P84® HT Polyimide Fiber Certified According To OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 For Skin Contact Applications 

Evonik P84® HT fibers and yarn

SCHÖRFLING, Austria — September 1, 2021 — OEKO-TEX® has certified Evonik’s P84® HT fiber according to Standard 100 for skin contact applications. The community of currently 18 neutral testing and research institutes from Europe and Japan classified the high-temperature fiber as harmless to health. By obtaining this globally recognized label, Evonik aims to establish P84 HT as a new quality standard in the textile industry for protective clothing.

High-tech fiber for highly technical textile applications

P84 HT stands for a high-tech fiber with improved textile properties at high temperatures. Compared to other materials, Evonik’s polyimide fiber retains its flexibility even at 280°C. As a result, it remains more durable in applications with higher average temperatures and frequent temperature peaks. A standardized bending test certifies that the new P84 HT fiber has almost twice the flexibility of standard materials.

In addition, P84 HT features outstanding insulation properties, breathability and a pleasant feel against the skin. With up to 30 percent less weight than aramid fibers, Evonik’s high-performance fiber is the new material of choice for protective clothing such as hoods and gloves or as a material component in highly technical textiles for personal protective equipment (PPE).

P84® HT successfully tested for 100 pollutants

The Standard 100 label from OEKO-TEX® confirms that all components of the respective product have been tested for a total of 100 harmful substances and classified as harmless to health. The list of criteria includes carcinogenic and allergenic dyes, formaldehyde or DMF, and numerous regulated and non-regulated substances that could harm human health.

Evonik is the world’s leading manufacturer of chemically resistant, thermostable and non-flammable polyimide fibers. P84 HT belongs to a new generation of products developed to meet the industry’s increasing demands for mechanical stability and flexibility at continuous operating temperatures. The specialty chemicals company is thus continuing its three-decade tradition at the Lenzing and Schörfling (Austria) sites in the development and production of plastic-based high-performance fibers.

Posted September 1, 2021

Source: Evonik Industries AG

Space Application Kicks Off For ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022

SINGAPORE — September 1, 2021 — ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022, Asia’s leading business platform for textile machinery, will return to Shanghai for its 8th combined exhibition. It will be held from November 20-24, 2022, at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre. Online space application has commenced on www.itmaasia.com.

Owned by CEMATEX (European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT-Tex), China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and China Exhibition Centre Group Corporation (CIEC), the combined exhibition is set to continue to be the leading-edge exhibition for global textile machinery manufacturers to extend their reach into Asia’s vibrant textile manufacturing hub, particularly China.

Ernesto Maurer, president of CEMATEX, enthused: “Since its launch in 2008, ITMA ASIA + CITME has grown from strength to strength to be a part of the transformation journey of the textile manufacturing industry in China. We are gearing up preparations for the combined exhibition and are spurred to deliver yet another successful exhibition for the textile industry. China is one of the few countries that is still experiencing positive growth. Hence, we would like to invite textile machinery manufacturers to seize the opportunities provided by the combined exhibition.”

China’s economy is projected to increase 5.7 percent next year, according to the International Monetary Fund. With China planning to move up the value chain, machinery manufacturers can look forward to plenty of business and networking opportunities at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022.

Wang Shutian, honorary president of China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA), shared: “China’s 14th Five-Year Plan has set the direction for building our economy into a manufacturing powerhouse that emphasises technological innovation, promotes industry collaboration and prioritises sustainability. In line with this plan, ITMA ASIA + CITME remains committed to be the most effective business platform for buyers to explore advanced manufacturing technologies.”

The last edition of ITMA ASIA + CITME 2020 wrapped up successfully in June 2021. Grossing over 160,000 square meters of exhibition area, the combined exhibition hosted 1,237 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions and attracted visitorship of about 65,000 from 30 countries and regions over five days.

Charles Beauduin, chairman, ITMA Services, which co-organizes the combined exhibition, remarked, “The 2020 edition was successfully staged despite challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Both exhibitors and visitors surveyed were happy with their participation, proving once again that the combined exhibition has become the preferred platform for solution providers eyeing China and the regional market.”

He added, “As more countries step up vaccination programmes and ease travel restrictions, business communities are looking forward to face-to-face interactions at trade exhibitions — the ideal platforms to meet, greet and conclude deals.”

Online space application for the next edition will close on March 10, 2022. Interested exhibitors may visit www.itmaasia.com or email itmaasiacitme@itma.com for more details.

