Groz-Beckert, the leading provider of industrial machine needles, will present its products for felting and carding at the International Engineered Fabrics Conference and Exposition (IDEA) that will take place from 3-5 May in Boston, MA.

The IDEA show is one of the most important trade fairs for the international nonwovens industry, featuring hundreds of companies from more than 70 countries, who will present their ideas and innovations.

Felting

The product area Felting will highlight special needle solutions for different applications of the nonwovens industry. If a high surface quality is desired, Groz-Beckert recommends its GEBECON and EcoStar felting needles.

The GEBECON felting needle, that was among the top 3 of this year's RISE Durable Product Award, is characterized by an increased stability compared to a conventional standard felting needle and, at the same time, is said to provide a high needle elasticity and produces a good surface quality in the pre-needling process. The EcoStar needle, used for intermediate and finish needling, is designed to guarantee a high surface quality of the end product.

For products that require a particularly high tensile strength, the Twisted needle is the most suitable choice. Its special feature – the twisted working part – ensures a particularly efficient needling. It is used in the production of automotive textiles, geotextiles and other applications, the company reports.

Mechanical bonding of nonwovens

For the mechanical bonding of nonwovens, among others used for hygiene and medical products, Groz-Beckert offers jet strips in all customary dimensions and nozzle geometries – and made from different materials.

At the exhibition, three jet strip version made of different materials will be presented: HyTec Standard, HyTec D and HyTec GEBEDUR. The material used for the HyTec Standard is characterized by an excellent corrosion resistance, according to the manufacturer. The material used for HyTec D is said to additionally provide an increased stability and protect the jet strip even better.

The GEBEDUR version is characterized by a special treatment giving the jet strip a high surface resistance in the area of the capillary edges.

Carding

The product area Carding will present carding products and services for the nonwovens industry. The highlights are SiroLock metallic wires, as well as EvoStep doffer and worker rollers. In the nonwovens process they are said to guarantee a homogenous fibre distribution and reduced fibre consumption.

Metallic wires of the SiroLock and EvoStep series are characterized by a distinctive step under the tip of the tooth front. The optimized geometries of these wires are said to allow an up to 30 % better fibre taking and holding, while reducing fibre fly and improving the fibre blending even at high production speeds.

The better fibre control significantly improves the fibre transfer from the main cylinder to the worker or doffer rollers and, therefore, saves unnecessary fibre circulation around the main cylinder. The reduced maintenance effort enables a quicker and trouble-free restart, the company reports.

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