Abstract: A tissue dispenser, a method, system, and a sensor unit for detecting level of a consumable tissue product (201, 301) in a tissue dispenser (103, 106) located in a washroom. This includes provided a sensor unit utilizing two sensor elements (420, 430) each arranged to measure light reflected from a reflection field located on the tissue product, reflected directly from the tissue product, or measure the absence of the tissue product. Data from the sensor elements are wirelessly transmitted to a server (901) for further handling, such as for instance notification to a janitor in charge of service of the washroom.

Abstract: A hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material, includes a mixture of randomized continuous filaments, splittable shortcut staple fibers, and optionally non-splittable staple fibers. The splittable fibers should be 3-16 mm long bicomponent fibers. Preferably there should be no thermal bonding points between the filaments. The nonwoven material has improved textile feeling and reduced two-sidedness. The continuous filaments should preferably be spunlaid filaments. Some of the staple fibers can be colored. A process of producing such a nonwoven material is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing a flushable hydroentangled moist wipe or hygiene tissue includes the steps of: dry-, wet-, or foam-forming a fibrous web on a moving support, hydroentangling said fibrous web in a hydroentangling station to form a hydroentangled nonwoven web. The moving support includes a plurality of protruding elongated elements protruding above the surface of the moving support. The protruding elements will produce weakenings in the hydroentangled web.

Abstract: A flushable wipe or hygiene tissue includes a hydraulically entangled nonwoven material impregnated with a wetting composition, wherein the nonwoven material includes cellulose pulp fibers and/or manmade staple fibers. The nonwoven material includes disintegration elements having a projected surface area between 2 and 50 mm2 and an aspect ratio (L/D) between 1 and 10. The disintegration elements may be selected from the following group: botanical elements, paper containing a wet-strength agent, nonwoven material, and film material, and will result in a material that is more readily disintegratable when flushed in a sewer.

Abstract: A method for producing a flushable hydroentangled moist wipe or hygiene tissue including the steps of: dry-, wet-, or foam-forming a fibrous web on a moving support, hydroentangling said fibrous web in a hydroentangling station to form a hydroentangled nonwoven web is disclosed. The moving support includes a plurality of protruding elongated elements protruding above the surface of the moving support. The protruding elements will produce weakenings in the hydroentangled web.

Abstract: An embossed composite nonwoven web material includes a mixture of thermally unbonded continuous spunlaid filaments and short fibers including natural and/or synthetic fibers or staple fibers. The continuous filaments and short fibers being substantially mechanically bonded to each other by hydroentangling and the composite nonwoven web material being embossed without thermobonds to have a strength index equal to or more than 1 time the strength index of the unembossed composite nonwoven web material.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite nonwoven web material includes extruding continuous filaments from a spinnerette, drawing the filaments by a slot attenuation unit to thin continuous filaments, forming a web of unbonded continuous filaments without thermobonds as the filaments are laid down, hydroentangling the web including continuous spunlaid filaments together with wet or foam formed short fibers including natural and/or synthetic fibers or staple fibers to integrate and mechanically bond and form a thermally unbonded composite nonwoven web material. A moist environment is created at the formation and lay down of the continuous filaments by the steps of laying down the filaments on an already wetted surface, keeping the width of the outlet of the slot attenuation unit open by more than 65 mm and adding liquid at the outlet of the slot attenuation unit.

Abstract: A hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material, includes a mixture of randomized continuous filaments, splittable shortcut staple fibres, and optionally non-splittable staple fibres. The splittable fibres should be 3-16 mm long bicomponent fibres. Preferably there should be no thermal bonding points between the filaments. The nonwoven material has improved textile feeling and reduced two-sidedness. The continuous filaments should preferably be spunlaid filaments. Some of the staple fibres can be coloured. A process of producing such a nonwoven material is disclosed.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing paper or non-woven sheet product for wiping, wherein the level of sheet product contained in the dispenser decreases as the sheet product is dispensed, the dispenser comprising an ultrasonic level sensor for determining the level of the sheet product contained in the dispenser, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is arranged to direct the ultrasonic beam toward a surface associated with the sheet product, wherein a distance that the beam travels to the surface changes progressively as the level of the sheet product in the dispenser changes from a full condition to an empty condition.

Abstract: A fibrous sheet material includes at least two plies that are bonded together. The fibrous sheet material contains a superabsorbent material in the form of a web of filaments having a diameter in the range between 1 and 40 ?m. The web of superabsorbent filaments has a basis weight between 1 and 15 g/m2 and is located between the plies. A method for applying a superabsorbent polymer to a fibrous sheet material produces a superabsorbent double- or multi-ply fibrous sheet material.

Abstract: A method is provided for applying a superabsorbent polymer to a fibrous sheet material. The fibrous sheet material may be a nonwoven material or a tissue paper. The method includes applying a crosslinkable polymeric dispersion or solution onto the fibrous sheet material by printing technique and in a separate step applying a crosslinking agent onto the fibrous sheet material by printing technique, wherein said crosslinking agent accomplishes crosslinking of the crosslinkable polymer to form a superabsorbent material. A tissue or nonwoven product-includes at least two plies that are bonded together, wherein a crosslinked superabsorbent material is applied in a printed pattern between the plies, said tissue or nonwoven product having a DIN54540 Water Absorption between 15 and 100 g/g.