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022 is organized by Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co Ltd and co-organized by ITMA Services. Japan Textile Machinery Association is a special partner of the show.

Posted September 1, 2021

Source: CEMATEX, CCPIT-Tex, CTMA & CIEC

INDEX™20 Exhibitor Preview: ANDRITZ GROUP

GRAZ, Austria — September 1, 2021 — International technology Group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production and textile solutions at INDEX™20 in Geneva, Switzerland, October 19-22 in booths 2114 and 2080. The broad ANDRITZ product portfolio covers state-of-the-art nonwovens and textile production technologies such as air-through bonding, needlepunch, spunlace, spunbond, wetlaid/WetlaceTM, converting, textile finishing, airlay, recycling, and natural fiber processing.

ANDRITZ Laroche, France, part of the ANDRITZ GROUP

One highlight at INDEX will be the new member of the ANDRITZ Nonwoven division: ANDRITZ Laroche — a company that has been a very important partner for ANDRITZ in the field of fiber preparation for drylaid nonwovens for over 10 years. ANDRITZ Laroche is a leading supplier of fiber processing technologies such as opening, blending and dosing, airlay web forming, textile waste recycling, and decortication of bast fibers.

One focus of this product range is complete recycling lines for post-consumer and industrial textile waste to produce fibers for re-spinning and/or nonwoven end-uses. Customer awareness and regulations are pushing clothing brands to recycle their textile waste in their own products. Recycled fibers can also be used in the nonwovens industry for various applications, such as automotive, insulation, mattresses, and furniture felts.

Trends, Innovations and highlights

Sustainability is a serious responsibility for the entire industry and will continue to be so for the years and decades to come. ANDRITZ’s “We Care” sustainability program combines all ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) initiatives, goals and achievements under one roof. “We Care” takes a multi-dimensional, comprehensive, and practically oriented approach towards sustainability. For each of the focus topics, ANDRITZ has set itself ambitious goals aimed at making the business activities of ANDRITZ and its stakeholders more sustainable.

For many years now, ANDRITZ has offered different nonwoven processes, like spunlace, Wetlace and Wetlace CP, with one goal in mind: reduction and elimination of plastic components while maintaining the high quality of the desired product properties. The latest development in this field is the ANDRITZ neXline wetlace CP line. This is a fully engineered production line combining the benefits of wetlaid and drylaid technologies to produce a new generation of biodegradable wipes.

To serve customers even better and offer the best possible R&D and service, ANDRITZ has invested in and upgraded its technical center in Montbonnot, France, to a Wetlace CP line. It is the first nonwovens test center for wipes worldwide with integrated pulp formation. Customers can conduct trials and test all options for wipes together with our experts.

In response to the demand to save raw materials, ANDRITZ will be presenting its neXline spunlace for lightweight fabrics. Decreasing weight per square meter while maintaining high MD and CD tensile strength is the main challenge. ANDRITZ provides the well-known TT card web forming and the high-performance Jetlace hydroentanglement units, which can more than fulfill these demands. The spunlace roll goods can achieve weights of 25 gsm and even less for ultralight spunlace fabrics, and web uniformity is excellent.

Moreover, ANDRITZ will also introduce its adult pants converting line, which offers top-class components and an innovative technology process. The growing market for adult incontinence products has resulted in a state-of-the-art process with highest quality standards, such as the development of ultrasonic side seam solutions with excellent results in terms of bond strength and system reliability. The machine speed no longer limits quality bonds. As a result, operations and size changes are faster and easier. The modern forming system for higher SAP (superabsorbent polymers) concentration and the turning and placing system guarantee maximum process stability and put customers’ adult pants at the top of the adult hygiene market.

Another highlight at INDEX will be the latest technology developments in the spunlaid sector. For instance, the patented nonwovens process called Spunjet is the in-line hydroentanglement of continuous filaments, creating a new generation of spunlaid nonwovens with unrivalled bulkiness and softness compared to standard spunbond fabrics. Spunjet offers customers the best properties ever achieved in existing and new nonwovens applications.

Process And Product Optimization

ANDRITZ is also presenting the brand new ProWin technology for profile weight correction, which is used to optimize processes, provide a faster return on investment, and save raw materials in the needlepunch segment. This unit combines the well-known technologies ProWid and ProDyn, enabling even better performance. By uniting these processes, customers have an even more homogeneous web and can reduce the input of raw materials. ProWin minimizes the level of instantaneous acceleration as well as the maximum internal speeds. As a consequence, the same machine can run faster with less mechanical stress. ProWin can also be retrofitted to recent ProDyn installations.

