Nonwoven Tools Update #66
Training for the production floor
June 27, 2010 - Vol 2, Issue 23
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Term Definition - Meltblown
Absorbing Oil and the Deepwater Horizon
Oerlikon Fiber Report
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Don1
        The oil spill in the gulf is a tragedy and we all wish it had never happened.  It is a blessing that the nonwoven industry can help by providing fabric to absorb oil.  Here is a video from Texas Tech promoting one type of fabric.  This video about using hay has over 1,700,000 hits on YouTube.  Of course we all know that Polypropylene, especially meltblown, does a great job absorbing oil.

Just on a lark, a few weeks ago as I was renewing my domain name for Nonwoven Tools, I bought the domain, wipeupoil.com.  I have no idea what to do with it, as I do not have time or money to start another company.  I thought it might be fun to mention it to you and see if several of you would like to create a web-based company to market wipes.  There is certainly enough brain power among those of you who receive this e-mail to do something with this.  If anything comes of it, great; if not, I wasted a few bucks.

Read the article below where I provide more links and information about absorbing oil.

Have a great week
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Term Definition - Meltblown
http://www.reicofil.com/en/vliesanlagen/p0032_spinnvlies.asp
Biax
The definition this week is "meltblown".  The picture is from the Biax-Fiberfilm website.  Click on the picture to go there.  They have some very good videos on their web site.

I found quite a bit of information on the web about meltblown.  The links below will give you an education.






Univ of Tenn info on meltblown
Exxon patent on meltblown
Fare meltblown equipment
Catbridge Machinery new meltblown line
Cellulose Meltblown Nonwovens Using The Lyocell-Process
TAPPI presentation about spunbond and meltblown, good graphics
Reifenhauser meltblown equipment
Basic info on meltblown
Oerlikon meltblown equipment
Article on thermoplastic polyurethane meltblown
Melt blown nanofibers: Fiber diameter distributions and onset of fiber breakup
Brief article on meltblown
Grad study on fiber size distribution
Biax-Fiberfilm joint development announcements
Absorbing Oil With Nonwovens
Oil on Water
During the oil spill 20 years ago of the Exxon Valdez, I know some nonwoven companies generated significant profits.  With this oil spill being even larger, there are certainly opportunities to help clean up the mess.  I have put together some links to information that you might find interesting.
 
Article on the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon Response's photostream on Flickr
Interactive map for tracking spill
BP web site
BP channel of videos on YouTube.com
Official site of the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Article on Texas Tech product
Texas Tech field test

Texas Tech blog dedicated to the oil spill.
Texas Tech Video
INDA article on nonwovens for cleanup

If anyone comes across more information regarding the use of nonwovens for oil cleanup, I would certainly appreciate an e-mail.
Oerlikon Fiber Report 2009/2010
FiberYear
The definitive survey of the fiber industry has been published.  To read this in its entirity is nothing short of an education on the fiber industry world wide.  They really do a great job.  If you want to know just about nonwovens, that section is located near the end of the report.  Here is the link to the pdf.

http://www.oerlikontextile.com/en/Portaldata/1/Resources/saurer_textile_solutions/media_center/fiber_year_2009_10/The_Fibre_Year_2010_en_0607.pdf
 
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Donald Hindman
President and Chief Training Officer
Nonwoven Tools LLC
 
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