METHOD FOR NONWOVEN TEXTILES WITH VARIABLE ZONAL PROPERTIES

摘要

A nonwoven textile comprises a staple fiber zone and a continuous filament with at least some portions aligned with staple fibers of the staple fiber zone along a length or width of the textile and other portions unaligned with the staple fibers. A method for producing a nonwoven textile is also claimed, comprising the steps of forming a web including a staple fiber and a continuous filament at least partially aligned to each other and then pleating the web along a first axis while moving the pleated web along a second axis, offset from the first axis and substantially perpendicular to the first axis.