene-infused fabric is provided as a sound reducing acoustic layer for object such as a pickleball paddle. The graphene-infused fabric is made from polymer fibers, at least one of which is a graphene-infused polymer fiber. Graphene is blended into a polymer material, and fibers are manufactured from said material such as by extrusion. The graphene-infused polymer is combined with other fibers to be made into a woven or non-woven fabric.