NEEDLING METHOD AND DEVICE, NEEDLING LOOM EQUIPPED WITH SAME, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PILE, SUCH AS A SHORN PILE
The invention relates to a needling device which is used to form a non-woven fabric. The inventive device is characterised in that it comprises: needles (3) which are used to needle a fabric web (7), and a stripper (1). The invention is also characterised in that the stripper comprises at least one zone formed by drop wires (2), the aforementioned needles being disposed such as to move between said wires. The invention also relates to a needling loom which is equipped with one such device and to a method for the needling of a non-woven pile using one such needling loom.