Provided is an artificial leather that has texture (stiffness), a luxuriant feel (dispersibility of fiber bundles), and a slick feel (resin clusters of appropriate size) and can be used suitably as a seat cover material or interior design material for interiors, cars, airplanes, railway cars, etc. and garment accessory products. This artificial leather comprises a fiber sheet and a polyurethane resin and is characterized in that: the fiber sheet comprises at least a fiber layer (A) that forms a first outer surface of the artificial leather; the k-nearest neighbor distance proportion (k=9, radius r=20 μm) between cross-sections of single fibers configuring the fiber layer (A) in a thickness direction cross-section of the artificial leather is 10-80%; the cross-sectional polyurethane resin area ratio in a thickness direction cross-section of the fiber layer (A) is 10-30%; and the standard deviation of the cross-sectional polyurethane resin area ratio in a thickness direction cross-section of the fiber layer (A) is 25% or less.

The present invention relates to an artificial leather for automotive interior materials and a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically, the artificial leather of the present invention has a seam line formed thereon, and is used in a covering process of automotive interior materials. According to the present invention, the artificial leather of the present invention is wrinkle-free, allows easy deployment of an airbag, and has excellent durability.

Disclosed is an artificial leather base material including: a non-woven fabric that is an entangle body of fibers (A) and fibers (B); and an elastic polymer applied inside the non-woven fabric, wherein the fibers (A) are crimped fibers that are formed from two types of resins with intrinsic viscosities different from each other, and that are filaments of 0.6 dtex or more, and the fibers (B) are ultrafine fibers of less than 0.6 dtex.

The present invention relates to an artificial leather for automotive interior materials and a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically, the artificial leather of the present invention is used in a covering process of automotive interior materials. According to the present invention, when the artificial leather of the present invention is used, transfer of the unevenness of an automotive interior material may be prevented, and wrinkling of the artificial leather may be prevented. In addition, the artificial leather of the present invention allows easy deployment of an airbag.

A seat support element having an outer layer that includes an outer surface and an inner surface, a synthetic skin extending over the inner surface of the outer layer, and a first foam layer extending over the synthetic skin. A method of forming the seat support element includes the following steps: forming the outer layer by applying at least one layer of paint against a first forming surface of a forming tool, applying the synthetic skin against the inner surface of the outer layer, and applying the first foam layer against an inner surface of the synthetic skin.

A latex dipped article, particularly a fabric supported glove which is flexible and fatigue resistant, comprising a fabric liner, with a shape of a hand. The fabric liner is coated with a foam polymeric latex material which is then treated with an aqueous silicone or non-silicon based surface active agent to facilitate the formation of percolative surface structure through bursting of bubbles in the foam layer and stripped off the excess polymeric material. Then the stripped material is removed gently by exposing to a flowing fluid which further enhances the texture of the percolative coating that results an excellent grip in dry, wet and oil environments.

A polyurethane-coated fabric product, particularly a polyurethane-coated glove, has a fabric liner and, on the surface of the liner, a microporous foam layer comprising polyurethane and a bifunctional sulphur-containing alkoxysilane. The microporous foam layer exhibits increased abrasion resistance, durability and increased resistance to water penetration. Preferably, the bifunctional sulphur-containing alkoxysilane is bis(triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulphane. The polyurethane-coated fabric product is manufactured by a method that includes providing a fabric liner, applying a io coating to at least part of the surface of the liner, wherein the coating comprises a solution, in a polar aprotic solvent, of a polyurethane resin and a bifunctional sulphur-containing alkoxysilane, treating the coated fabric with water, thereby causing the polyurethane to coagulate and form a microporous foam layer on the fabric liner, and drying the polyurethane-coated fabric is product.

A machine for manufacturing artificial turf includes a fiber inserter configured to incorporate artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing to form the artificial turf. The artificial turf includes an underside and an artificial turf surface. The machine further includes a coater configured to coat the underside with a colloidal latex coating. The colloidal latex coating has an exposed surface. The machine further includes an applicator configured to wett an exposed surface of the colloidal latex coating with an anti-blistering agent. The machine further includes a heater configured to heat the underside to cure the colloidal latex coating into a solid latex coating.

A method of manufacturing a tufted surface covering includes incorporating tuft fiber into a backing to form the tufted surface covering, wherein the tufted surface covering includes an underside and a pile surface; coating the underside with a colloidal latex coating, wherein the colloidal latex coating has an exposed surface; wetting the exposed surface with an anti-blistering agent; and heating at least the underside to cure the colloidal latex coating into a solid latex coating.

A method for processing plant material for converting such material into a product with leather-like properties comprises chemical processing, or tanning, of the plant material to convert same into a feather-like material. The method comprises at least the steps of chemical processing, drying, and welding. The end-product is characterized by its similarity to leather and may be used in diverse areas of industry, such as clothing, footwear, bags, accessories, furniture, inter alia.