Autefa Solutions will be exhibiting at the upcoming ITMA 2015 textile machinery exhibition that takes place from 12-19 November in Milan, where the company will present with its business fields Nonwovens Technology, Woollen Carding Technology, and Fibre Logistics Technology.

Autefa Solutions Group unites the brands Autefa, Fehrer, F.O.R., Octir and Strahm, and is part of China Hi-Tech Group Corporation (CHTC), the largest Chinese textile group.

Nonwovens technology

Future customer demands are the focus of Autefa Solutions new developments. The company says it leads the way to productivity and quality for standard applications, as well as when carbon fibres and renewable and recyclable fibres are concerned.

In Milan Autefa Solutions will present the new generation of nonwovens cards. The new card is specially developed and designed for high production speeds, tailored to the worldwide requirements of nonwoven lines. A unique construction is said to enable an easy accessibility of the card, which results in considerably reduced cleaning and maintenance periods and a much higher efficiency, according to the manufacturer.

Material saving

The new crosslapper Topliner CL 4004 SL is characterised by a high infeed speed of up to 150 m/min and a precise weight distribution. These advantages are very important especially for applications in spunlace lines, the company reports.

The lapping of the web layers is continuously monitored, which is said to minimize rejects and save material. For the significant material saving the crosslapper Topliner already received the VDMA Blue Competence Award.

Autefa Solutions extends its belt dryer portfolio with machines for the high temperature range of up to 500 degrees Celsius. These drying machines are applied in wetlaid lines. In Milan a modified HiPerTherm double belt oven for the thermal bonding of crosslapped and aerodynamically formed webs will be displayed.

Sustainable manufacturing processes

For mechanical web forming Autefa Solutions offers the Needle Loom Stylus, which is available both with and without Variliptic drive. At ITMA the Automatic Needle Exchanger 2.0 will be shown, which enables a fully automatic process of needle exchange without manual intervention.

At ITMA 2015 Autefa Solutions will also present a new modular tearing concept for the first time. The tearing machine UniRec is based on a modular design with 1-5 available opening units, which was developed for recycling of nonwovens and waste with a high degree of special fibres, such as carbon, aramids, glass-, natural and synthetic fibre blends.

Cost reduction

The business branch Fibre Logistics Technology of Autefa Solutions presents at ITMA the transfer fork UNI-FORK. The transfer fork UNI-FORK and the wrapping machine AD-WRAP are protected by a patent. Together they build a system, which stands for a strong reduction of personal costs, a high availability of the line and a short amortization period, the company reports.

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