Oerlikon presented its complete nonwoven plant
portfolio for the production of airlaid, meltblown, spunbonded and hybrid
materials at this year’s IDEA in Miami from March 25 - 28.
The focus of its presentation was on solutions for
hygiene, medical and other disposable nonwovens.
Two strong
partnerships for disposable nonwovens
While two years ago the Nonwoven business unit of
the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment focused almost exclusively on solutions for
technical applications, the company has now expanded its product portfolio to
include solutions for disposable nonwovens by establishing strong partnerships.
As early as spring 2017, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers'
Nonwoven business unit had entered into a strategic partnership with the
Italian company Teknoweb Materials. Teknoweb Materials is an established
technology supplier in the field of wipes and other disposable nonwovens.
With its LEVRA technology, the company has its own
patented, particularly efficient manufacturing process for wipes. It also has
extensive process know-how on the making and further processing of these
nonwoven materials. The Nonwoven business unit of Oerlikon’s Manmade Fibers
segment completes this partnership with its well-established machine and plant
solutions.
For spunmelt systems solutions for hygiene and
medical applications, Oerlikon has been in cooperation with the Chinese machine
and plant manufacturer Shaoyang Textile Machinery since Autumn of last year.
The goal of these cooperation partners is to
advance the international marketing of spunmelt plants outside of China.
Oerlikon Manmade Fibers’ Nonwoven business unit contributes its plant
engineering know-how and is responsible for product and process guarantees.
Oerlikon also assumes the overall project
responsibility as well as world-wide customer service outside of China. In
return, Shaoyang, with its headquarters in the city of the same name in the
Hunan province, supplies the plant technologies. The advantage for the
customer: competitive solutions at an attractive price level with comparatively
low investments.