Patent ID: 9464379
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: D04H,D06C,D06J,D10B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A manufacturing plant for non-woven web comprising: a treatment system including at least one hydro-embossing device and at least one thermo-embossing device, wherein the at least one hydro-embossing device is configured to apply a hydro-embossing treatment to a surface area of the non-woven web which is less than a total area of the non-woven web, and the at least one thermo-embossing device is configured to apply a thermo-embossing treatment to another surface area of the non-woven web which is less than the total surface area; a drive system for advancing the non-woven web along said treatment system, and a control and command unit operatively connected to each of said at least one hydro-embossing device and at least one thermo-embossing device, wherein the control and command unit operates the treatment system to cause the at least one hydro-embossing device to treat a first surface area the non-woven web and the thermo-embossing device to treat a second surface area the non-woven web wherein the first portion and second surface areas do not overlap, and the first surface area is at least five percent of the total surface area of the non-woven web and the second surface area is at least two percent of the total surface area.