Suominen, a leading nonwovens company, is introducing Suominen Intelligent Nonwovens concept to the market, as part of its Changemaker strategy. The concept makes it possible to embed digital features into Suominen nonwovens. For example, with Suominen Intelligent Nonwovens, product traceability and product safety can be taken to a new level. It also provides brands with a new kind of sophisticated marketing tool, the company explains.

The concept stems from Suominen’s R&D projects that have already led to the launch of High Definition Design Series, a pattern selection for nonwovens. Suominen Intelligent Nonwovens concept adds a new technical capability into the mix and combines artificial intelligence with extremely high definition patterning. With Suominen Intelligent Nonwovens, all kinds of digital features can be embedded into the substrate without deteriorating other functionalities or aesthetic appearance of nonwovens.

“For instance, if a consumer would want to know the origin of the raw materials of the wipe he just purchased, he could retrieve the data by just scanning the wipe with his smartphone. If a wet wipes manufacturer notices a flaw in a wipe and wants to track the origin of the nonwoven, that could be done again quickly with a smartphone. It is up to us and our customers to imagine what can be achieved with this technology. It can be applied to virtually any application,” explained Markku Koivisto, CTO of Suominen.

“We have already learned that Suominen Intelligent Nonwovens is something our customers have never seen before and I am very proud of the cross-functional team behind the unique concept. This is a leap forward in our Changemaker strategy and it shows that we are able to create nonwovens that others cannot.”

Suominen Intelligent Nonwovens was already named as one of three finalists competing for RISE Innovation Award that recognises innovation that creatively uses advanced science and engineering principles to solve challenges within the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry. The winner will be announced in Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference in Raleigh, NC, tomorrow.

Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes, as well as for medical and hygiene products. The company employs more than 650 people in Europe and in the Americas.

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