Films and Fabrics

Fabric & film processing is the bonding, slitting, or sealing of fabrics and films containing thermoplastic material(s). Typical thermoplastic materials found in fabrics and films include acrylics, nylon, polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylchloride, and urethane. Products from the textile, apparel, nonwovens, packaging, medical and automotive industries all benefit from the fast, clean, and economical fabric & film processing techniques.

Fabrics and films used in the nonwoven, medical, filtration, textile and packaging industries can be processed using ultrasonic energy. Several of the common techniques applied are ultrasonic rotary/continuous bonding, ultrasonic slitting, plunge and traversing.

There are a few different techniques and methods for film and fabric welding and these include: