Machinery specialist Andritz has successfully started up a new neXline eXcelle spunlace line at Novita, a Zielona Gora, Poland-based nonwovens manufacturer. The line is dedicated to the production of a wide range of spunlace fabrics from 30 to 100 gsm and even down to 25 gsm for ultralight products, allowing Novita to enter the hygiene and medical markets with a total installed capacity of nearly 3,000 kg/h.

Andritz has supplied its high-performance web forming system with two TT cards, its well-known hydroentanglement unit JetlaceEssentiel including the neXecodry energy saving system, water filtration and retreatment systems and one neXdry double-drum through-air dryer. The complete spunlace line was commissioned very quickly, and the line reached 250 m/min after only a few weeks. Training sessions with Andritz experts then enabled the Novita technicians to operate the line at a stable pace of 300 m/min.

The investment is Novita’s the first spunlace line with in-line configuration, allowing the company to access new markets. Radosław Muzioł, CEO says,“With the new Andrtiz spunlace line, Novita is able to offer first-class spunlace roll goods with high-quality fabric characteristics and a customized product perfectly suited to hygiene end-uses.”

Andritz offers high-performance spunlace lines combining high production capacity at the highest speed available on the market with top web quality in terms of appearance and MD:CD ratio. With Andritz solutions, there are no compromises between speed and quality of nonwoven fabric characteristics.