Textile Processing
The Industrial Brush Company is a trusted supplier to customers in the textile industry because of our 75 years of testing and providing brush solutions to OEM’s and user alike. The knowledge gained means we can provide the best brush solution available as well as the valuable insight needed to optimize your results. A complete line of textile brushes can be custom-tailored to a wide range of applications including printing, flocking, carding, finishing, cleaning, and more. Through our ability to vary bristle type, density, stiffness, and pattern, our brushes provide increased output with less downtime. We make our brushes to work harder and last longer for you.
Textile Printing
Tufted nylon brushes are the best choice for textile rotary screen-printing applications. Cleanliness of the printing blanket is essential to producing a clear image on fabric. Our tufted spiral blanket-washing brushes achieve optimal performance through the added stiffness and scrubbing action of the bristle groups. The openness of the spiral design keeps the brush from loading up with ink and is easier to clean, reducing cycle downtime. The two-way spiral helps track the belt putting even tension across the printing blanket.
Textile Flocking
Flocking of fabric has been automated by combining our Fineset brushes with mechanical hoppers. Fineset spiral brushes are used to dispense and meter the flock material through screens. They are available in left-hand spiral, right-hand spiral and two-way spirals to suit your mechanical requirements. Fineset brushes are also made with anti-static nylon to remove excess flock and enhance the feel of the fabric after heat-setting.
Textile Carding
Card cleaning brushes are essential to the carding process in making most fabrics. Our Fineset scavenger brush have been a revolutionary replacement for standard wire fillet brushes. Bonding individual strands of nylon to the core provides uniform density, superior balance and even brush wear over the useful life of the brush. The costly process of wrapping wire fillet material on a core in-house is eliminated with Fineset brushes. As a result, customers get superior cleaning action, longer life, and reduced downtime.
Textile Finishing
Tufted cleaning brushes are used to remove lint and loose thread from all types of fabric. Brush stiffness can be changed to suit the needs of cleaning heavy weight greigh goods to lightweight woven fabrics by changing filament length, bristle diameter and density. Applying the bristles to the core in Tufted spiral rows produces a consistent, clean finish on all of your fabrics. Tufted spiral brushes are also easier to clean in your machine reducing downtime.
Fineset raising brushes are used to enhance the hand or the feel on a wide variety of fabrics. They are also used in carpet shearing equipment to raise the pile just prior to cutting carpet fibers to length. The uniform density of Fineset brushes produce streak free finishing performance with no loss of bristles.
Textile Sueding
Fineset Abrasive brushes produce a more consistent and precise suede finish. Our Fineset brush technology creates a brush that is more uniform and denser, which creates a finer suede pattern that is streak free. The Industrial Brush Company can provide the exact sueding brush you need through varying the grit and abrasive type along with the brush stiffness. Available abrasives include silicon carbide, aluminum-oxide, and ceramic in grits ranging from 500 grit to 60. Tynex® abrasive nylon provides an advantage over sandpaper wrapped rollers because as the nylon filament wears, new grit is exposed. This means our brushes can remain in operation for longer, providing consistent quality with less downtime.
Performance Behavior in Textile Processing Systems
Textile brushes must maintain consistent contact across varied fabric types, supporting stable cleaning, finishing, and material movement. Their controlled brushing action helps maintain predictable results on woven, knit, flocked, and nonwoven substrates. This behavior is especially important in high‑speed textile lines where fabric quality depends on uniform brushing performance.
Surface Protection and Fabric Handling
Textile processing requires tools that interact with fabric without causing distortion, snagging, or fiber damage. Individual bristle movement supports gentle contact for delicate substrates, while tufted patterns provide firmer action for cleaning or finishing heavier goods. This controlled behavior helps maintain fabric integrity across printing, flocking, carding, and sueding operations.
Integration with Textile Machinery
Textile brushes integrate easily into rotary screen printers, flocking hoppers, carding machines, finishing lines, and sueding systems. Their ability to match the motion profile of different machines helps reduce alignment issues and supports consistent output. Custom bristle patterns allow the brush to meet specific equipment requirements, improving process stability and reducing downtime.
Product Highlights
- Stable brushing performance for printing, flocking, carding, finishing, and sueding
- Controlled contact that protects fabric integrity
- Compatible with rotary printers, carding machines, finishing lines, and sueding systems
- Material options suited for lint‑heavy, dye‑rich, and heat‑variable environments
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do Textile Brushes Improve Printing Quality?
Tufted spiral brushes support consistent blanket cleaning, helping maintain clear images and reducing downtime in rotary screen printing.
Why Are Fineset Brushes Used in Flocking?
Fineset patterns support controlled flock dispensing and anti‑static removal, helping maintain fabric feel and uniform flock distribution.
How Do Brushes Support Carding Efficiency?
Bonded nylon filaments provide uniform density and balance, helping maintain consistent cleaning action and reducing wear compared to wire fillet brushes.
Which Brushes Work Best for Textile Finishing?
Tufted brushes support lint removal and surface cleaning, while Fineset raising brushes help enhance fabric hand and support pile preparation.
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