Tara Olivo, Associate Editor08.01.23
A.Celli Nonwovens
A.Celli Nonwovens, a current leader in its market, manufactures machinery for nonwovens boasting 79 years of experience in the sector.The Italian company offers, under the E-WIND brand, a comprehensive range of master roll winders and slitter rewinders featuring state-of-the-art solutions for the production of spunbond, spunmelt, spunlace and airlaid reels, with a special focus on lightweight fabrics and high-speed production.
The company’s portfolio also includes:
- F-LINE turnkey solutions for nonwoven lamination, medical treatment, spooling, festooning and embossing
- IRIDIUM flexographic printers for tissue, paper and packaging applications, optimized for the use of water-based inks at high operational speed
- Cloud-based Industry 4.0 applications for real-time plant and energy consumption monitoring, production optimization and anomalies detection
- R-WAY solutions for automatic packaging, material handling and warehousing operations
- Modular, high-performance automated packaging lines
- A.Celli-made AGVs in multiple configurations able to handle raw materials and finished reels of any size and diameter
- ASRS systems, including Automated Warehouse Systems and WCS – WMS software to manage any internal logistic flow
All this, combined with a first-rate 2-CARE Customer service available 24/7, allows A.Celli Nonwovens to present itself in the market as a single, qualified provider of complex, integrated systems aimed at creating value for its customers with proven and reliable solutions.
www.acelli.it
Air Systems Design
Air Systems Design has been a leader in pneumatic conveying for the nonwovens industry for over 40 years now. Supplying pneumatic conveying and material handling systems with one goal: Design & install the most efficient systems to meet or exceed its customers’ needs. Its turnkey systems start with an onsite visit, design & engineering of the system, fabrication of the equipment, installation of all the components, and finally startup.Typical airlaid nonwoven air systems come in many forms. ASDI systems start with one of the most important steps, capturing the waste product at the source. Proper source capturing and waste collection is accomplished with high velocity hoods on Air Laden Lines and other processes such as converting equipment, web forming, carding, unwind stands, back stands and winders. The captured fiber, dust and materials are separated from the air with a dust filtration system. ASDI’s filtration systems are designed to separate the larger fibers, waste product, and the fine particulate (dust) out of the air up to 99.9% efficient. Its dust filtration systems are designed to meet guidelines by the National Emphasis Program in cooperation with the NFPA, FM and OSHA. The need for explosion venting and chemical suppression is required on most filters systems, but ASDI can design a system to eliminate the need for most of these safety protocols.
ASDI also designs and installs trim and scrap systems. The trim and scrap are then separated out of the air stream for baling or briquetting for resale or disposal.
Designing and turnkeying the safest, most efficient pneumatic conveying systems to ensure production records for each and every job. Quality, experience and competitive pricing with the best available equipment from companies such as: Osprey, Balemaster and Weima. ASDI’s experience working with companies such as Kimberly-Clark, Glatfelter and Clorox and install systems on machinery such as Danweb, JOA and A.Celli set ASDI apart in the industry. It does all of this with the best warranty and service available.
www.airsystemsdesign.com
Alliance Machine and Engraving
Alliance Machine and Engraving’s core competencies include industrial roller engraving, which is centered around pattern design, analysis, enhancement and etching, and the manufacture of calendaring, thermo-bonding and embossing machinery. Headquartered and produced in the USA, known for their simple, robust designs, Alliance machines have provided thousands of hours of trouble-free use in the most demanding environments. Their technicians, averaging 24 years of experience each, provide on-site specialized servicing integral to keeping lines up and running. Plus, by utilizing domestic components and stocking spares, they have managed to mitigate overseas transportation issues. Now as the exclusive distributor and fabricator of Sirtres brand heavy wall nylon rolls, they offer polyamide shell options for a unique combination of resilience, heat resistance, fine finish and wearability. Thanks to an investment in the latest generation Keyence scanning technology, Alliance can measure and quantify surface topography down to the micron level, which translates in accurate geometries, land areas, volumes and quality control.What makes Alliance different? For starters, you’re more likely to find the president Tom Greenberg working on the shop floor or assisting with a machine commissioning than in the front office. Secondly, they’re small enough to react quickly and be flexible. Case in point is the recent project for which they designed and built several large turret calenders/thermo-bonders. Their customer wanted to minimize line down time while being able to run three different configurations for three different accounts. Instead of a shift long changeover process, Alliance designed and built a system to switch bonding patterns in a matter of minutes.
With roots going back to BF Perkins, Alliance Machine and Engraving continues to grow by following a simple credo: To be the most trusted and preferred supplier in the markets it serves.
www.alliancemachineandengraving.com
Amotek
IS85 is the new Amotek Integrated System that answers to the femcare ever-increasing market demand for sanitary napkins and panty shields. It is capable to run up to 100 packs/min (up to 1400 ppm at infeed) in a very compact and smart design layout and it is composed of a horizontal standing up paddle belt for an easier and faster size changeover, together with Amotek automatic bagging machine.The related standing up paddle belt SA14 has a sturdy modular design, with welded self-supported tubular steel frame on adjustable supporting feet. The paddles belt group is completely removable to facilitate the belt’s replacement operations.
With two pushers, alternating in movement, the SA14 stacker can lead the row of products through the compression area up to the bagger (long stroke), or a cartooning machine (short stroke) for a double discharge possibility.
SA14 stacker can also be supplied as standalone unit for a perfect combination to customer’s existing bagger and cartooning machine.
www.amotek.com
Andritz
Andritz Nonwoven has strengthened its business by acquiring Dan-Web, Denmark, in June 2023. As a leading supplier of a wide range of technologies to produce airlaid nonwovens, Andritz Dan-Web engineers, designs and builds customized machines and turnkey plants to produce airlaid nonwovens for baby diapers, fem care, incontinence products, wipes, napkins, tablecloths, kitchen rolls, food pads, and other applications. With 50 employees at the facility in Galten, the company has been a successful provider of equipment and services to the airlaid industry for almost 50 years.Thus, Andritz Nonwoven is adding competence in airlaid technology to its comprehensive product portfolio, which already includes air-through bonding, airlay, needlepunch, spunlace, spunbond, wetlaid/Wetlace, as well as converting of nonwovens, also textile finishing, textile recycling, and natural fiber processing technologies.
