In European mills and translated machine manuals, fleece means the fiber web itself, so a fleece is formed, laid and then bonded. English-speaking engineers say web or batt instead, which causes confusion because consumers know fleece as a brushed knit garment fabric. The same root gives Vliesstoff, the German word for nonwoven.
Heard on the job
Fleece weight after the lapper is 320 grams, so the needle loom stays at the old stroke rate.
Also heard as
- Vlies
- fibre fleece
Do not mix it up with
- Batt: Batt usually means a heavier multilayer mat, while fleece covers webs of any weight in European usage.
Related terms
Web
Thin layer of fibers or filaments made in the first stage of nonwoven production, before or after bonding.
Batt
Thick layer of fibers built up from several webs, usually by cross-lapping, ready for needling or thermal bonding.
Drylaid
Describes webs formed from dry staple fibers, chiefly by carding and by air laying.