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March 15, 2019
By: Karen McIntyre
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ACM Engineering Booth 234 A.C.M. Engineering is the benchmark in the market for cotton pads production machines since 1998. Cutting-edge technology, high-speed, reliability and 40 years’ experience in the cotton field make A.C.M. Engineering the standard for excellence in the cotton pads converting and packaging, offering complete, trouble-free, flexible, efficient, fast and reliable production lines in a wide range and with the lowest TCO. During the exhibition ITMA19, in Barcelona, A.C.M. Engineering has presented the last innovations for the complete range of fully automatic machines, like the troubleshoot system and Maintenance assistance step-by-step, but not only… ACM machine boost the most advanced system for the cotton pad cutting and feeding, which allows to work without any contamination for the cotton and to have smooth forwarding, in order to reduce at the minimum the risk of stretches and breakages of the cotton lap. In addition, the peculiar system for the bags closing and sealing, assure the best quality of the bags’ welding (because bags are kept continuously under tension), this means safer product and more quality for the customers and the end users. All the innovation of ACM are focused to the production needs, in order to be “user friendly”. The machine’s design is developed for simple and versatile use. One operator can easily control 2 mirrored machines thanks to the high ergonomics: ACM cotton pad machines are provided with Panel, bags warehouse, rolls loading and conveyor for bags exit (at table height) on the same side. Easy and quick access for the operator to each part of the machine during standard and extraordinary maintenance, combined with the remote assistance, assure the easiest diagnostic on the machine in order to keep the machine at the best condition throughout the entire lifecycle of your machine. www.acm-engineering.it Autefa Solutions Booth 1652 During IDEA 2019, Autefa Solutions will present ways to increase productivity as well as energy savings technology for spunlace production lines. Autefa Solutions’ high-speed Webforming sub-system, consisting of Injection card and Crosslapper CL4006 SL allows customers to keep or extend their leadership in the highly competitive spunlace market. The proven technology runs in several production lines all around and boost the speed and production in existing and new spunlace lines. The main challenge in such high speed lines is to keep fibers at any time and process stage under control. Autefa Solutions Injection card enables (Drylaid) web forming at very high production levels. The Injection Card uses a unique combination of mechanical and aerodynamic principle for a gentle carding action. The Injection Card delivers a quality web at the highest production with a better MD/CD ratio. With the Topliner CL4006 SL Autefa Solutions offers a crosslapper with special features for spunlace applications. Highest layering speeds and precise weight distribution are possible thanks to the integrated drafting unit, compensation belt, antistatic equipment and new designed transport aprons. These features are very important—especially for lightweight applications in spunlace lines—and ensures the infeed speed up to 130 m/min. With the V-Jet injector from Autefa Solutions water pressure can be reduced while maintaining same fabric strength. The energy cost saving potential using V-Jet technology is in the range of 20-30%. In addition, the water consumption is reduced by 10% when using the same nozzle diameter and pitch. Autefa Solutions Square Drum Dryer SQ-V combines the advantages of a horizontal dryer with the lower space requirement of a conventional drum dryer. The nozzle system uniformly distributes the airflow in terms of speed and temperature throughout the whole working width, providing best spunlace web and surface quality results. The Square Drum Dryer SQ-V has different heating zones and operates each heating zone with optimal drying conditions. Due to the small footprint the Square Drum Dryer SQ-V is a solution for energy optimizing of existing lines. www.autefa.com Barnhardt Manufacturing Booth 1320 Since early 1929, Barnhardt Manufacturing has led the market in manufacturing purified cotton. Leadership of this longevity requires a commitment to innovation, and responding to customer needs and market demands. New market applications demand new standards for the cleanest, most pure, purified cotton available, and Barnhardt has responded to these demands a proprietary set of processes referred to as EVOC, shorthand for Enhanced Visual Opening and Cleaning System. With this process, Barnhardt meticulously removes all of these foreign substances from every fiber in order to produce that clean, white, pure cotton fiber that consumers expect from their feminine care and baby care products. Nobody wants to open a packet of tampons or diapers—the products we use on the most sensitive parts of our bodies—and see anything less than pure, soft, whiter-than-white cotton. While prior technologies for cleaning and purification effectively answered yesterday’s challenges, the ever-higher standards of consumers demand new innovative solutions. With the advent of EVOC, Barnhardt now delivers the cleanest, purest cotton on the market today. Now, nonwoven manufacturers and product development teams have a choice: rather than resorting to plastic-derived synthetics, they can opt for a natural fiber product that consumers actually prefer, that’s also better for the environment. EVOC delivers the promise of cotton—for manufacturers, consumers, and the environment—for the most discerning applications of 100% cotton nonwovens, including very lightweight nonwovens purposed for hygiene products and wipes for personal and baby care. www.barnhardtcotton.net BASF Booth 778 BASF is a world leader in developing advanced innovations in chemistry and customer partnerships to elevate the performance of today’s materials and create dynamic nonwovens for the future. At IDEA, BASF will be showcasing expertise in binders, coatings, and additives to elevate performance of nonwoven materials used in construction and related applications. Specifically, BASF will focus on two of its newest offerings with environmental responsibility and sustainability in mind. Acronal 