In addition, ANDRITZ is active in the automotive sector. The latest generation of double velour needleloom SDV2+2 produces excellent nonwoven fabrics’ visual aspect with a good surface evenness. It also allows composite fabrics production (latex free mechanical consolidation), highly participating in the sustainability approach, becoming more and more a requirement from the automotive industry. This development is available in the advanced needlepunch technical center located at ANDRITZ Nonwoven facilities in Elbeuf, France, where needlepunch customers are welcome to conduct trials and develop new products.

Furthermore, with the Metris Remote Access Service (Metris RAS), for example, ANDRITZ uses an advanced solution to provide customers with guidance and remote support for their production lines from a distance. Metris RAS provides a set of tools for audio, video and, optionally, AR-supported communication between an engineer in the field and the experts in our back-offices to identify and resolve any issues quickly and smoothly, with fewer misunderstandings and no unnecessary, additional calls. Thanks to this tool, ANDRITZ has succeeded in assisting customers online with machine maintenance and start-ups in spite of lockdown and travel restrictions.

Visit the Andritz Booth — Physically and Digitally

A very special highlight for INDEX is the virtual booth called the “ANDRITZ Teleport”. Customers and business partners can enter this booth via the INDEX virtual platform and meet the ANDRITZ online sales and service team. They will have the opportunity there to talk directly to the team, discover state-of-the-art technologies, and obtain the latest marketing material and press information. A wide range of opportunities awaits our customers and business partners!

The entire ANDRITZ Nonwoven team is looking forward to welcoming customers to our booth (2114 and 2080) in person and also online in our virtual booth – the “ANDRITZ Teleport”.

Posted September 1, 2021

Source: ANDRITZ GROUP

Techtextil North America 2021 Offered Positive Flow And An Industry’s Reemergence

By Jim Kaufmann, TW Contributing Editor; and Rachael S. Davis, TW Executive Editor

Editor’s note: What follows is an initial brief review of Techtextil North America 2021. For a full review of the show, be sure to read Textile World‘s September/October 2021 issue.

Aside from attendees trying to figure out whether they should shake hands, fist bump, elbow bump or “other” when greeting colleagues, and despite the mask mandate putting off a few attendees, the 2021 Techtextil North America show held in Raleigh, N.C., over the past three days met or exceeded expectations for visitors and exhibitors alike. Many of the exhibitors Textile World spoke to had initial trepidations on how this year’s show would play out, however most offered very positive reviews.

“We really didn’t know what to expect, but the show has been good for us, busier than expected” offered Datatex’s Shannon McCarthy.  “We’ve had good volume and a good quality of visitors to our booth.”

“We had 30 customers visit the booth on Monday, and I had said coming into this that if we had 30 customers over the course of the three-day show, it would be worth exhibiting,” said Brenda Stamboulian, Jason Mills LLC. “So, we are very happy.”

“There really weren’t any expectations for this show because of everything happening around us, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the turnout,” added Franz Geppert, Monosuisse North America.  “Each day has provided a consistent flow of existing and potential customers, which gave us enough time to hold good conversations and make some good contacts,”

“It’s been a surprisingly good show and turnout,” said Lou Ott, Gentex. “It was good to be face-to-face with people for a change without having a Zoom screen between us. And also having the time to catch up with friends and acquaintances — where they are, how they’re doing and all those personal things that you don’t have the opportunity to do on a zoom call — was great.”

Many attendees noted this was their first entry into the real world again after being cooped up at home or travel restricted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though some said they were a bit hesitant to attend, they enjoyed being in a show environment for the first time in 18-plus months. “It’s been great to be out and about again” stated Ernest Sumner of A.B. Carter. “We’ve been able to see and meet a lot of people that we hadn’t been able to catch up with or wouldn’t have known about had we not been here in Raleigh. We didn’t know who we needed to see until we saw them!”

“Shows are a pain in the neck, but so worth it,” said Steve Aranoff, Zund America Inc. “As someone who has participated on both sides as an exhibitor and an attendee, it’s hard to say which option is best. But we are such social characters. If I didn’t wander the show floor, I wouldn’t have met certain people to have conversations with and wouldn’t have learned what they know without engaging in that conversation.”

The symposiums associated with Techtextil North America also were interesting and well attended, leading to some lively discussions on sustainability, supply chain issues and concerns, and in several cases, the art of surviving in a pandemic.

