Tag: Nonwovens

1st Dornbirn-GFC ASIA’s Dates Announced

1st Dornbirn-GFC ASIA’s Dates Announced

Fibers
1st Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (Dornbirn-Gfc) Asia to be held in 3-4 Mar 2020  in Daegu, South Korea. A close partnership between the Austrian Fibers Institute and KOFOTI as well as DYETEC from Korea enables to arrange the 1st Dornbirn-GFC congress for the Asian market. Around 300 till 400 participants from the whole textile chain will be expected to join this special event. An agreement on this cooperation has been signed by October 21st, 2019 in Porto/Portugal. Cooperation of Strong Partners The Dornbirn-GFC takes place in Dornbirn/Austria every year in September. Over 700 international participants from more than 35 nations utilize the Fiber Innovation Congress in Dornbirn as a networking platform and to be informed on the latest innovations of the global fiber and textil
DORNBİRN-GFC Brings Together Ideas and Networks

DORNBİRN-GFC Brings Together Ideas and Networks

Fibers, Nonwoven, Sustainability & Recycling, Technical Textiles, Textile
Over 100 international speakers from industry and research will present the latest innovations of the fiber and textile industry at the Dornbirn-GFC 2019 from September 11 - 13, 2019. As generator of ideas and networks, the 58th Dornbirn-GFC would especially like to offer the platform to young companies by organizing a “Startup” Event in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a worldwide leading and internationally operating auditor and consulting firm. Because of being the world’s biggest Fiber Innovation Congress, the Dornbirn-GFC has been an inherent part in the calendar of about 700 participants of more than 35 nations. DORNBIRN-GFC As Generator of Ideas and Networks Last year over 700 international participants (70% from Europe, 30% from Asia and America) utilized t
Automotive Nonwoven Industry Meets in CINE

Automotive Nonwoven Industry Meets in CINE

Nonwoven
China’s booming automotive market presents opportunities for nonwovens producers at China International Nonwovens Expo. China is the world’s undisputed front-runner in the global car market, leading the way in both production and sales. 2018 saw 27.8 million vehicles produced and domestic sales of 28.1 million, and while these numbers were down slightly year-on-year, the opportunities for global textile producers are still unrivalled given the overall size of the market. These opportunities can best be explored at this year’s biennial China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil), which runs from 3 – 5 June in Shanghai. While CINE features nonwovens & nonwoven products, machinery for nonwovens and raw materials & chemicals for nonwovens f
Laroche Collaborative Solutions

Laroche Collaborative Solutions

Nonwoven, Sustainability & Recycling
Laroche offers turnkey plants to customers for recycling and innovative nonwovens. Laroche is a specialty manufacturer of textile recycling, airlay web forming and bast fiber processing equipment. Robert Laroche, the CEO, is both an engineer and a frequent traveler. His associates have a strong commitment to the company which allows to go well beyond purely “commercial” relationships. Know-how from over 100 years in the same business, dedication to innovations and long-term service and customer relationships are the DNA of the company. Robert Laroche, made important statements about the collaboration and activities. Turnkey plants for recycling and airlaid nonwovens: “10 years ago, states Robert Laroche, we had already a long history in recycling and nonwoven processes, but at
BRÜCKNER – Innovation As The Driving Force Behind Success

BRÜCKNER – Innovation As The Driving Force Behind Success

Nonwoven
The new BRÜCKNER SUPRA-FLOW BA Air-Through Thermofusion Oven to take part at TECHTEXTIL 2019 in Frankfurt. Particularly in the field of hygiene nonwovens, the trend goes towards products of a better quality with a smoother handle, more volume and of more uniform texture. Nonwovens producers worldwide are supported by the new BRÜCKNER SUPRA-FLOW BA belt oven, which gives them the technology to pro-duce such high quality end products. The new SUPRA-FLOW BA guarantees a particularly gentle transport of the unbonded web. This is achieved by a sophisticated air circulation design. It is also characterised by minimum heat consump-tion, high flow uniformity and constant temperature distribution over the entire working width. The good accessibility of the oven chamber leads to a high mai
New Managing Director for Monforts

New Managing Director for Monforts

Dyeing – Finishing, Genel, Industry 4.0, Nonwoven
Mr Stefan Flöth has been assigned as a further Managing Director of A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG in Mönchengladbach, Germany, as of January 1st 2019. He has re-joined Monforts in his new role from the Trützschler Group, where he was the MD of Trützschler Nonwovens from 2009 onwards. Having spent his working life in the textile machinery industry, Mr Flöth started his career with Schlafhorst.  Between 1996 and 2009 Stefan Flöth was already a key part of the Monforts team in various roles related to R&D, mechanical design and management of the company’s joint ventures. He is now looking forward to acquainting himself with the current wider Monforts network of customers and suppliers at the forthcoming Techtextil and ITMA 2019 exhibitions in Frankfurt and Barcelona
Groz-Beckert Felting and Carding Specialists at The IDEA Miami

Groz-Beckert Felting and Carding Specialists at The IDEA Miami

Nonwoven
Groz-Beckert will be presenting the Felting and Carding product areas at IDEA from 26 to 28 March 2019. IDEA Miami is one of the key trade fairs for nonwovens and technical textiles in the international nonwovens industry. Over 550 exhibitors, visitors and companies from 70 countries come together at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The experts from Groz-Beckert will be presenting the latest products and solutions for nonwovens production at booth 1224. The Felting product division presents the innovative HyTec® P jet strip for the spunlace industry. With it, all mechanical properties improve such as scratch resistance, bending stiffness and service life thanks to its significantly higher hardness. The acrylic exhibit shows three different versions of the new HyTec® P jet strip.
Trützschler to Exhibit New Textile Machinery at ITMA Asia

Trützschler to Exhibit New Textile Machinery at ITMA Asia

Fibers, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn
In Shanghai, all Trützschler divisions will exhibit current and new products on a 600 m² area. The leading textile machinery exhibition will be held from October 15-19, 2018, in Shanghai, China. With about 3,000 employees, Trützschler is one of the world's leading textile machinery manufacturer. The family business with its headquarter in Mönchengladbach, Germany, is divided into the business units Spinning, Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers and Card Clothing. Machines, installations and accessories for spinning preparation, the nonwovens and man-made fiber industry are produced in eight locations worldwide. In addition to four factories in Germany, Trützschler has production sites in China (Shanghai), India (Ahmedabad), USA (Charlotte) and Brasil as well as a development location in Swit