When the nonwovens industry collectively rushes toward the high-end track, the bottleneck often lies not in the complete machine but in the carding section hidden inside the production line. The 19th China International Technical Textiles and Nonwovens Exhibition (CINTE26) sent a clear signal: carding technology is moving from behind the scenes to center stage, becoming a decisive factor in product quality and efficiency.
Exhibition Trends: Carding Solutions Become Core of Technical Exchange
CINTE26 opened at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. As a high-standard benchmark event for the nonwovens sector in Asia-Pacific, this edition focused on technological innovation and high-end industrial transformation. Notably, carding solutions emerged as a dense area of technical exchange. Jinlun Card Clothing launched comprehensive carding solutions tailored to the three mainstream processes—spunlace, thermal bond, and needlepunch—designed to support high-output, high-speed, and high-quality production. These offerings directly address long-standing industry pain points such as insufficient web uniformity, excessive fiber damage, and limited capacity.
The depth of on-site exchanges went beyond typical trade-show pleasantries. Technical leaders and production specialists from top companies including Andritz, Anhui Jinchun, Shandong Yongxin, Jiangsu Huafeng, and Huafu Group visited the booth for in-depth discussions on product adaptation, process optimization, line efficiency, and technology iteration. Such high-level dialogue is not simple supply-demand matching; it reflects deep technical alignment between upstream and downstream players, indicating that carding equipment suppliers are now deeply embedded in customers' process improvement workflows.
Industry Impact: Carding Technology Sets the Ceiling for Nonwovens Upgrading
On the surface, the high-end transformation of nonwovens is a competition in metrics such as basis weight, strength, and softness. Beneath the surface, it is a battle for consistency in fiber web structure. The carding process directly determines web uniformity and fiber orientation, which in turn affect filtration efficiency, absorbency, and mechanical performance of the final product. Jinlun's focus on high-output, high-speed, and high-quality solutions is essentially a direct response to the common dilemma of balancing efficiency with quality.
A deeper shift lies in the convergence of policy direction and industrial upgrading. Jinlun's innovative exhibits were featured in the special exhibition zone for the 15th Five-Year Plan on technical textiles in Hall W5. This detail is telling. The special zone represents national recognition of the strategic importance of technical textiles, and the inclusion of carding technology—a foundational process—signals that policy support is penetrating into core process links. For buyers, this means equipment selection must not only consider current capacity but also assess alignment with medium- and long-term industrial policies to avoid costly reinvestment due to outdated technology routes.
From a supply chain perspective, upgrading the carding process will directly reshape downstream cost structures. High-speed carding combined with high-quality card clothing reduces fiber damage, lowers raw material waste, and increases output per unit time. In an increasingly price-competitive nonwovens market, these cost optimization gains could become a dividing line for profitability. For export-oriented enterprises, the improved product stability resulting from better carding precision is also a critical asset for meeting the stringent audit standards of international high-end clients.