Tara Olivo, Associate Editor02.02.18
The last several years have seen a steady stream of needlepunch investments across the globe. Growth in core markets like filtration, automotive and geotextiles has manufacturers eager to expand capacity to meet growing demand for the technology.
“There is a growing demand in needle spunbond applications for geotextiles. Technical applications e.g. the filtration business and particularly the growing demand for PTFE filters is another category. In Asia we see an increasing demand for artificial leather mainly for clothing, furniture and for the automotive sector. This requires a higher number of new needle looms,” says André Imhof, COO of Autefa Solutions, a full line supplier offering a range of fiber preparation, carding, needling, thermobonding, hydroentanglement, drying and end-of-line equipment.
Recent investments in new needlepunch equipment span from the U.S. (Foss Floors) and Mexico (Autoneum) to Europe (TTL), Turkey (Hassan Tekstil) and Asia (Autotech), just to name a few.
Machinery producer Andritz Nonwoven is seeing strong growth for needlepunch especially in the automotiv
“There is a growing demand in needle spunbond applications for geotextiles. Technical applications e.g. the filtration business and particularly the growing demand for PTFE filters is another category. In Asia we see an increasing demand for artificial leather mainly for clothing, furniture and for the automotive sector. This requires a higher number of new needle looms,” says André Imhof, COO of Autefa Solutions, a full line supplier offering a range of fiber preparation, carding, needling, thermobonding, hydroentanglement, drying and end-of-line equipment.
Recent investments in new needlepunch equipment span from the U.S. (Foss Floors) and Mexico (Autoneum) to Europe (TTL), Turkey (Hassan Tekstil) and Asia (Autotech), just to name a few.
Machinery producer Andritz Nonwoven is seeing strong growth for needlepunch especially in the automotiv
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