DURHAM, N.C. — February 17, 2011 — At INDEX show in Geneva, taking place from 12 to 15, April Freudenberg Nonwovens — the world's leading manufacturer of nonwovens — will be presenting on booth nr. 2127 a broad variety of its innovative nonwoven products. The focus will be set on applications in the sectors Personal care/Medical and Innovation/Technology. Also interesting for visitors: The design concept for the booth is based on Evolon® microfilament material.

Lutraflor® — the new generation for automotive carpets
Based on the recent market trends for automotive carpets towards weight reduction, competitive pricing and sustainable products Freudenberg Nonwovens started a new generation developing Lutraflor® for the automotive industry. Lutraflor's sandwich construction consists of 100% recycled content in staple fibres and spunbond and is Latex free. Main characteristic of Lutraflor®: Excellent abrasion performance and a luxurious appearance. Lutraflor® is used for full floor molded carpets, throw-in-mats as well as for the cabin and door trim.

Focal points: Innovation and New Technologies
Besides Lutraflor® visitors also get an impression of the eco-friendly product line Lutradur® ECO. Lutradur® ECO has all well-known Lutradur® key attributes like high product quality, excellent dimensional stability and superior mold and mildew resistance. Lutradur® ECO is a 100% polyester spunbond nonwoven using post consumer recycled polymer chip from reclaimed plastic bottles and is used for tufted automotive and object carpets, as well as in the building and construction industry. Lutradur® PET Fine Denier completes the Lutradur® product portfolio. The specific technology of Lutradur® Fine Denier — a combination of Polymers — allows highly customized solutions for various demanding applications. Freudenberg will also display its Evolon product range dedicated to technical packaging for highly sensitive parts.

Nonwovens for personal care and medical applications
Materials like Evolon® microfilament textile, which Oeko-Tex is certified, are best suited for allergic persons. Produced without any chemical additives Evolon® can be used for antimite bedding and various other applications in the healthcare and medical area like cosmetic wipes.

Freudenberg's brand Vilmed® represents a wide range of nonwoven materials for traditional wound dressing and for Advanced Wound Care products. A new innovative product will be a new product line of elastic nonwoven fabrics applied for applications like carriers for transdermal systems. Featuring an extraordinary softness and pleasant wearing comfort Vilmed® meets all medical requirements. Due to its extremely high softness Freudenberg nonwovens are used e.g. for incontinence products and baby diapers. For the application area ostomy visitors will get an impression of adsorptive materials which are characterized by a very high odour management.

The booth design itself uses nonwovens: Evolon®-printed with water based inks- is used as decoration material on stand 2127 and demonstrates the way to design an ecofriendly booth concept. After Index Freudenberg Nonwovens will also be exhibiting at booth nr D62 a specific product portfolio at Techtextile Frankfurt taking place May 24 to May 26.

Posted on March 21, 2011

Source: Freudenberg Nonwovens