Finishing of non-woven fabric: Details study on printing, softening, coating & laminating Printing: Nonwoven fabrics are printed for many applications, particularly in the home furnishing area including wall and floor coverings as well as tablecloths. Flat screen or rotary screen techniques offer wide colour and design range possibilities. The nonwoven fabric is fed continuously along the print table by a moving belt and passes either continuously (in the case of rotary printing) or intermittently (in the case of flat screen printing) below the print screen. A series of screens are used to build up the print design. Adhesive is applied to the belt to keep the fabric in position . This is important to prevent the fabric from lifting during printing, which would affect print definition. A printing paste consisting of pigment or dyestuff. Improvements: Online print monitoring systems located after the last screen detect and report an...