spunmelt

English

Etymology

Blend of spunbond +‎ meltblown

Adjective

spunmelt (comparative more spunmelt, superlative most spunmelt)

1. Pertaining to a bonded web of extruded polymer filaments; spunbonded or meltblown.
   • 2014, Rose Sinclair, Textiles and Fashion: Materials, Design and Technology, page 309:

     Fibrous webs can be formed using various techniques including drylaid, wetlaid and spunmelt technologies.

   • 2019, Mukesh Kumar Singh, Engineered Fabrics, page 45:

     SMS structure is a spunmelt structure where the middle layer is the meltblown, sandwiched between the two top and bottom spunbonded layers.

   • 2022, S. J. Russell, Handbook of Nonwovens, page 10:

     However, when machinery builders began to produce 'turn-key' production lines capable of making high-quality spunmelt nonwoven materials at competitive costs from the 1980s, the result was not only continued strong growth in the original three regions of the United States, Europe and Japan.

Noun

spunmelt (countable and uncountable, plural spunmelts)

1. (uncountable) The process of making spunbonds and/or meltblowns.
   • 2006, The Textile Magazine - Volume 47, Issues 7-12, page 56:

     In combination with another process, such as spunmelt, the line speed can reach 600m/min (*).

   • 2017, S C O Ugbolue, Polyolefin Fibres, page 288:

     Spunlaid or spunmelt will remain the leading web-forming process [11].

   • 2022, Shishir Sinha, G.L Devnani, Natural Fiber Composites, page 261:

     […] various methods are being used, such as spunmelt, drylaid, and wetlaid.

2. (countable) A hybrid fabric composed of both spunbond and meltblown, in layers.
   • 1997, A.T.A. Journal - Volume 8, page 64:

     The latest types of spunbond composites , or spunmelts , offer considerable performance advantages .

   • 2015, A R Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand, Handbook of Technical Textiles: Technical Textile Processes, page 173:

     The rationale for building fabrics in this way is to exploit the different physical properties of spunmelts produced by different methods to meet the requirements of the end use.

   • 2016, Fibre2Fashion, Non Woven Compendium, page 31:

     In 2014, we invested in spunmelt (SMS) line to become a nonwoven supplier for the hygiene and medical market.