In addition to the traditional airlaid applications, Andritz Dan-Web has recently expanded into supplying equipment for producing high quality base webs for use in dry pressed, pulp-based items and shapes. The rapidly expanding industry for these plastic free products is served with customized solutions as well as the hammermill and airlaid technologies that forms the base of Andritz Dan-Web’s high expertise in pulp technologies.
www.andritz.com
www.dan-web.com
Autefa Solutions
As sustainability becomes an increasingly important consideration in the fashion industry, the demand for textile circularity is growing significantly as consumers and companies alike seek solutions to recycle fast fashion. In response to this trend, Autefa Solutions offers innovative solutions designed to process and reuse different types of fibers, including reclaimed, natural and man-made materials. The Airlay V12/R aerodynamic nonwoven forming machine is the compact and economical solution for processing natural fibers (coir, sisal, jute, hemp, flax, animal hair, textile waste). Especially for the production of materials from recycled textile waste and shoddy, this low investment aerodynamic sheet forming machine is the key to providing reliable technology at a reasonable cost. For high weight needlepunched and thermobonded nonwovens, the Airlay V12/R Aerodynamic Web Forming Machine in combination with the Stylus Needle Loom or HiPerTherm Oven meets all customer requirements for maximum productivity and consistent high quality. Fed by a hopper feeder, the Airlay V12/R is capable of producing nonwovens in a weight range of 400 - 9000 gsm.www.autefa.com/nonwovens/full-lines/lines-for-aerodynamic-web-forming
Re-needling of needle boards in needlepunch nonwovens production must be easy, safe and efficient to avoid long downtimes and to extend the life of the needle boards. Autefa Solutions offers the Needle Exchanger to meet these challenges. This machine replaces the physically tiring and risky manual process of inserting, changing and removing needles with an automated process that eliminates the risk of operator injury and minimizes the risk of needle board damage. The machine is efficient and equipped with a customized software system to ensure reproducibility and safety during each needle change.
www.autefa.com/nonwovens/product-range/needle-exchanger
www.autefa.com
AZCO
With the AZCO Sur-Size Sheeter FGW-1000, precision cutting of flexible materials has never been easier. Its exceptional performance, user-friendly interface and customizable features make it the ideal choice for achieving consistent and accurate results in continuous processes.Designed with ease of use in mind, the FGW-1000 simplifies the cutting process. Just place a roll onto the air shaft, supported by safety chucks for quick roll changeovers. The motorized unwind and dancer assembly guarantee consistent web tension as the material goes over the ball-bearing idle rollers. The precision ground urethane rollers, operated by a brushless servo motor, deliver clean cut lengths and require minimal maintenance. Adjustments are a breeze with the easy-to-replace guillotine knife cartridge and color touchscreen interface.
AZCO’s sheeter is compatible with a wide range of flexible materials. With a 1000mm (39”) cut width, it offers ample space to handle various materials and sizes. The servo motor drive system ensures precise and consistent cutting, while the user-friendly color touchscreen allows operators to easily configure the machine to their specific needs.
Built to last, the FGW-1000 features a rugged clear anodized frame with stainless steel covers, providing durability and protection against wear and tear. The long-life tool steel guillotine blades ensure reliable performance over an extended period. Operating on standard power requirements of 110 VAC or 220 VAC, along with a compressed air supply of 90 psi (6 bar), the FGW-1000 is easy to integrate into an existing setup.
To further enhance its capabilities, the FGW-1000 offers a range of optional features. Powered unwind/rewind, heavy-duty unwind/rewind, slitter station, material flow package, and other options are available to meet specific requirements and optimize workflow.
AZCO Corp. is ISO 9001:2015 certified with over 40 years of experience developing solutions for a wide range of feeding and cutting applications. Made in USA.
www.azcocorp.com
Beta
Since its establishment in 1959, Beta R&D kept delivering every effort in designing rolls that could automatically distribute the working pressure in a uniform way along the whole width of the rolls.These efforts led to the birth of the Beta-Roll, the equipressure roll from Beta, in the mid 1960s. Since then, 10,000 Beta-Rolls have assured an even distribution of the working pressure on hundreds of padders and calenders.
The impregnation of the web or fabric can finally be accurately uniform at any working pressure, from zero to the max, and this increases the quality of the finished product. Whatever the chemical used, be it a dye, flame retardant, antibacteric, waterproof, or pre-treatment for digital printing, the outcome of the impregnation phase is always perfectly even.
Today, the latest reengineering of the Beta-Roll, labeled “HS,” improves the already high performance of the rolls, topping a working pressure of 120N/mm and a speed of 300m/min for the fastest applications. Also, the new Beta-Roll HS reaches 7,000mm for nonwovens’ applications like geotextiles or roofing.
The high working pressure on Beta Padders helps remove a great amount of water (and chemical) during the squeezing phase, thus heavily reducing water usage and sewage, but most of all decreasing the amount of energy needed in the drying phase. All these benefits amount to a consistent reduction of the production costs of the line.
www.betaspa.com
C. G. Bretting Manufacturing
C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Company, Inc., located on the south shore of the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior in Ashland, WI, is celebrating 130 plus years of manufacturing excellence. As a world leader in the design and manufacture of converting equipment, Bretting delivers reliable, durable and innovative machinery for a variety of industries. Exceeding customer expectations and providing unsurpassed customer service as well as its commitment to quality, dedication to service and focus on total value solutions is its promise. Bretting’s world-class equipment is built with flexibility in mind to meet the needs of the ever-changing markets in which it serves. Bretting’s equipment is designed for efficiency, safety and a durability for a long production life. Its innovative solutions throughout its interfolder and napkin folder product lines continue to expand not only in its core market but extending to other markets as well.Absolut Manufacturing LLC, a Bretting company located in nearby Iron River, WI, has enhanced its product offering to service a multitude of different manufacturing segments. These offerings include a variety of paper bag equipment including QSR, Grocery Bag and CRS lines. Wet wipe and nonwoven folding, interfolding and rewinding equipment are all part of the Absolut branded product lines. A modern 30,000-square-foot facility constructed in 2019 allows
Absolut to design, manufacture and assemble in the heart of America.
It released its continuous motion coreless nonwoven cannister rewinder line, the WiNDR, in 2021 in part to increase capacity of disinfectant wipes to combat the Covid-19 virus. Other added and improved technology includes the WiPR folder line, an automatic crossfolder for nonwovens with one- and two-lane dry wipe converting systems and the ViPR which is designed and built to create wet wipes and dry sheets in a small count flat pack format.
www.bretting.com
Catbridge Machinery
Catbridge Machinery is the only U.S. based OEM of a full (turnkey) meltblown production line with in-house engineering, fabrication & support. Its advanced meltblown / BMF (blown micro fiber) production lines offer precision, flexibility, speed and easy maintenance. Catbridge Machinery’s meltblown lines feature an innovative die tip design for extremely precise laydown control. The resulting ultrafine web fibers are ideal for high-performance filters and face masks as well as applications such as wipes and hygiene products. Turnkey meltblown lines include extruder, meltblown forming system, web charger, web handling equipment, all mechanical connections, controls package, all electrical panels and a high degree of safety.The 1.6 meter line single beam with forming belt (additional beams can be added):
- Maximum Web Width: 64” (1.625 meter) wet, 60”-63” finished
- Throughput: N95-type filtration: 237 lb/hr (108 kg/hr) per beam; typical using 1800 MFR resin
Made in the USA, Catbridge Machinery is a self-sustaining equipment manufacturer with the ability to build, service and support its machinery. With a 25-year legacy in precision engineering and expert machine building, Catbridge leads the industry in designing and manufacturing state-of-the-art web converting solutions. Catbridge delivers innovative, highly-productive slitter rewinders and converting machinery.
www.catbridge.com
Comerio Ercole
Comerio Ercole offers a tandem laminating line for diaper fastening. After the great success of its Duetto high-performance three-roll revolving hydraulic calender in the industrial application field, today it presents its new revolutionary declination for hygiene applications: Duetto + Pick Breaker, the multi-ring activation unit for elastic films.This Tandem laminating line is devoted to produce:
- Landing Zone: Typically, a nonwovens spunbonded
- carrier, on which a short fibers nonwovens web is laminated (first Duetto roll is involved).
