Carver Non-woven Technologies LLC is a prime supplier of carded needlepunch fleece and consolidated panels to the automotive and RV industries.
Carver Non-Woven Technologies, is working to establish itself as a leader in the manufacture of structural, lightweight, and recyclable nonwoven technologies for the automotive, recreational vehicle, building/construction, and office-furniture markets in North America. Carver offers a wide variety of roll stock products for both thermoset and thermoplastic composites, including single- and multi-fiber and layered mats featuring fiberglass, natural fiber, carbon fiber and synthetic (polymer) fibers.
Carver Non-Woven, decided to start up the nonwovens business in order to supply materials for automotive underbody shields and there are some tremendous benefits to the use of natural fiber products as compared to SMC and GMT in this punishing application.
The ability to find a use for recycled carbon fiber was very appealing to the company. Being able to lower weight and increase strength while reclaiming a material that currently has limited use potential was a huge factor in our decision-making process and also in our equipment design. From there, we identified a need for more versatile and complex compositions, as well as for more consistent GSM throughout production runs.
We began commercial production in July, 2016 and now have a total of six opening lines and two blending lines, two cross-lappers and two cards. Now, our production volume for nonwovens is up to nearly 3,000 kgs per hour.
