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Nonwoven Tools #87
Through The Net Electric Newsletter
Training for the production floor
March 8, 2011 - Vol 3 Issue 5
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| Greetings! |  I really enjoy my work. Consulting, repairing needleboards, training, engineering, writing, designing, etc. all keep me on my toes. To stay ahead I have to learn something, and often many things, new every day. The web is a terrific resource for learning about the nonwovens industry and I appreciate all the fine companies, organizations, and educational institutions that publish material on the web. I encourage you to take advantage of the learning resources available. Of course this newsletter should be at the top of your list. Thanks for being a reader.
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Have a great week.
e-mail Don
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New Book about Nonwovens
|  A couple weeks ago Jean-Noel Cozon, who worked with NSC for many years selling needlepunch machinery, sent me an e-mail announcing that he had translated a new book from French to English and that it was available to purchase. I ordered one but did not get it in time to review for the last newsletter. It arrived and I have had time to read through it.
The book is written by Jean-Rene Wattel who was in charge of all NSC's nonwoven business worldwide before his retirement. The book is full of history and statistics about the nonwoven business. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their understanding of the nonwoven business in general. He does a pretty good job giving an overview of the business. There are many charts that illustrate the growth of nonwovens, market share, type of products, etc. I found it interesting because I am familiar with many of the companies, both suppliers and producers, mentioned. View the table of contents.
I do not believe a production employee would find the book very interesting or useful. However, if you are teaching production employees and want to find information for an overview class on nonwovens, then the book is a valuable resource.
Managers and technical people in the nonwoven industry would do well to read the book to learn more about our industry and broaden their knowledge base.
For information on ordering the book contact Jean-Noel at Cozon.llc@carolina.rr.com
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Roll And Web Defect Book
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This must be the week for books. I found another interesting book, though I admit that I have not read it. It is hard for me to believe that there are 224 types of web defects, but I guess if you include paper, film, and nonwovens, maybe that is possible. The cost of the book is high, but if you can solve one web defect with it, then it is worth the price. Roll and Web Defect Terminology, Second Edition The new Roll and Web Defect Terminology - 2nd Edition by R. Duane Smith describes defects commonly found in paper, film, Nonwoven webs and wound rolls. This edition has been expanded to include defects from processes that did not exist when the first edition was written 15 years ago. This new book is a "Must Have" communication tool for suppliers and their customers to assist in the identification and elimination of Roll and Web Defects. This industry resource was written and edited by 22 Industry Experts with over 500 years of web handling and winding experience along with sixteen contributing editors. Each of the 224 defects has concise information which provides: Click here to go to their web site and see the rest of the description.
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Definition - Airlaid Web Former
|  One of the main methods for producing webs from staple fiber is the airlaid method. This week's definition looks at airlaid web formers. I have included links to some of the primary manufacturers of this type of equipment.
This week's definition
Truetzschler
Rando - Best web site for information
LaRoche
Oerlikon
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SketchUp
|  I am always looking for tools that will make me a better teacher and/or enable me to communicate better. As an engineer, I enjoy creating drawings to illustrate concepts and equipment to students. 3D modeling programs are good for illustrating equipment and processes. However, these programs are expensive and have a steep learning curve.
Our friends at Google have provided a free modeling program with a reasonable learning curve. It will still take several hours of watching the videos they provide and playing with the program before you begin to feel confident.
The program is called SketchUp and is available for both Windows and OSX. Here is the link to the description page. They also have a professional version that costs $495.00. Learn the free version first.
If you are interested, here are some links I found useful.
SketchUp Blogs
SketchUcation
SketchUp 8 For Dummies This has some very good videos
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India - A Growing Market
|  Did you know that India is on track to surpass China in population by 2030? Here is an interesting article about India eventually growing more than China. |
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Donald Hindman
President and Chief Training Officer
Nonwoven Tools LLC
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