- Elastic Band: Typically, two nonwovens webs laminated with an elastic film in the middle (second Duetto roll is involved). After the lamination, the material is entering within the activation rolls, having a micrometric GAP granted by the hydraulic pick breaker.
Elsner
Elsner Engineering is a globally recognized leader in manufacturing automated converting machinery and production lines for a wide range of industries, including paper, film, foil and medical nonwoven disposables, filtration and wipes production industries. Elsner Engineering is committed to delivering high-quality solutions to its customers.Wipes Production: Elsner’s comprehensive range of automated wipes converting machinery, combined with its integrated downstream equipment, such as the ERS-180 Canister Roll Stuffer, the new ERB-305 Roll Bagger and productivity-boosting ancillary machinery, positions it as the one-stop shop for all converting needs. Its commitment to innovation and addressing customer pain points drives it to continuously enhance its offerings to meet and exceed the industry’s evolving demands.
Filtration: Elsner automates the process of manufacturing spiral wound filters. It works with a variety of applications, including desalination, food, beverage, dairy, biotech and pharmaceutical. From filter assembly and rolling to trimming the element, Elsner’s solutions help customers increase output and ensure consistent quality.
Service: Elsner prides itself on its commitment to customer satisfaction. Integrity, innovation, craftsmanship and unrivaled value and service are the foundations of its relationships. As a partner from day one, Elsner strives to help its customers reach new levels of success. Customer support services, customized training through Elsner U, and its certified program ensure the optimal performance of its machines throughout their lifecycle.
Whether through its automated converting machinery, custom machining capabilities, or comprehensive customer support, Elsner is dedicated to helping its customers reach the next level.
www.elsnereng.com
Fagus GreCon
Common causes of fires in nonwoven manufacturing are heat, sparks, embers and hot particles. One of the most efficient measures to prevent fire or dust explosion is the early identification of the ignition source so it can be extinguished quickly.GreCon Spark Detection & Extinguishing Systems provides excellent preventive protection; it does not wait for an actual fire or dust explosion to erupt. The GreCon system prevents the development of these hazards by early detection and elimination of the ignition source.
Now there is also an even better “smart” extinguishing option. The New GreCon Intelligent Extinguishing Module (IEM) reliably extinguishes sparks while also monitoring early wear recognition. The new smart GreCon IEM has sensors integrated into the extinguishing module to detect the wear of nozzles while also monitoring low pressure flow to the nozzles. Thus, increasing plant and system availability with efficient planning of maintenance to reduce downtime. In addition, to monitoring flow to the nozzle the system will also detect and recognize when micro leaks are occurring with a nozzle. Thus, allowing for repair of defective nozzles before they become a problem. The IEM system can also add a built-in integrated frost monitoring component into the system, for greater operational safety. Another benefit of the system may be less intelligent, but it is certainly smarter for saving time while maintaining the system. This is the non-tool needed quick release latches that are built into the system to allow for changing a nozzle in less than a minute.
The IEM builds upon Fagus GreCon’s existing knowledge of intelligent systems, which includes the intelligent DLD 1/9 Spark Detector. The DLD 1/9 also offers additional protection to industries with intelligent detection technology (IDT). IDT not only identifies hazardous moving ignition sources before a fire breaks out, but the DLD 1/9 detector is also able to differentiate between dangerous sparks or harmless incidence of extraneous light due to leaky/damaged pipes or an opening of an inspection flap.
www.fagus-grecon.com
Filcon Fabrics
Filcon Fabrics is a global, R&D-driven manufacturer of high-performance forming belts that meet the demanding requirements of today’s nonwovens industry. Filcon has specialized in the design and manufacture of forming wires and belts for various industries for over 100 years. Globally, its number of satisfied customers is steadily growing all over the world. Filcon is confident that its innovative technology can help nonwovens manufacturers improve their levels of quality and productivity.www.filcon-fabrics.com
FOCKE & CO
FOCKE & CO serves the hygiene industry with high-speed packaging lines for packing products such as sanitary napkins, pads and diapers into bags or cartons. FOCKE & CO also offers customized solutions in secondary packaging such as side load, top load, and wrap-around case packing as well as bundling and palletizing.New designs and technologies are continuously developed to meet the market demands for higher speeds, flexibility, and cost reduction. FOCKE & CO engineering and design team analyzes customer’s needs, line configuration and space availability to realize the best packaging solution.
Neither various bag styles nor sustainable materials affect the operation planning with the packaging lines. FOCKE & CO stands for high flexibility to combine multiple modules such as one or more bagger and / or cartoner, flow wrapper, case packer as well as further packaging solutions.
Equipped with FOCKE VISU 3000 HMI and in connection with digital services such as remote or condition monitoring aspects, the equipment is future proven. FOCKE VISU 3000’s new modular design allows simple extension by further functions and requirements. The on-screen help as well as integrated machine documentation support the operator in his tasks and enable quick solutions to any issues.
nonwovens.focke.com
Goebel IMS
Goebel IMS, a brand of IMS Technologies, strengthened by its expertise and know-how in slitting and rewinding almost any kind of materials since 1851, has recently added to its wide product range machines able to process another material: nonwovens.The company’s cutting-edge portfolio includes now Hyperslit Giant, the slitter rewinder designed for processing nonwoven materials like spunbond, SMS and SMMS. With its advanced technology this solution delivers exceptional levels of productivity, efficiency, and rewinding quality, operating at a maximum speed of 2000 m / min and a maximum working width up to 5400 mm. The standout feature of the machine is its fully automatic handling system, which ensures precise rewinding shaft and core positioning, minimizing the distance between the cores and eliminating the need for spacers. Additionally, Goebel IMS provides the Hyperslit, a slitter rewinder with outstanding performance and efficiency for working widths up to 4000 mm.
Revowind and Jumbowind, which are in-line winders equipped with single or double winding drums, complement Goebel IMS’s range of solutions for nonwovens. These winders excel at handling delicate and challenging materials and feature a doffing system to minimize scrap. Specifically, the Revowind can be upgraded with a slitting unit for enhanced versatility.
Goebel IMS offers complete turn-key solutions, developed on the specific needs of each customer, covering all production phases: from stock preparation to the handling and packing of finished reels.
www.goebel-ims.com
Herrmann Ultrasonics
With the latest advancement in ultrasonic machines from Herrmann Ultrasonics, producers of hygiene products gain more time and flexibility. Through Herrmann’s newly released Microbond System G4, customers can now be supported virtually in downtime situations while minimizing the service cost through fast response time and reduction in travel.If a customer has an issue with their system, they will contact a Herrmann service technician through a QR code found within the Remote App feature of the HMI. The service technician and customer would then join a meeting to discuss the problem, and from there, the technician would remotely access the system. Through a remote connectivity module, the remote service router establishes a direct and secure connection from the service technician to the ultrasonic welding station, allowing for full on-site support at any time, even when a technician is not physically present. This process is done through screen transmission of remote access to the machine, allowing for communication to be established with the customer during remote assistance. This feature also helps to secure the customer’s production by allowing for the upload of the latest backups, updates and configuration files.
