INNOVATION & RESEARCH

Centres of excellence in nonwovens

The nonwovens industry counts numerous Centres of Excellence in nonwovens contributing greatly to the research and innovation in the industry through their different capabilities, focus areas, technologies and services offered.

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Capabilites

  • Fundamental research
  • Technological and process developments
  • Application developments
  • Computational Modelling
  • Teaching
  • Materials for renewable resources
  • Smart materials
  • High performance materials and lightweight structures
  • Functional materials (dyeing, coating, printing, plasma treatment, etc.)
  • Recycling
  • 3D and additive manufacturing
In focus areas



Polymers (as a raw material)
Man-made cellulosic fibres
Natural fibres
Synthetic fibres (PP, PE, PET)
Paper/cellulose
Nanomaterials

With the following technologies


Short Fibre Airlaid
Carding
Long Fibre Airlaid
Wetlaid
Spunmelt
Nano Spinning Technologies

Services offered



Project Management
Development work
Nonwovens Pilot Facilities
Nonwovens Lab Scale Facilities
Consultancy
Training Courses
PhDs Opportunities

EDANA encourages its members to hold collaborative research activities and projects that benefit members in full compliance with general regulatory and competition law requirements. In addition, it helps in identifying European public funding opportunities for these activities and projects. In the last decade the number of Centres of Excellence member of EDANA has grown from 2 to 11.

Discover their key strengths here.

The flyer “Looking for Centre of Excellence for Nonwovens” gives an overview of the capabilities, focus areas, technologies and service offered by those different Centres.

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