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Modelling of the bonding process for a non-woven fabric: analysis and numerics

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents research conducted at the University of Trento addressing an industrial challenge from Fater S.p.A. regarding the thermal bonding of non-woven fabrics for diaper production. The problem consists in a possible analysis of the behavior of the bonding process of a non-woven fabric. In particular, the bonding process is not given by the use of some kind of glue, but just by the pressure of two fiber webs through two high-velocity steel-made rollers. The research comprised the formulation and theoretical as well as numerical analysis of analytical, mechanical and thermal models for the stress-strain behavior of the non-woven fabric’s fibers and for the bonding process with heating effects.

Source: Communications in Applied and Industrial Mathematics

DOI: 10.2478/caim-2025-0004

Authors: F. Bagagiolo, E. Bertolazzi, L. Marzufero, A. Pegoretti, D. Rigotti

Institutions: University of Trento, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Language: English

Topic: Textile materials and evaluations

Subfield: Polymers and Plastics

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4412480847

FWCI: 0.234

Cites: 6

Cited by: 1

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