Primary and secondary carpet backings for tufted car carpets
- Mobility & Transport
- Interiors
Unmatched processing performance and carpet quality
High-performance primary and secondary backings for tufted car carpets
The automotive industry demands high quality, productivity and waste reduction. Weight savings are also a key priority to support energy efficiency. This is where our advanced nonwovens Lutradur and Colback come in: Thanks to their processing reliability and consistently high performance, they are the preferred brands for leading automotive suppliers. Our portfolio also includes the sustainable product lines Colback ECO and Lutradur ECO, offering the same trusted performance with a reduced environmental footprint.
Key Features
- Strong, open and homogeneously bonded filament structure
- High tear strength combined with low weight
- Excellent thermal and dimensional stability in all directions
- Uniform elongation and consistent deformation behavior
- Consistently high performance from roll to roll and batch to batch
- Grades with up to 90% recycled content available
Key Benefits
- Ensures process stability during tufting, pre-coating and dyeing, – maximizing process efficiency
- Facilitates optimal coating penetration and adhesion – delivering strong pile anchoring
- Enables predictable and efficient molding
- Provides high dimensional stability for a precise fit in the car interior
- Delivers outstanding stitch holding for durable carpet performance
Expert voice
“Electrical vehicles require new materials for noise reduction since there is no engine noise and the drivers face more noise from the surrounding environment. Freudenberg Performance Materials takes a strong position in developing high performance materials for acoustic absorption. “
Ryan Buie, Strategic Account Manager, Sales Team America
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Primary backings for molded car carpets
Backings for tufting are crucial in the production of complex shapes through deep draw molding with minimum cycle times, ensuring carpets with long-term stability. Thanks to their high elongation and tensile strength, these fabrics facilitate high deformation, making our spunlaid nonwovens the preferred choice of manufacturers serving a wide range of light and heavy vehicle platforms.
One key reason manufacturers prefer our nonwovens is their excellent behaviour during processing and outstanding performance in the finished product. Depending on the required deformation and molding temperature, the optimal primary backing can be developed leveraging our wide range of technological capabilities.
Secondary backings for molded car carpets
Suitable for use in the industry’s deepest molds, our nonwoven secondary backings are gaining popularity among producers of molded car carpets.
Nonwovens in this product category not only provide excellent reinforcement and rigidity but also reliably improve mold release by preventing polymer bleed-through. Our nonwovens are designed to ensure excellent adhesion to a wide range of heavy layers used in tufted car carpeting.
Backings for car mats
A key requirement for car mats is that they lie flat and remain flat throughout their service life, even under heavy use. The primary backing used for tufting plays a crucial role in achieving these properties.
Colback and Lutradur nonwovens are perfectly suited for this application. Thanks to their exceptional stability, they prevent bowing and dishing. These materials also facilitate strong tuft bind and enhance the abrasion resistance of the finished mat. Colback’s excellent tear strength and tufting quality often allow for the same performance to be achieved with a lower weight primary backing.
