Wolf PVG GmbH has started up a double-beam meltblown line supplied by Oerlikon Nonwovens in East Westfphalia, Germany. The line, which is equipped with an eucTEC+ charging unit will allow the company to provide nonwovens for the production of surgical and FFP2  masks. In addition to this filter material, which is in great demand today, high-quality meltblown nonwovens can  be used in medical and industrial filter applications. The plant has now been running for several weeks under stable production conditions with optimal nonwoven fabric quality of the highest standards.

With the beginning of the corona pandemic and the shortage of protective masks that ensued, Wolf PVG GmbH & Co. KG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Melitta Group, switched part of its existing production capacities to nonwoven mask fabric production. The company is a supplier of specialized smaterials for  vacuum cleaners and industrial filter applications.

“A decisive point for investing in a plant from Oerlikon Nonwoven was the flexibility of the plant in relation to the possible product portfolio and the competence of the manufacturer,” explains Markus Seele, COO of Wolf PVG.

And Dr. Ingo Mählmann, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing Oerlikon Nonwoven, adds: “Thanks to the numerous setting options for the electrostatic charge provided by the ecuTEC+, the optimum loading status can be set depending on the filter application.”