What is Furniture Spunbond?
Furniture spunbond, or under-furniture fabric, is a type of non-woven fabric that has no warp or weft. Its fibers are polypropylene, and due to its lightweight nature, it is suitable for the furniture industry.
The price of furniture spunbond is also economical.
Applications of Furniture Spunbond:
a) Spunbond in royal furniture
b) Spunbond in comfortable furniture
c) Spunbond in outdoor furniture
d) Spunbond in outdoor furniture cushions
e) Spunbond under drawers next to furniture
f) Spunbond cover under drawers next to furniture
g) Spunbond cover inside upholstered chairs
Patterned Furniture Spunbond
Spunbond is a non-woven fabric on which a special pattern like floral, geometric, leather texture, or fantasy design is printed and pressed. This is created using patterned rollers and heat presses. This fabric, like upholstery fabric, can double the beauty and elegance of your furniture. Upholstery fabric, which has one of its production origins in Yazd city, can also be harmonized in terms of beauty and design with the spunbond under-furniture fabric.
Features of Furniture Spunbond or Under-Furniture Fabric:
– High strength of furniture spunbond: because it must bear the weight of furniture components like wood and tools.
– Appropriate thickness of furniture spunbond: between 80 to 120 grams per square meter.
– Easy sewability of furniture spunbond.
– High adhesion capability of furniture spunbond.
– Attractive appearance and lint-free furniture spunbond has made it more appealing.
– Colors used for furniture spunbond are black, cream, white, and grey.
– The texture of spunbond used for furniture should be two-layer or three-layer for greater durability.
– The waterproof feature of furniture spunbond is used for outdoor cushions.
Largest Supplier of Furniture Spunbond in the Country:
1- Yazdlaie Company
Yazdlaie Company is the largest producer of furniture spunbond in the country, producing various non-woven textiles, interlining, meltblown, spunbond, and spunlace. This company produces various types of under-furniture fabric with a variety of colors.
Typically, the color of under-furniture fabric, or furniture spunbond, is black and cream, both of which are produced at Yazdlaie factory.
What are the appropriate width and grammage for the furniture industry?
First, the definition of grammage: Grammage is the weight of the fabric per square meter.
Specific grammage for furniture spunbond:
Usually, furniture spunbond is 40 grams.
However, depending on the quality, grammage from 35 to 120 grams can be used.
The higher the grammage, the more resistant and thicker the fabric will be.
2- Specific width for furniture spunbond:
The common width for furniture spunbond is 80 and 85 cm, but in some cases, 90 cm furniture spunbond is also effective.
Another common fabric width, considering production for the furniture industry, is 160 cm.
In the export of under-furniture fabric or furniture spunbond, widths of 85 and 90 cm, 40 grammage, and cream and black colors are usually well-received. Especially for exports to Pakistan, Iraq, and other neighboring countries, these widths and grammages are highly consumed.
Furniture Spunbond Production Machines:
These are large industrial machines for furniture spunbond that perform the melting process of polypropylene spunbond automatically and continuously.
Components of the under-furniture fabric production line:
1- Furniture Spunbond Extruder
Melts polypropylene granules and turns them into liquid form.
2- Melt Pump and Furniture Spunbond Filter
Used to homogenize materials.
3- Spunbond Spinneret
A nozzle that converts molten polypropylene into thin fibers.
4- Spunbond Cooler
Cools freshly formed fibers.
5- Drafting and Collection
Draws filaments and collects them on a conveyor belt.
6- Calender
Rollers that compress the filaments into fabric.
7- Winder
Turns the under-furniture fabric into rolls.
Types of Furniture Spunbond Machines:
1- Single-layer (S) Furniture Spunbond Machine
2- Double-layer (SS) Furniture Spunbond Machine
3- Triple-layer (SSS) Furniture Spunbond Machine
The more ‘S’s in the furniture spunbond, the softer and more delicate the fabric quality.
Countries Manufacturing Under-Furniture Fabric Machines:
China, Germany, Turkey
How is Colored Furniture Spunbond Produced?
1- Adding colored masterbatch to polypropylene granules (usually 1 to 5% depending on the desired color intensity).
2- Melting materials in the furniture spunbond extruder:
Polypropylene and masterbatch are melted together.
3- Converting to filaments:
Molten material passes through spinneret holes and turns into thin strands.
4- Cooling and drawing filaments:
Filaments are cooled to become strong.
5- Pressing:
Filaments are spread on a belt and smoothed with rollers.
6- Winding the under-furniture fabric roll
Advantages of Coloring Furniture Spunbond Fabric:
– Increases the durability of furniture spunbond fabric.
– Makes the under-furniture fabric resistant to washing.
– Uniform and economical color of furniture spunbond fabric.