Abstract: A flushable moist wipe or hygiene tissue including a hydraulically entangled nonwoven material impregnated with a wetting composition is provided. The nonwoven material contains at least 70%, by fibre weight, pulp fibres and at least 5%, by fibre weight, poly(lactic acid) fibres having a length between 8 and 20 mm and a fineness between 0.5 and 3 dtex. The poly(lactic acid) fibres are non-melted, and the moist wipe or hygiene tissue is free from added binders and wet-strength agents.

Abstract: An hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material, includes a mixture of randomized continuous filaments, and synthetic staple fibers, where there are no thermal bonding points between the continuous filaments. The nonwoven material exhibits a cumulative pore volume, measured by PVD in n-hexadecane, in the pore radius range 5-150 ?m, where at least 70% of the cumulative pore volume is in the pores with a pore radius above 45 ?m. The nonwoven material also exhibits a cumulative pore volume, which when the synthetic staple fibers are chosen from the group of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyamide, and polylactide staple fibers is at least 9 mm3/mg, and when the synthetic staple fibers are lyocell staple fibers is at least 6 mm3/mg.

Abstract: A multi-ply web of flexible material, such as paper and nonwoven material, includes a fluorescent whitening agent. The multi-ply web includes at least a first ply and a second ply which are interconnected in one or more adhesive interconnection zones by an adhesive composition including polyvinyl alcohol or a cellulose ether, and a cationic polymer. Also disclosed is a method for improving the bleed fastness of a fluorescent whitening agent in one or more adhesive interconnection zones of a multi-ply web of flexible material, such as paper and nonwoven material, which multi-ply web includes at least a first ply and a second ply which are interconnected in the adhesive zone(s) by an adhesive composition including polyvinyl alcohol or a cellulose ether. The method includes a step of incorporating a cationic polymer in the adhesive composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol or a cellulose ether.

Abstract: An improved hydroentangled well integrated composite nonwoven material, including a mixture of continuous filaments, synthetic staple fibers, and natural fibers which has a reduced twosidedness and an improved textile feeling. The synthetic staple fibers should have a length of 3 to 7 mm, and preferably there should be no thermal bondings between the filaments. The method of producing such a nonwoven material is also disclosed. The nonwoven includes a mixture of 10-50 w-% continuous filaments preferably chosen from polypropylene, polyesters and polylactides, 5-50 w-% synthetic staple fibers chosen from polyethylene, polypropylene, polyesters, polyamides, polylactides, rayon, and lyocell, and 20-85 w-% natural fibers, preferably pulp.

Abstract: An hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material, includes a mixture of randomized continuous filaments, and synthetic staple fibers, where there are no thermal bonding points between the continuous filaments. The nonwoven material exhibits a cumulative pore volume, measured by PVD in n-hexadecane, in the pore radius range 5-150 ?m, where at least 70% of the cumulative pore volume is in the pores with a pore radius above 45 ?m. The nonwoven material also exhibits a cumulative pore volume, which when the synthetic staple fibers are chosen from the group of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyamide, and polylactide staple fibers is at least 9 mm3/mg, and when the synthetic staple fibers are lyocell staple fibers is at least 6 mm3/mg.

Abstract: A hydroentangled integrated composite nonwoven material, includes a mixture of randomized continuous filaments, splittable shortcut staple fibres, and optionally non-splittable staple fibres. The splittable fibres should be 3-16 mm long bicomponent fibres. Preferably there should be no thermal bonding points between the filaments. The nonwoven material has improved textile feeling and reduced two-sidedness. The continuous filaments should preferably be spunlaid filaments. Some of the staple fibres can be coloured. A process of producing such a nonwoven material is disclosed.

Abstract: A nonwoven material consisting of a mixture containing continuous filaments and short fibres, the continuous filaments being substantially mechanically bonded to each other due to entangling of fibres and filaments. The continuous filaments in the material have a projected coverage of at least 1.1 and not more than 1.7. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a nonwoven material.

Abstract: Method of adding a softening and/or debonding agent to a fiber web of a hydroentangled nonwoven material comprising cellulose pulp fibers. The softening and/or debonding agent is added in an inline manufacturing process of the hydroentangled nonwoven material, subsequent to the hydroentanglement of the nonwoven material. The softening and/or debonding agent is added via a size press or a foulard comprising a soaking step to soak the hydroentangled nonwoven material with the added softening and/or debonding agent, and a pressing step, which causes the added softening and/or debonding agent to penetrate and impregnate the hydroentangled nonwoven material.

Abstract: A process for reinforcing a hydro-entangled pulp fibre material, wherein pulp fibres, including pulp fines, and water are mixed in order to form a fibre suspension which is dewatered and forms a precursor fibre web which is hydro-entangled at a maximum water-jet pressure higher than 85 bar and then dried. Reinforcement fibres, having a fibre length above 5 mm, are introduced into the process and a small amount from about 0.5 to about 10 g/m2 dry solids of a copolymer dispersion is applied as a substantially continuous coating onto the precursor web in a wet state enabling the copolymer dispersion to migrate in a z-direction in order to become uniformly distributed throughout the web after the drying, resulting in a reinforced fibre network capable of binding and retaining a majority of the pulp fibres and any remaining fines within the material while maintaining a low material stiffness.