Method of making articles in sheet form, particularly abrasive articles

A method of making a sheet article, comprising the steps of:

• providing a polymeric sheet wherein said sheet has dimensions in a down-web direction and in a cross-web direction,
• providing a thermal sprayer having a nozzle wherein said nozzle has an opening where the combustion gases exit said nozzle, and further providing that said nozzle opening has a width in said cross-web direction and a thickness in said down-web direction wherein said width of said nozzle opening is at least 1.5 times greater than said thickness of said nozzle opening,
• heating particles by said thermal sprayer, and
• impinging the heated particles into said polymeric sheet so that the particles are at least partially embedded in the polymeric sheet.

A method of making a sheet article, comprising the steps of:

• providing a polymeric sheet wherein said sheet has dimensions in a down-web direction and in a cross-web direction,
• providing a thermal sprayer having a nozzle wherein said nozzle has an opening where the combustion gases exit said nozzle and further providing that said nozzle opening has a width in said cross-web direction and a thickness in said down-web direction wherein said cross-web width of said nozzle opening is substantially greater than the down-web thickness of said nozzle opening,
• heating particles by said thermal sprayer, and
• impinging the heated particles into said polymeric sheet so that the particles are at least partially embedded in the polymeric sheet.