Fiber mat production device in which the
fiber mat is quilted by means of a plurality of parallel quilting needles in conjunction with threads grasped by the quilting needles, preferably with a chain stitch, wherein the mat material is a
natural fiber material, namely
straw, coconut, jute or
wood wool fibers, wherein, in order to improve the performance of the
fiber mat production device, namely the
throughput speed, as well as to increase the number of stitches, the quilting needles each have a needle head (2) and a needle body (3) arranged below it, wherein the needle body (3) has a substantially rectangular or square cross-section, wherein the needle body (3) has a width (B) and a thickness (D), wherein the needle head (2) tapers to a point and the quilting needle has a weight of less than 15 grams, preferably only about 4 to 10 grams, particularly preferably only about 10 grams.weighs 6 grams and the area which the needle head (2) penetrates into the
fiber mat is less than 15 mm. 2 , preferably only about 5 mm 2 the stitch length of the quilting needles is adjustable from 2 to 15 cm and the stitch spacing from 2 to 25 cm, and the quilting needle is positively received in the foot area by a cylindrically shaped body (15), wherein the cylindrical body (15) has a cylindrical basic cross-section and a groove (16) along its length in which the needle body (3) is positively inserted and the cylindrical body (15) is housed and fixed in a bore (13) of a needle bar (10) of the fiber mat production device.