A important part of a needlepunch production line is the stretch machine.  This piece of equipment comes after a needle loom and is used to tie the fibers together tighter after they have been needled.  It also provides other functions and you can read about it in the definition.

http://www.nonwoventools.com/pdf/DefVol1No29StretchMach.pdf

 

If you have been in the nonwovens business for several years, you know that process problems can reoccur and when they do it is often at 3 am.  Suppose you solve a problem with bad edges coming out of the crosslapper.  How is the operator 6 months later going to know what to do to solve the same problem?  I just happen to have a very simple, inexpensive, and nifty computer program written in Microsoft Access that will collect information and make it available for problem solving.  If you are interested in getting rid of the 3 am phone calls, send me an e-mail or give me a call.
                  Don