Herrmann guarantees reliability, safety and immediate support when a customer is in need. Its service technicians act as trusted advisors throughout the production process and are available to assist at any stage whether that be the best equipment selection for an application or production support. With over 60 years of ultrasonic experience, customers can rely on Herrmann’s safe and efficient joining technology. Embodying the motto, “Bonding – More than materials,” Herrmann works closely with their partners worldwide to ensure the highest quality product is produced while continuously improving relationships globally.
www.herrmannultrasonics.com
Hills, Inc.
Since 1971, Hills, Inc. continues to be a world leader in development and commercialization of fiber extrusion equipment for high value specialty fibers and nonwovens. Hills equipment is in operation throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Customers may work in Hills’ and various partners’ laboratories to develop multicomponent and nanofiber meltspun products. Hills’ core technology is its proprietary method of creating precision polymer flow passages to extrude exquisitely complex fiber cross sections containing multiple polymers. Hills offers R&D support, extrusion equipment (for spunbond, meltblown, staple, filament and monofilaments), upgrades of existing extrusion machines and small-scale, high-value fiber and fabric contract manufacturing. Hills is also a world leader in supplying lab scale fiber extrusion equipment for customers’ use in their own laboratories.Hills is working on a number of programs in the field of sustainability. Hills was a pioneer in supply of extrusion equipment for customers using recycled PET in fibers. Other sustainability programs that Hills is working on include: 1. Joint development programs that are developing starch additives that create PP biodegradability. 2. Development of easy split spunbond fibers. This process will limit energy required to produce micro fibers. 3. Micro and nano fibers in filtration. This process has higher filtration with less fabric weight and lower pressure drop. 4. Hills’ patented lofty spunbond process that produces lofty nonwovens in one-step and can optionally be made to loft at site of use which reduces shipping and storage resources in insulation, filtration, etc. 5. Hills patented self-set carpet fibers (no heat setting required of cable/twisted yarns). 6. Self crimping fibers that make fabrics with less fabric weight. 7. Patented instant color change technology to reduce waste when changing melt colors. 8. Hills is also working on numerous other continuous developments in Hills In-House fiber labs with customers developing various biologic, recycle, and other sustainability technologies.
Hills is currently working on expanding its in-house multicomponent meltblown, spunbond and filament facilities. The new lab will include a new half meter spunbond line along with hydroentangling and through-air bonding in addition to calendar bonding and in line lofting of spunbond fabrics, and patterning of lofty spunbond fabrics will also be available. The new spunbond line will begin testing in August 2023. The hydroentangling and through-air bonding will be running in early 2024.
www.hillsinc.net
Hyperion Materials & Technologies
Hyperion Materials & Technologies is a global leader in developing hard and super-hard materials for a wide range of applications, including custom engineered and manufactured rotary cutting solutions used to make a variety of products from web materials, including those in the hygiene, personal care and medical industries.Hyperion continues to expand the capabilities of IQUT, its intelligent rotary cutting solution that enables customers to measure, monitor and visualize the parameters that directly impact cutting performance in real time, benefiting preventive maintenance and optimizing cutting unit productivity. Because not all companies handle data in the same way, Hyperion’s engineering team has designed additional solutions to match IQUT with a range of information technology (IT) capabilities. In addition, a newer and related offering, KitQUT, enables some of the same industrial internet of things (IIoT) functionality of IQUT by retrofitting sensors into older cutting units.
Some of Hyperion’s other solutions receiving enhancements include the MICRO unit, a small but versatile rotary cutter that provides all the features of a regular model in a small, more cost-effective unit that is easy to integrate into existing lines; the Sleeve model, a patented cutting solution that delivers high cutting performance with extreme flexibility and quick format changes; Helicut technology extension, a patented technology suitable for cutting profiles oriented in the cross direction of the material flow with greater stabilization and improved cutting performance; and HTC, a high-technology extension specifically designed for improving cutting stability and reliability in processes running at high speeds or in challenging conditions.
Hyperion also recently made significant investments to enhance its rotary cutter maintenance center in the U.S. that is responsible for servicing North American customers for regrinding services and frame maintenance. The investments benefit customers by expanding service capacity and increasing the maximum outer diameter and total weight of the tools the company can regrind, while enabling Hyperion to provide the same sharpening precision and consistency at all its maintenance centers across the globe.
www.HyperionMT.com/products/Rotary-Cutters/
IMA Ilapak
IMA Ilapak now offers the new IMA Ilapak Delta WW OF-HSX and first-class HFFS flow wrapper for wipes industry.The high-speed flow wrapping platform with open frame structure is specially designed to meet the wet wipes industry needs.
The range includes two models, Delta WW OF-HS and HSX, where the HS version can also be upgraded and implemented at a later stage to achieve top-end HSX’s features and performances.
The Delta WW OF-HSX is a full ATEX compliant machine, ISO cleanroom featured, 100% electric—without pneumatic features—and equipped with ultrasonic longitudinal sealing system and last generation sealing head with special profile jaws suitable for new generation sustainable materials.
Comparing the Delta WW OF-HSX to a standard flow wrapper and considering the same operating hours and speed – 170ppm – in one year, the Delta consumes 1500 kWh, whereas a standard machine 27,400 kWh (including air network losses).
Energy saving, thanks to less heating, and sustainability are the key aspects of this cutting-edge solution, capable to ensure with the same configuration of the sealing elements, up to 170 ppm with traditional laminated films and up to 130ppm with fully recyclable materials.
www.ilapak.com
International Cutting Die
International Cutting Die is a state-of-the-art operation respected for its innovation, customer service and relentless commitment to quality. Its 42,000 square-foot manufacturing facility hosts the most modern machinery in the industry, and its team of experts provides superior technical and troubleshooting know-how coupled with knowledge on the usage of the most advanced techniques and materials.International Cutting Die’s latest innovation is its patented Anti Bounce die cutting system. Using unique inboard pressure technology, innovative ICD die systems provide customers the ability to fully eliminate costly bounces over extended service periods. Rotating bearings smoothly and securely allow inboard pressure to be maintained lot after lot for a reliable production experience.
Vacuum actuated trim removal systems are now available on the die station, providing efficient inline scrap collection.
In addition to designing dies and complete cutting systems utilizing a customer’s product drawing, or through reverse engineering their existing equipment, International Cutting Die also offers full-service die maintenance, rebuild and re-sharpening, as well as reconditioning of dies and anvils from any supplier.
International Cutting Die serves the medical, nonwovens and paper converting industries and have become industry leaders in die cutting and ultrasonic bonding. It knows its customers are working with ever-larger product sizes, more abrasive materials and higher machine speeds. It can find solutions to even the most challenging situations.
www.icd-inc.com
Investkonsult Sweden
Investkonsult Sweden’s highly specialized consultants and brokers work globally. It is one of the few companies in the world solely devoted and focused in these sectors.The company has an exceptional position with 50 years of global presence with frequent customer visits, geo-mapping of target groups, vast experience of large and small projects, project consultancy, technical and commercial know-how with practical consulting approach.