And of course, the after-show meetings, gatherings and socializing — where many members of the industry acknowledge is where much of the business actually gets done — were numerous and varied.

The general conclusion after the three-day event is that Techtextil North America 2021 met, or exceeded, most expectations and offered a much-needed positive start as the textile world emerges from a rough year and a half. Here’s to continuing that momentum forward!

August 25, 2021

Champion® Athleticwear Makes Important Strides On Champion MADE Sustainability Journey Through Partnership With The Renewal Workshop

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — August 31, 2021 — Champion today announced that it has launched “Champion Renewed,” a new collection in partnership with The Renewal Workshop, a company that renews apparel that would have otherwise gone into landfill.

This exclusive line, available today, features Champion’s iconic Reverse Weave® sweatshirts that have been renewed by The Renewal Workshop. The collection, which is an important step in the authentic athleticwear brand’s Champion MADE sustainability effort, ranges from $30-$45 (40-percent off the original MSRP). The goal of the initiative is to help extend the lifespan of apparel and reduce waste. Consumers can shop the collection at www.renewalworkshop.com/pages/champion.

Champion MADE is a promise from the brand to create athleticwear that feels good, looks good, and, most importantly, does good. The brand is working to increase the use of responsibly made fabrics and find ways to creatively reuse products to reduce energy use and water consumption during the manufacturing process. As part of the HanesBrands family, Champion’s efforts support the company’s 2025-2030 global sustainability goals, which include all of its brands having a fully circular product or significant circularity initiative by 2025.

“The Champion brand is committed to taking significant strides toward social and environmental leadership, and our partnership with The Renewal Workshop is an important step in this process,” said Jon Ram, group president of global activewear for HanesBrands. “We are proud to extend the life of apparel that would have otherwise ended up in landfills. We look forward to expanding these efforts beyond Champion’s Reverse Weave sweatshirts to other products that our consumers love.”

Through the Renewal Workshop’s proprietary six-stage, zero-waste process, garments undergo rigorous standards as they are reworked. Products are sorted, graded, thoroughly sanitized using state-of-the-art waterless technology, repaired to like-new standards, inspected, and verified to joint quality standards before they are given a Renewal Workshop tag and made available for purchase.

The Renewal Workshop uses Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methodology to measure the impact of the textile fibers most frequently received, such as cotton, polyester, and wool. Using this data, in addition to each garment’s weight, the organization can evaluate energy savings, greenhouse gas reductions, and water consumption decreases, among other things, for each item that is renewed.

“We’re thrilled to have Champion join our growing list of brands, and we’re eager to support the brand in its larger efforts to salvage apparel, giving clothing a chance for a second life,” said Nicole Bassett, co-founder, The Renewal Workshop. “By having a brand as iconic as Champion begin the process with us, we’re encouraged that others within the industry will soon follow suit.”

In addition to partnering with The Renewal Workshop, the brand’s progress to date on the Champion MADE pledge includes offering classic jersey tees made with 100-percent U.S. cotton, which is traceable and some of the most responsibly produced fiber in the world; introducing two environmentally conscious collections, Natural State and Rally Pro Earth, in 2021; and manufacturing “Game Day” sweats using 95-percent recycled polyester fibers, as well as other Sport category apparel with a significant percentage of recycled polyester fiber.

Posted August 31, 2021

Source: Champion

Cone Denim Welcomes Amie Borges To Lead Sales Strategy

Borges

GREENSBORO, N.C. — August 25, 2021 — Cone Denim® is excited to welcome Amie Borges to the Cone Denim family as senior vice president, Commercial Strategy. Borges will lead the global sales team and work closely with the product, operations and manufacturing teams to drive key strategic objectives that bring value to Cone’s customers across its global platform.

“We are thrilled to have Amie join Cone Denim,” said Steve Maggard, president, Cone Denim. “Amie is no stranger to the denim industry with more than 15 years of senior sales leadership with apparel brands. Her success in leading world class teams and driving global growth in both retail and e- commerce environments will bring great insight and strength to the Cone Denim team and expand our approach to the market.”

Prior to joining Cone Denim, Amie served in a number of leadership roles across luxury apparel brands, most recently as vice president sales – North America and Asia with 7 for all Mankind. Throughout Amie’s diverse roles, she has successfully led brand transformations and revenue growth, while overseeing all aspects of product life cycles across North America, South America and Asia.

Amie is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising Management, Magna Cum Laude.

