CROWN NEEDLE

Since it had become possible to manufacture coarse-structured floor coverings with the use of fork needles, the demand for fine-structured products increased. This was particularly true of the automotive industry, which needed very dense velours (fine velours) for vehicle interior trims.
After machinery manufacturers had produced a system of brush conveyor belts for the fleece, the needle manufacturers developed the necessary crown needle.

The task was to manufacture a needle that, by means of a preset penetration depth, could form a random velour from a finite quantity of fibres on the brush conveyor belt. This was only possible with a special needle with just three barbs placed on the same height on a short working blade.