Investkonsult Sweden offers a unique combination of consulting services and knowledge of appropriate equipment and production lines, which gives it an outstanding matchmaking capability. It values close working relationships with a high degree of discretion and confidentiality. The company provides fast and flexible solutions with an aim of long-term business relationships built on trust and confidence.
Consulting Services include:
- Project management: project consultancy, technical and commercial know-how.
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Pre- and post M&A work, second opinions, objective analysis.
- Valuations & Assessments: Professional analysis and counselling, intra-company transfers, insurance purposes, auditing.
- Matchmaking: Extensive global network with fast and flexible solutions, long-term business relations built on trust and confidence.
- Machinery and Equipment Services:
- Brokering of equipment: It only closes exclusive agreements to broker equipment. This means the best outcome for everyone involved with full control over the equipment, its value and transparency towards both the buyer and the seller.
- Buying and selling: For short lead times and full control on the inventory, it buys, sells and stores in its own warehouses.
- Logistics: the company offers marking, electrical and mechanical dismantling. Its comprehensive logistics offer also includes packing, export documentation, shipping, re-assembly, start-up and commissioning of single machines or complete lines.
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ITW Dynatec
ITW Dynatec’s Ultra Link platform is the latest in a series of hot melt adhesive and fluid applicators from ITW Dynatec. Designed to provide the industry’s greatest level of pattern accuracy, Ultra Link supports the fastest line speeds, while delivering superior cycle times, the highest efficiency and improved reliability.Its universal, long-life module technology, with common nozzle mounting, offers unparalleled flexibility, modularity and a rapid change-over design for quicker maintenance. This applicator technology also provides uniform parts enabling spare part inventory reduction by up to 50%. Ultra’s modular design allows a quick conversion from slot, to spray, to strand coating.
Offering exceptional speed, reliability and performance, the Ultra Link platform is an ideal solution for all applications common to baby diaper, feminine pad and adult incontinence lines.
Ultra Link Applicator: This modular applicator has a multi-module configuration for flexible application width setup. The Ultra module, as a key component, has a universal design that allows using the same module for all required application patterns like slot, spray and strand coating with appropriate nozzles. The Rapid Change-Over nozzles compatible with the Ultra Link applicator are:
- SCS strand coating system, Ultra Stitch (with air support) & Ultra Touch (without air support)
- UFD HS Elite (Omega & Random pattern)
- HSI high-speed intermittent
- Slot nozzles
www.itwdynatec.com
Kansan
Kansan, a leading wet wipe machinery manufacturer, has been providing crucial manufacturing solutions in every aspect of wet wipe production from flat pack and crossfold converting machines to flow wrappers, lid applicator robots, case packers, and palletizers for 31 years. These state-of-the-art production systems are highly versatile and designed to process the most delicate nonwovens with ease for manufacturing various types of dry and wet wipes, baby wipes, wet toilet papers, general cleaning wipes, disinfectant wipes, and many more.By offering a complete range of machinery throughout the wet wipe production, Kansan eliminates the need for multiple suppliers and complex coordination. The ‘One-Stop-Shop’ approach streamlines the procurement process, saving time, resources and effort for Kansan’s valued customers.
Kansan’s wet wipe converting machines can also work with the new generation flushable and biodegradable raw materials with high efficiency and productivity.
Wetlaid Technology of Kansan Materials: Kansan Materials recently established under the name of Kansan Group to answer the increasing demand for sustainable raw materials. The idea is to provide a sophisticated yet simple, eco-friendly, cost-effective, sustainable and flexible manufacturing solution for flushable, dispersible and biodegradable wipes.
Kansan Now for Entire Value Chain: With proactive attitude and strategies, Kansan is here to find the best solutions for inquiries on upstream and downstream applications throughout the entire value chain.
- Kansan Materials: Nonwoven machinery and technologies for Wetlaid applications to produce flushable-dispersible-biodegradable wipes.
- Kansan: Tailor-made wet wipe machines and fully integrated production lines.
- Andropack: Robot-based end-of-the-line solutions.
Luwa
Luwa is a company with 80 years of experience, specializing in creating optimal climate conditions for manufacturing facilities worldwide. Its aim is to improve manufacturing conditions, reduce energy costs and provide added value to its customers.In the nonwovens industry, Luwa plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient production environments. Without precise filtration, by-products such as super absorbent powder (SAP) and trim waste can damage production equipment and pose risks to workers’ health. Managing the ideal climate, particularly in large facilities with multiple production lines, becomes a challenge. Luwa’s approach to climate control, called Air Engineering, emphasizes integrated solutions involving air movers, filtration stations, ducting and control systems.
Digital control is a critical aspect of modern factory operations. Luwa leverages its expertise and engineers’ knowledge to develop resilient and secure digital controllers like its DigiControl7 platform. Additionally, Luwa utilizes the Nederman Insight platform for remote diagnosis and alarm notification, enabling intelligent support and monitoring across geographically remote production facilities.
Luwa and its parent company, Nederman, are committed to sustainability. They actively work to reduce their carbon footprint, improve packaging and product material content, and embrace clean energy solutions. In nonwovens applications, Luwa focuses on energy reduction, efficient resource utilization, and worker protection. Its filtration components and air handling systems are designed to occupy less space, minimize energy consumption and optimize production output. Customized filtration equipment protects workers from harmful substances, reducing sick days and long-term exposure. Luwa also emphasizes low lifecycle costs, resulting in reduced resource consumption for factory sustainability.
One of Luwa’s standout products is the MCV (Multi Cell V-filter) system. It minimizes energy use by activating the cleaning cycle only when a target filter load is reached and utilizes digital control to reduce energy consumption compared to traditional designs. The system achieves a 40% increase in cleaning efficiency and a >70% reduction in linear footprint. The MCV system is versatile and can be retrofitted into existing setups. It also supports remote monitoring, reducing downtime and facilitating maintenance operations.
www.luwa.com
Maxcess
Maxcess has recently introduced many new innovations for the nonwovens industry, helping its customers run better, faster and smarter.FIFE-500 MAX Web Guiding System: The next-generation of advanced web-guiding technology from Fife, the FIFE-500 MAX features an intuitive five-inch color touchscreen interface with multiple languages, newly designed sensors for enhanced resolution and accuracy, a smoother 8-pole motor for better guiding at slow speeds and an all-new modern design. The FIFE-500 MAX represents the future of guiding from Fife, the company who invented the first web guide back in 1939. The FIFE-500 MAX can accommodate web widths up to 1200 mm, with maximum tension up to 800 N.
Fife DST-1 Object Recognition Sensor: The DST-1 is unlike any other sensor in the industry. Utilizing breakthrough technology, the DST-1 uses multiple cameras to create an “object” of the material customers wish to guide to. This gives customers the ability to guide to the most challenging materials or guide points that other sensors simply can’t, reducing scrap and improving throughput. The DST-1 has seen tremendous success in nonwoven applications, such as diapers and feminine hygiene products.
