After installing six A.Celli lines over the years for its Hazleton plant in Pennsylvania, leading spunmelt producer PFNonwovens (PFN) has started up a complete end-of-line solution for its latest Reicofil R5 line at the plant.

The technologies delivered from the Italian company comprised an E-Wind Wave axial/surface driven master roll winder with a design speed of 1,100 metres per minute, stock stations for the handling of master rolls, an E-Wind Supersonic off-line slitter rewinder with a design speed of 1,800 metres per minute, an E-Wind Corematic Evo unit for automatic shaft handling and core cutting, and an R-Way automatic packaging system with two robots, vertical and horizontal wrapping and a label verification system.

“We chose to rely again on A.Celli because of the high quality of its solutions and services,” said Shane Vincent, PFN chief commercial officer. “We currently have six other lines in Hazleton that are running A.Celli’s machinery and we appreciate the partnership for this project involving the new R5 line.”

“Slitting, winding, labelling and packaging have become a critical part of nonwoven manufacturing operations,” added Tonny de Beer, PFN chief product, technology and sustainability officer. “We produce high-loft and ultra-soft products on this new line and are also pushing the lower end of basis weights for other spunbond products. This range has put a very high demand on the various A.Celli components – foremost to ensure that the delicate properties are maintained throughout the process and secondly that roll goods are achieved with the consistent high quality that our customers have come to expect from us.”

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