Application areas of the presented technologies include special technical uses such as filtration, roofing, geotextiles and automotive, as well as hygiene applications.

Staple FORCE S 1000

The new Staple FORCE S 1000 with its compact construction and low throughputs of up to 15 tons per day, is said to enable swift product colour changes with considerably lower waste. The savings in terms of energy and water resulting from the deployment of a dry-drawing process, according to the manufacturer, lead to a reduction in operating costs and simultaneously protect the environment.

 “Efficient, flexible and compact – these are extremely attractive factors for our customers, opening up diverse, new market potentials for them”, commented Michael Korobczuk, Oerlikon Manmade Fibres Sales Director.

“The Staple FORCE S 1000 is not just for fibre manufacturers focusing on special applications and on ‘on-demand’ deliveries, it also enables nonwoven producers to efficiently integrate fibre manufacturing into their own production operations.”

Technical spunbond technology

Oerlikon Neumag offers the complete process from polymer chips up to roll goods for the production of substrate for bitumen roofing membranes, sarking membranes and also geotextiles.

The one-step spunbond technology convinces with a combination of effectiveness and productivity, thus lowering production costs by up to 20%, the company reports. More than 3 million tons of technical nonwovens were produced last year.

Meltblown technology

The Oerlikon Neumag meltblown technology is said to enable the cost-efficient production of high-quality melt-blown and SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) products. Stand-alone mono and bico meltblown plants produce nonwovens for a variety of filtration, insulation and sorbent applications.

The meltblown technology is applied for a multitude of medical and hygiene products as Plug & Product installations in already existing and in new external SXS plants.

This solution is said to enable a cost-efficient upgrading of new or existing spunbond plants and offers nonwoven producers access to markets with very high quality demands.

More homogeneity with thin nonwovens

The core of the Oerlikon Neumag airlaid technology, the forming head, sets standards for the production of extremely thin airlaid nonwovens, the company believes.

A high uniformity and homogeneous web formation, enable the production of high-quality, light airlaid nonwovens with economically attractive production speeds and plant throughputs. 

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