Tidland Advantage Series Knifeholder: Featuring a minimum slit width of only 19.55 mm, the new advantage series knifeholder from Tidland offers Tidland reliability at an achievable price point. Featuring a 180° reversable blade cartridge for fast blade changes, customers will immediately see extended blade life for increased uptime and throughput.
www.maxcessintl.com
MS Ultraschall
Products for professional care are becoming increasingly important due to the rising demand for them. A typical example is wet bathing gloves, which facilitate the washing of people who need care. Ultrasonic welding technology, from MS Ultraschall Technologie GmbH, is used to manufacture the gloves, which are made of a relatively thick nonwoven fabric.These are manufactured by the company Arion, whose headquarters are located near the Dutch-German border. Innovative healthcare solutions have been developed there for over 25 years. The bathing gloves are made of a continuous web of nonwoven material. This is first folded once lengthwise and then welded at regular intervals using ultrasonic, with a transverse weld rounded on both sides to create the contours of the gloves. The next step is to cut the web of material so that individual gloves are created. In the following production steps, the gloves are then impregnated with the appropriate amount of hypoallergenic lotion and packaged. The overall system comes from the Italian machine manufacturer Teknoweb Converting S.r.l. The ultrasonic welding process, in which the two layers of the nonwoven fabric are joined together, is one of the central steps in production. This is supplied by the ultrasonic joining specialist MS Ultraschall.
MS ultrasonic welding units are supplied by fully digital generators with intelligent control and high performance. The rectangular and trapezoidal sonotrodes are available in standardized widths from 85-320 mm. Unlike other systems on the market, the feed units are servo-electrically driven. This ensures high precision and, above all, very fast distance and force control. The engraving rollers, which MS Ultraschall custom manufactures in-house for each individual application, determine where the material is welded. Each elevation represents a weld point. MS Ultraschall is thus the only supplier in the world that can offer a complete solution from a single source with unit, roller, consoles, etc.
Arion ordered the welding units for the upgrade of the existing machines from Teknoweb at MS Ultraschall. The processing speed of the system is about 70 m/min, which allows the production of up to 500 gloves per minute. After retrofitting the two existing systems, the company plans to purchase an additional production line. Here again, the ultrasonic welding technology will come from MS Ultraschall.
www.ms-ultrasonic.de
Parkinson Winders
For over a century and a half, Parkinson Winders, a distinguished brand under Parkinson Technologies, has been at the forefront of the nonwovens industry. With a rich heritage and a relentless pursuit of innovation, Parkinson Winders has solidified its position as an industry leader, consistently setting new standards and shaping the future of nonwoven manufacturing. With a deep understanding of the nonwovens industry’s intricacies, the brand has continually evolved and adapted to meet the evolving needs of manufacturers. Parkinson Winders’ legacy of excellence serves as a testament to its unwavering commitment to delivering superior products and solutions.The Parkinson Winders Mk Series of Automatic Surface Winders features the Positran roll transfer system, offering continuous winding during automatic cut-over at full line speed. This surface winder can provide optimal operational control and reliable cut-overs because of its closed-loop tension control of product roll formation along with its deep plunge cut system. These features are crucial for winding nonwoven materials, which require high-tension control to prevent issues such as material distortion, wrinkling, or slippage from occurring for a highly consistent nonwoven fabric.
Since nonwoven materials come in diverse forms, each requiring specific handling techniques and features, it is also essential to look for surface winder machinery that offers options for flexibility and customization. At Parkinson Technologies, its Automatic Surface Winder’s machinery roll diameter adjustment, precise tension settings, and edge control capabilities allow for easy adaptation to any nonwoven material to accommodate diverse production requirements readily.
Parkinson Winders, with its 150-year legacy, has established itself as a pioneer in the nonwovens industry. Through its innovative technologies, unwavering commitment to quality, sustainability focus and customer-centric approach, Parkinson Winders has continuously driven the industry forward. As the nonwovens industry continues to evolve, manufacturers can trust Parkinson Winders to provide state-of-the-art surface winder machinery to ensure that nonwoven manufacturers stay competitive in a rapidly changing industry. With Parkinson Winders, experience and innovation unite to shape the future of nonwoven manufacturing.
parkinsontechnologies.com
Rando Machine
Since 1949, Rando Machine has led the way providing innovative and high-quality airlaid machinery. Rando offers world-class fiber preparation, web formation and recycling machinery that create high quality webs from the widest array of natural and synthetic fibers. Rando has significantly invested in new capabilities including a second manufacturing site since coming under new ownership in 2019.Rando’s web formation equipment is globally recognized for its ability to run challenging fibers into both low and high loft mats up to 10” in height.
Rando complements its state-of-the-art web formation machinery with a wide variety of fiber preparation equipment including:
- Bale Breakers and Pre-feeders
- Blend Line and Weigh Conveyors
- Volumetric Reserves
- Openers / Blenders
Maintaining high performance with original replacement parts manufactured by Rando for every Rando machine, even vintage models is possible. In addition, Rando offers fast turnaround to recloth/rewire wired rolls to the original factory specifications.
Rando travels the globe servicing its machines; from Preventative Maintenance programs to upgrades and retrofits.
www.randomachine.com
Rodewisch
Filztuchfabrik Rodewisch is a worldwide operating owner-run manufacturer of high-tech fabrics for nonwoven lines. The company is located in Germany with more than 145 years of tradition and experience.Since its foundation in 1874 Rodewisch Fabrics has supported the growth and advancement of the paper and nonwovens industry. Working closely with nonwoven manufacturers and machine builders as OEM, Rodewisch ensures fabric performance and reliability. Offering a broad range of forming and bonding fabrics to the customers worldwide, Rodewisch fabrics became a Gold Standard in the nonwoven industry. Magnetic, conductive or heat resistant features just show a small range of the possibilities to meet more diverse needs and rigorous demands of the industry today. Rodewisch continually innovates with cutting-edge technology, offering a broad range of forming fabrics to the customers worldwide.
Rodewisch manufactures custom belting products for forming, conveying and drying nonwoven webs, along with vacuum belts for diaper machines and several other hygienic vacuum conveyor applications.
Rodewisch manufactures belts and wires used in all common web forming processes: drylaid—carding—airlaid; extruded nonwovens - spunmelt - meltblown; and S/SS/SMSI/SMMS/SAC. Customer benefits: antistatic and dirt resistant forming fabrics; abrasive resistance; non-marking seam performance; fast closing single & double pin seams.
Rodewisch manufactures belts and wires used in web bonding processes: dryers / ovens; air through bonding (AT); chemical spray sections. Customer benefits: magnetic features within a light PPS/ryton material; heat resistance up to 420 F; chemical resistance up to pH 14; fast closing & non marking seams; and maximum lifetime in production. Rodewisch manufactures belts and wires used in vacuum processes: diaper machines; femcare; incontinence inlays; medical products.
www.rodewisch.com
SB Specialty Metals
Rotary Cutting Dies, made from tool steel, are important to the production of most nonwoven items. SB27 is the evolution of tool steel and will triple the life of rotary cutting dies. Specify the grade PSB27 to your tool makers and start a trial today. Vendors can get PSB27 at SB Specialty Metals, LLC.www.sbsm.com
Schwing Technologies
Schwing Technologies supplies thermal cleaning equipment for the safe removal of plastic from dies, filters, extruder screws, breaker plates, hot runners and other process tooling. Schwing has over 50 years of experience cleaning metal parts at its headquarters in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany—with its North America office located in New Jersey. Products include VacuClean pyrolysis system, InnovaClean fluidized bed, CompactClean burn-off oven, and post-treatment solutions. Systems are energy efficient and environmentally friendly.For more than 25 years, the Schwing Group has also provided high quality contract cleaning services around the world. Each year more than 250,000 parts are cleaned for hundreds of customers. Schwing’s experience and know-how provides strong application support for its customers.