Maggard continued: “Amie’s enthusiasm and fresh perspective will further energize the team and the momentum we are gaining with new sustainable denim innovations across both our manufacturing operations and product design offerings. Amie is based out of Cone’s New York office and will begin connecting with customers over the coming weeks.”

Posted August 31, 2021

Source: Elevate Textiles

Autefa Solutions Supplies Needlepunching Lines For Geotextile Production To Bangladesh-based Confidence Infrastructure Ltd.

FRIEDBERG, Germany — August 26, 2021 — AUTEFA Solutions announces that it will supply two complete needle-punching Geotextile lines to Confidence Infrastructure Ltd., one of the leading Engineering solutions providers from Bangladesh. Using state-of-the art technology, Confidence Infrastructure Ltd., is able to adapt to the continually growing market requirements and to react promptly and flexibly to individual customer needs. A growing demand in the last years led to the decision to invest in a two new Geotextile production lines.

The scope of supply includes complete solution from fiber opening and blending, Double Doffer card, crosslapper Topliner with web profile control WebMax and needle punching machines Stylus NL with winders. Confidence Infrastructure Ltd. will produce 300-600 grams per square meter polypropylene and polyester nonwoven geotextile with maximum width up to 4.2 meters. The majority of the production will be consumed in Geobag application for erosion control.

The project is designed to cater the increasing demand of Geotextile in Bangladesh and international markets. Shahid Islam, Sr. GM & COO of Confidence Infrastructure Ltd. informs: “We chose AUTEFA as our partner for this project because of its proven technology in needle-punching nonwoven field. This contract is the beginning of long partnership of Confidence group with AUTEFA Solutions.”

AUTEFA Solutions is a leading solution provider for turn-key nonwovens lines and machines for carded- crosslapped needlepunching lines, spunlace lines and thermobonding lines. All process steps base on well-known and worldwide approved technologies. Besides the complete equipment, the company supplies comprehensive engineering services, including start-up and production support, as well as guarantees for quality and capacity.

Posted August 31, 2021

Source: Autefa

Karl Mayer Opens New Group Headquarters

Arno Gärtner (left), KARL MAYER’s CEO, and Dr. Helmut Preßl, KARL MAYER’s CFO, open the new building of the headquarters with a cut through the red ribbon

OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — August 26, 2021 — The KARL MAYER Group’s corporate headquarters moved into a new building on August 23 this year. The building with its ultra-modern architecture, together with a staff restaurant, forms the focal point of the new KARL MAYER Campus at the Obertshausen site. The building complex covers an area of 5,600 square meters. It is designed for 150 employees, invites people to exchange ideas and network, and stands for the further development of KARL MAYER. The innovative world market leader with the roots of a traditional family business is now a growing international group of companies with three strong brands — KARL MAYER, STOLL and KM.ON — and an extended focus on business areas outside the textile world. “We are looking forward to welcoming our international guests to a headquarters that, with its modern, transparent design and inspiring atmosphere, reflects the dynamics, cosmo-politanism and innovative strength of the KARL MAYER Group,” said its CFO Dr. Helmut Preßl.

Networking, agile working and more

In the light-flooded foyer, a large media wall provides information on the latest news, and a showroom is dedicated to the company and family history. An Innovation Hub provides space and opportunities for new ideas and developments together with customers from all over the world.

The office floors are already home to the working world of tomorrow. Office areas, meeting rooms and places of retreat can be changed according to the situation by modifiable furnishing and seating arrangements. Open entrances, glazed walls and areas that can be used in a variety of ways promote communication, “With our space and building concept, we want to promote a sense of togetherness and broaden horizons,” said Arno Gärtner, CEO of the KARL MAYER Group.

Sustainability in construction and operation

In addition to performance, the ecological footprint of the new building is right. Air-source heat pumps take care of the entire energy supply, economical, long-lasting LED technology reduces power consumption, and digitization means that work is paperless wherever legally possible. Recycled materials were used where practical and feasible. For example, the paving stones in the outdoor areas were already in use. Almost all roof surfaces are extensively greened, providing habitats for insects and retaining rainwater. In addition, all materials used meet the specifications for a healthy working climate, and all current legal requirements for thermal insulation are complied with.

Posted August 31, 2021

Source: Karl Mayer

CIEL Textile, SOCOTA Group Seal An Important Agreement To Boost Woven Fabric Production In The Region

MAURITIUS — August 26, 2021 — CIEL Textile, through its subsidiary Aquarelle, and the SOCOTA group today signed a strategic partnership for the creation of the largest woven fabric mill in the Indian Ocean region.

