BRÜCKNER launched the power frame stenter, having over 7 m working width for the finishing of geo-nonwovens at ITMA ASIA 2018. The company, in its new plant in Tittmoning produces modules with a width of up to 9 m.
The ANDRITZ carding machines and the new flat belt oven, enable customers to benefit from high production capacities and high-performance fabrics from 16 to 80 gsm, produced with bicomponent fibers. The flat belt oven has been designed to cope with speeds much higher than normal capacity to make sure that it’s future proof in terms of increased running speeds.
Autefa Solutions Injection card enables (Drylaid) web forming at very high production. The card uses a unique combination of mechanical and aerodynamic principle for a gentle fiber treatment. Its Web Master Future card is developed and designed for high production speeds with a special focus to improve the cost factor of maintenance.
Benninger exhibited a Trikoflex drum washing compartment and a Küsters DyePad - two key components of its customised processing solutions. The main technology driver for Benninger includes smart solutions to save limited resources such as water and energy as sustainability is becoming a more and more important cost factor for the textile industry in future.
Kaeser Kompressoren developed highly effective tools for planning of new compressed air supply systems andoptimisation of existing ones: With information gathered from carrying outa detailed air demand analysis (ADA)and using the specially developed Kaeser Energy Saving System (KESS), the project engineers were able to provide individually tailored compressed air system solutions.
Mayer & Cie. (MCT) presented three machines. Along with the OVJA 1.6 EE 3/2 WT and the OVJA 2.4 EC the manufacturer exhibited a Spinit 3.0 E in Shanghai. The spinit systems technology, which was put to use in this machine, sets standards in terms of sustainability. Neuenhauser, a global leader in automation for spinning mills offers solutions for different packing styles like palletising, box packing or poly bag packing. The company provides a QCS – System (Quality Control System) which scans packages and checks for different customised parameters. Off-Standard packages are automatically taken out. HMI (Human Machine Interface) solutions promise the bridging between material and data flow – for customer value. These topics were the central point of the “Oerlikon Innovation Forum” at which presentations in English and Chinese were held several times a day for visitors of the exhibition booth. Saurer Spinning Solutions showcased a range of innovative new products, from the new card to new ring spinning and winding machines featuring the latest technology. Also included were its Saurer’s digital control and analysis tools, as well as quality assuring components. Textechno Herbert Stein GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) and its partner company Lenzing Instruments (Austria) introduced their automatic systems for testing all kind of fibres and yarns.Textechno's Balexpert and Spinexpert, both parts of the new designed Fibre Classifying System FCS, determine the quality and spinnability of both, cotton- and synthetic fibres. The WEKO-Fluid-Application-System (WFA) offers the right olution for sustainable textile and nonwoven finishing. This high-tech system made in Germany applies functional liquids contact-free by fast rotating rotor discs which spray ultrafine micro-droplets to the material web.