Depending on the specific requirements or applications, different thermal cleaning systems are available to remove organic contamination.
The complete range of equipment can handle component weights of more than 5,000 kg (e.g. a blown film die head) and part lengths up to 6 meters (e.g. nonwoven dies and extruder screws). In order to obtain completely clean parts, specialized post treatment methods have been devised especially for complex parts like spinnerets, spin packs, filter discs and candles.
The cleaning results are always verified and documented by precise process control, strict quality procedures and inspection techniques.
Schwing has the vast expertise and total experience for all procedures in thermal cleaning and post-treatment. Rely on Schwing’s professionalism for all sophisticated cleaning needs.
www.schwing-technologies.com
Shemesh Automation
Shemesh’s most recent innovation, the BuckIt-TKS25 line, is a complete turnkey packaging line for wet wipes in pails. It offers fully automated feeding for both pails and lids with separate continuous denesting machines which include a servo-driven interchangeable vertical carousel cartridges. This results in ultra-low downtime.In addition, two unique design features in particular make the BuckIt-TKS25 line stand out:
- A fully integrated SAS-J Jumbo Wipes stuffer machine
- The Carolus Pail Labeller – includes a proprietary precision orientation system and pails handle lifting mechanism for conical and plain-vanilla pails.
Citadel A is a complete monoblock packer for wipes in jumbo and consumer refill bags.
The Citadel Series, built on decades of wipes manufacturing sector experience and harnessing operating speeds of up 30ppm, offers robust, fully automatic, servo driven all-in-one Monoblock packers for wipes in flexible packs.
While the Citadel-J model is engineered specifically to pack jumbo rolls into jumbo bags, and the Citadel-R does the same for refill-sized rolls and bags, the all-new Citadel A offers ultimate flexibility as it can pack both jumbo bags (Citadel J) and consumer refill bags (Citadel R) with one smart unit.
This all- in-one packaging solution unlocks major savings for flexible pack wipes manufacturers through its versatility, ultra-low downtime and enhanced productivity.
www.sawetwipes.com
SonicAire
Maintaining a dust-free environment is crucial for compliance and safety in the nonwoven textiles industry. Traditional cleaning methods often need to be improved in eliminating lint build-up, a potential fire hazard, in hard-to-reach areas. SonicAire’s BarrierAire technology utilizes specialized fans to create an impenetrable barrier that prevents dust and lint accumulation, revolutionizing fugitive dust control and enhancing safety standards within the nonwoven industry.SonicAire’s BarrierAire technology stands at the forefront of the fight against dust and lint build-up. Expert engineers evaluate each facility and build a plan with fans positioned strategically throughout a facility to create an effective barrier, proactively stopping dust and lint particles from settling in those hard-to-reach areas. Each design ensures a clean and hazard-free environment, significantly reducing the risk of lint-related combustion events.
For manufacturers in the nonwoven textiles industry, SonicAire’s dust control fans offer unparalleled advantages. The innovative technology eliminates lint accumulation in challenging spaces, such as manufacturing lines, storage areas and mezzanines, which are particularly susceptible to fire hazards. By targeting problem areas, SonicAire promotes compliance with safety regulations, prolongs the equipment’s lifespan and reduces maintenance costs.
The nonwovens industry operates under strict NFPA regulations due to the potential fire hazards of lint build-up. Various government entities like OSHA enforce these. SonicAire’s BarrierAire technology proactively approaches compliance by preventing dust and lint accumulation in critical areas. By minimizing the risk of lint-related fires and dust explosions, SonicAire fans safeguard workers and valuable assets, ensuring a safe working environment and providing peace of mind to nonwoven manufacturers.
SonicAire’s BarrierAire technology represents a groundbreaking solution for the nonwoven textiles industry, addressing the critical issue of lint build-up and fire hazards in difficult areas. Embracing this innovative technology enables manufacturers to create a cleaner, safer and more productive work environment, ensuring long-term success.
sonicaire.com
Sonobond Ultrasonics
Sonobond Ultrasonics offers a wide variety of assembly equipment for nonwovens and synthetic materials that keeps pace with the ever-expanding list of applications requiring strong, secure, sealed seams. This enables manufacturers to achieve effective and efficient production outcomes wherever sewn seams are inadequate to satisfy their end-use requirements.The SeamMaster Ultrasonic Sewing Machine, PlungeBonder, Cylinder Arm Machines, Rotary Cutters and Hand Cutters use ultrasonic vibrations, so stitch holes, glue gaps, fraying and unraveling are eliminated. These machines continue to replace traditional sewing and gluing methods that often have difficulty achieving manufacturers’ stringent requirements for durable, leak-proof bonds.
The SeamMaster Ultrasonic Sewing Machine was introduced in 1991 to meet OSHA’s regulatory requirements for secure barrier seams in disposable medical garments and face masks. It is now considered the industry’s number one ultrasonic sewing machine. The unit looks and operates like a traditional sewing machine, but the ultrasonic vibrations produce strong, sealed seams by softening and fusing the synthetic fibers. It uses a patented rotary operation, where both horn and pattern wheel rotate at the same time, so seams are ultra-reliable and soft to the touch.
These bonded seams, which meet the strict NIJ standards for body armor, guarantee the waterproof integrity of the inner cover that surrounds the ballistic-resistant material, even after submersion for 30 minutes.
Suitable materials for use with ultrasonic assembly equipment include synthetics or blends with a 60% to 100% synthetic content including polyester, nylon, acrylics, vinyl, polypropylene, lycra, spandex, tricot and thermoplastic urethanes, constructed as woven, nonwoven, knit, laminate or coatings.
Some of the leak-proof items produced at four times faster than industrial sewing machines and 10 times faster than adhesive methods include:
- Face masks and surgical gowns;
- Body armor and ballistic vests;
- Pleated, HVAC and HEPA filters;
- Air, gas and jet fuel filters;
- Vacuum & heavy-duty filter bags;
- Hazmat & PPE garments;
- Automotive & aviation acoustic and thermal insulation panels;
- Lint-free cleaning & paint-prep wipes, as well as spill clean-up cloths;
- Oil containment booms.
www.sonobondultrasonics.com
Specialized Safety Products
Specialized Safety Products and AWT World Trade announced the launch of its user-friendly, new Jet-Kleen e-commerce website.“Increasing awareness of the dangers and costs of compressed air has led many woodshops and metalworkers to seek out a safe and effective alternative for their operations,” says AWT president Michael Green, “which has in turn created a growing demand for the Jet-Kleen across a range of disciplines and industries.”
These customers use Jet-Kleen units to improve safety and significantly reduce cleanup times in woodshops, metal shops, industrial and production facilities, and any environment where safety and efficiency are paramount.