The 50-50 joint-venture agreement will see the emergence of a joint mill in Madagascar with a truly regional and qualitative offer, endowed with a strong production capacity.

The current COTONA site (SOCOTA group), which adjoins the existing operations of CIEL Textile in Antsirabe, will be extended and the industrial equipment of the CFL (Aquarelle) fabric mill based in Solitude, Mauritius, gradually transferred.

“This transaction reinforces the relevance of our regional strategy, leveraging on the complementary positioning of the two countries, Mauritius and Madagascar, to build a truly attractive supply zone. Thanks to this new partnership with one of the main regional textile players, combining over 90 years of expertise in woven fabric, we are giving a real boost to fabric production in the region and opening significant growth opportunities. We will be able to offer quality products, a short leadtime between fabric and clothing, with enhanced traceability. At the same time, we will continue to grow and develop our operations in Mauritius and Asia” commented Eric Dorchies, CEO of CIEL Textile.

“This partnership between SOCOTA and CIEL Textile strengthens our two groups by pooling together our know-how in woven fabric. The creation of a major player in textile production in Antsirabe Madagascar on the COTONA site considerably reinforces the attractiveness of the country thanks to the upstream implementation of a competitive fabric offer accessible to all players in the clothing industry in Madagascar. We are convinced that this consolidation will allow Madagascar to seize new opportunities at a time when many retailers are looking for alternatives to their China or South East Asia sourcing” said Véronique Auger, CEO of the textile and clothing division of the SOCOTA Group.

This new strategic transaction at a time of a major global crisis confirms the good momentum of CIEL Textile, which operates 18 production sites in four different countries and reinforces its leadership position in the region. CIEL Textile has been established in Madagascar since 1989 with to date six factories including three located in Antsirabe where the group has invested in a cutting-edge industrial site which already employs more than 5,000 people. This new project will create new jobs and will be a real showcase of the Group’s industrial know-how.

The SOCOTA group remains, more than ever, engaged in its textile and clothing activities in order to contribute to strengthening a major and unique textile production pool in Antsirabe out of Africa. Despite the current health crisis, this agreement opens a new page in SOCOTA’s history in Madagascar. It once again demonstrates the resilience and dynamics of the SOCOTA Group as well as its commitment to continue to serve its customers while contributing to the development of the communities of Vakinankaratra.

Posted August 31, 2021

Source: CIEL Textile

INDEX™20 Exhibitor Preview: DiloGroup

EBERBACH, Germany — August 26, 2021 — After a long break, the international nonwovens industry will meet again in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 19-22, 2021, on the occasion of INDEX. DiloGroup offers tailor-made production systems from one supplier and will inform at this forum on booth #2010 about its portfolio and the latest equipment developments from fiber opening to the finished felt.

A new, simplified elliptical needle beam drive makes Hyperpunch technology also attractive for standard application. Hyperpunch HαV allows a more uniform stitch distribution in the preneedling process especially in combination with the new needle pattern 6000X. In a complete needling line this felt homogenization process can be improved further by using the new needle pattern 8000X which is a milestone in the needle pattern development process and results in end-product surfaces with low markings over a wide range of advances/stroke.

The “3D-Lofter” which was first presented during ITMA 2019 in Barcelona offers a wider range of nonwovens applications by exploring the third dimension. A series of single web forming units which work according to the aerodynamic web forming principle deliver defined fibre masses in varied patterns on a base needlefelt. A stress oriented production of technical formed parts resulting in fibre savings or patterned DI-LOUR or DI-LOOP felts are two examples for this technology which explores new application areas for needlefelts.

The 3D-Lofter technology may also be used “inverted” for filling up bad spots in web mats and thus achieves a better homogeneity of e. g. spunlace, thermobond or airlay products. The DiloLine 4.0 concept offer I4.0 modules which not only support the user but also facilitate quality control and maintenance by a maximum data transparency in production and control of operation. The Dilo solutions “Smart Start” for a fully automatic start of the production line or “DI-LOWATT” for energy savings are accompanied by Siemens solutions which can be selected via App or Data Cloud “MindSphere”.

With more than 370 installations delivered to the nonwovens industry worldwide, DiloGroup has the necessary know-how and the complete equipment portfolio to engineer the perfect production line for any product specification. The efficiency of Dilo production lines is the result of long-term research work and experience.

Apart from machines for needling technology we offer in cooperation with partner companies also production lines including thermobonding and hydroentangling components.

Posted August 31, 2021

Source: DiloGroup

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