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Article: The sound of silence: acoustic nonwovens keep down the noise.
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- Nonwovens Industry
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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Shhhh. Hear that? Probably not, thanks to the use of nonwovens as sound absorbing substrates in your car as well as your home and office. Typical end use applications range from automotive, appliances and marine to office partitions and aviation. Designed to control noise, acoustic nonwovens are supplied in widths from about 20 to 80 inches and in varying thicknesses of 1/8 of an inch to six inches.
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As noise control assumes greater priority, acoustical nonwoven materials are making their way into an increasing number of end use markets across North America. "Consumers spend more time in their automobiles and in their homes," noted ...