Woodworkers and production personnel often resort to dangerous and potentially lethal compressed air for cleanup and debris removal. The dangers associated with the use of compressed air systems in woodshops and industrial facilities are well-documented by medical researchers and regulatory authorities such as OSHA and the Council of Europe. Moreover, high-pressure compressed air may damage expensive equipment and accessories.
Jet-Kleen units utilize a blower-driven system to deliver a high volume of air at an ultra-safe 1.9-3.0 psi, depending on the model selected, which is an effective pressure range for most screen drying applications and well within applicable OSHA guidelines. The safe alternative to compressed air, which can also contain oil and particulate matter, the Jet-Kleen series provides clean air at an effective volume, while also maintaining low noise levels.
The Jet-Kleen series includes the original Jet-Kleen and the Jet-Kleen Limited. Both are offered in portable and wall-mount models with a variety of options and attachments available. For facilities seeking air gun performance without the dangers and costs of compressed air systems, the smart solution is the Jet-Kleen series from Specialized Safety Products and AWT World Trade, Inc.
www.specializedsafetyproducts.com
Trascar
Good and quickly, together for the first time thanks to Trascar. Optimizing times is certainly the prerogative of those companies who produce reels; Trascar knows it well: that’s why it has studied ways to make its plants even more efficient.Its 40 years of experience in reels handling let it study how to improve and make it better.
Speed, product care and precision are the main advantages that Trascar’s automation offers, but there’s one thing that it understands: the practicity of the work is the way that everyone wants.
So, Trascar designed and realized the highest capacity system ever done to handle different size of reels, after slitting.
Its plant knows and checks the size of each slit roll, labels automatically and stacks them according to the assigned recipe.
Trascar handles up to five different sizes of reels on the same line, the subsequent simple or double packaging, the insertion of the pallet and the simple or triple final labelling are the other features that complete the several options proposed with its packaging line.
All of these operations takes place in full compliance with the requirements of care and protection of the value for treated product: zero-contamination policy is a must for Trascar’ reels solutions.
www.trascar.it
Uster
Where quality is critical and contamination simply unacceptable, Uster’s contamination sorter is increasingly delivering success. Nonwovens producers trust Uster equipment – but also realize that the knowledge and the ‘Think Quality’ approach of its experts makes the real difference for them and their customers.Nonwovens players would love to read about practical cases and success stories from their industry here. They want to know exactly how some companies achieve outstanding product quality standards with a highly profitable operation. Unfortunately, these are well-kept secrets, and Uster’s experts will never disclose the details…
What can be shared though is the key to these ‘secrets’ – the combination of reliable equipment and world-class application knowledge. The Uster contamination sorter uses imaging spectroscopes which can detect and eject any particle showing the slightest difference in color from the main fiber. Nothing can hide: whether it’s cotton or synthetic material, defects can be reliably detected down to a size of one square millimeter.
Recycled fibers now present growing business potential for nonwovens producers. Margins are promising, but quality requirements are stringent. “It is a proven fact that recycled fibers are still today prone to infinite and inconsistent quality variations. Operating a high-performance contamination sorter in the production line is the best way to ensure an acceptable end-product,” says Mario Siegenthaler, product manager Fiber Cleaning at Uster Technologies.
Uster Jossi Vision Shield N can detect defects from any light pastel, grayish or brownish base material (though not yet black or dark colors). “We use our know-how and expertise to further develop technologies in the ‘invisible’ range of IR and UV light for our imaging spectroscopes,” says Siegenthaler.
Uster’s automated solutions for quality monitoring have also attracted interest from manufacturers of nonwovens machinery. “We are proud to say that completed projects show that the Uster Jossi Vision Shield N has a relevant impact on major business goals and influences key performance indicators positively,” says Siegenthaler. “With our reputation for attention to detail, nonwovens companies are eager to raise their issues for discussion.”
www.uster.com
VAC-U-MAX
Since 1954, VAC-U-MAX has automated processes, designing and manufacturing bulk material handling systems incorporating pneumatic, aero-mechanical and flexible screw conveying technologies. VAC-U-MAX Signature Series vacuum conveyors offer processors a quick and easy solution for conveying powders, super absorbent polymers, pellets and other granular bulk materials from storage vessels like totes, drums, bulk bags and bins to destinations like processing or packaging lines. Each five-part system includes pick-up wand, convey hose, vacuum receiver with automatic pulse filter cleaning, vacuum producer and UL-listed controls. Units are available in 1500 Series for vacuum conveying applications from handfuls to 1500 lbs/hr (680 kg/hr) or the 3500 Series for conveying rates up to 3500 lbs/hr (1600 kg/hr). Tube hopper vacuum receivers are designed for difficult to convey materials.www.vac-u-max.com/SignatureSeries
Valmet
Nonwoven web producers now have an opportunity to invest in cost competitive equipment without compromising production quality.Valmet has introduced the Valmet ThruAir Bonder. With this invention, customers can make premium grade products at a competitive cost, which in turn can lead to an increased market value for nonwoven web producers.
The thru-air process delivers a uniform, consistently bonded web due to exceptional temperature control and air flow profiles. Important end-product properties such as tensile, elongation, modulus, caliper, softness and other surface properties can be optimized and controlled. Additionally, good bonding performance improves uptime, reduces waste, and improves the reliability of downstream processes such as converting.
While similar high-performance bonders are normally very big and require large facilities, Valmet’s new ThruAir Bonder has a compact size which enables efficient space utilization. The roll-out design allows for easy and accessible maintenance as safety is always a priority.
Sustainability is at the core of Valmet’s business strategy and operations. It is committed to applying the highest health, safety and environmental standards in product design and manufacturing. The ThruAir Bonder accepts alternative heat sources to support carbon neutral operation for a better future.
Producers no longer need to compromise on quality. The new ThruAir Bonder is really optimized to reach high performance standards at lower total cost, including capital costs, operating costs, installation, maintenance, runnability and reliability.
www.valmet.com/thruairbonding/
Weima America, Inc.
For more than 40 years, Weima has been a world leader in size reduction technology. Weima’s machinery line for the nonwovens industry aims to maximize an operation’s profits and safety while decreasing mess and excess waste.Shredding: Shredding is often the first step in recycling for many materials, including nonwovens. The Weima WLK single-shaft shredder series offers many custom options for the recycling and reintegration of nonwovens. The F+ Rotor is most often used for the initial destruction of nonwoven products. It can be outfitted with bolted or welded knife holders and is ideal for shredding filament-based materials (the “F” stands for “filaments”). Weima also offers a chilled rotor option for those materials that have lower melting points.
Briquetting: The dust that is created when nonwoven material is cut can be both messy and extremely dangerous in production environments. Installing a briquette press at the discharge of the dust collection system can help eliminate dusting in the plant and increase overall safety. A dust collection system can pneumatically convey any residual dust into a covered briquette press. This eliminates the need for an employee to spend time cleaning up and transporting the dust and keeps the nearby machinery functioning in a dust-free environment. Weima briquette presses use pressure (not adhesives) to compress dust into small, hockey-puck-shaped briquettes. With a compaction ratio of up to 9:1, briquetting can save a company money in dumpster haul-away costs alone. Fewer dumpsters being hauled away means a bigger bottom line and a smaller environmental footprint.
www.weima.com