4888 is a water-based binder used to bring strength to polyester roofing substrates produced from recycled plastic bottles. Acrodur binders are high-performance water-based binders for natural, synthetic and glass fiber nonwovens replacing traditional formaldehyde-containing or solvent-based resins such as melamine, urea and phenol formaldehyde across a wide range of applications. Acrodur thermosetting resin technology not only optimizes finished product performance, but also allows manufacturers to supply low-VOC emitting products, supports indoor air quality (IAQ), and helps to reduce plant emissions. BASF offers end-to-end solutions for construction and industrial nonwovens that can enhance existing product performance and inspire pioneering nonwovens for the future in applications such as abrasives, ceiling and wall panels, coatings, filtration, glass insulation, masking tape and roofing. www.basf.com/?utm_source=NON&utm_medium=ContentMarketing&utm_campaign=NON Beaulieu Fibres International Booth 1716 Beaulieu Fibres International (BFI), the leading European polyolefin fiber supplier, will cement its place at this year’s IDEA 2019 as an important ‘all solution provider’ for polyolefin carded nonwovens in personal care and hygiene, geotextiles, automotive, floor coverings and filtration applications. At this leading North American event BFI will launch its PET-core-BICO Fibers for hygiene applications as well as its new UltraBond staple fiber, again demonstrating its commitment to helping customers stay at the forefront of carded nonwoven products. Recent BFI investments have enlarged the company’s product range, further helping producers to maximize value from their production equipment and to pursue exciting opportunities in emerging areas. Highlights for IDEA19 visitors include the launch of PET-core-BICO fibers as well as the complete range of Meralux fibers on display. IDEA19 will see the global launch of PET-core-BICO for hygiene applications. This staple fiber completes the company’s offering to the hygiene market. It comes in a dtex range from 1,3-6,7dtex/40mm in both polymer-configurations PP/PET and PE/PET. The specific use of PET in the core improves the resilience/loft of the nonwoven. The use of PE in the sheath provides softness as required in top sheets, for example, while the configuration with PP in the sheath answers the requirements for ultrasonic bonding. Also on display will be the complete range of Meralux-fibers, bicomponent fibers with a special cross section shape that combines good coverage and better liquid management in one staple fiber. This enables a higher loft/bulk, unique opacity and enhanced fluid distribution, providing significant improvements to the dryness of nonwoven for hygiene and medical applications. For the first time in North America, BFI will be showcasing UltraBond, a new, unique fiber created for automotive and flooring needlepunch applications. A patented polyolefin bonding staple fiber, UltraBond eliminates the need for latex or other chemical binders to bind nonwovens, providing significant sustainability and cost efficiency benefits. The staple fiber is already showing potential as a replacement for traditional binders like PE and low melt PET included in carpet backing, contract carpet, outdoor/residential carpet and in automotive applications. Karena Cancilleri, vice president Engineered Products, Beaulieu Fibres International, comments, “Together with our customers, we look forward to exploring the potential of this unique thermal bonding fiber in other applications such as laminated nonwovens or as an alternative to dry powders.” www.beaulieufibres.com Beckmann Converting Booth 753 Beckmann Converting’s ultrasonic laminating capabilities are an ideal option for creating multi-layer/multi-function, high performance textile composites that take advantage of the performance of each raw material. Ultrasonic Laminating of nonwovens, films, woven meshes, knits – including webs of different melt points- provides the user with many advantages including up to six layers in one pass, minimal impact on raw material properties, no outside materials introduced. Also 125” wide webs can be processed and slit in-line to desired widths with a broad range of bonding patterns. Beckmann Converting has 35 years of leading the world in ultrasonic, contract laminating success in creating multi-layer/multi-function composites for filtration, healthcare, environmental, protective apparel, protective covers, automotive, wipes and more. www.beckmannconverting.com BICMA Hygiene Technologie Booth 1450 BICMA Hygiene Technologie GmbH develops and supplies equipment to manufacture baby diapers, bladder control products, adult diapers, femcare products, underpads, meat pads, pet pads, nursing pads and similar hygiene products. Among the machinery on display will be the S2S – the special exclusive solution for size change of several production modules at one time, pre-adjusted and all mounted on one plug & play unit. This smart concept is cutting down size change times for modern add-on ear adult diapers from more than 1 shift down to only 2 hours. For light incontinence lines as well, S2S can reduce size change times considerably. BICMA will also present its high-tech wingfolding equipment for sensitive materials and high speed; new packaging concepts including single-wrap for baby diapers, a new high-speed concept for fold and wrap femcare products and a bypass for folded non-wrapped products to comply with ecological needs of the future; multi-color inline flexo printing with Easy-Clean concept; the newest automation systems; electrical size change; inline quality control and ultrathin high-performance absorbent cores with high SAP amount. www.bicma.com Bombi Meccanica Booth 234 Single- and double belt airthrough ovens, drum ovens, calenders up to 7m wide, impregnation systems, double belt presses, cutting, stacking and winding systems are offered from Bombi Meccanica. In the recent years Bombi has improved the energy efficiency of all it’s ovens. Further, Bombi ovens are known for their low sensitivity towards contamination. Thus the Bombi Airthrough Ovens are second to none when it comes to processing wood fibers, cellulose from shredded newspapers, cotton shoddy and all sorts of bast fibers. With its flexible airflow-system the Bombi Oven will never create undesired bonding gradients and the airflow and temperature uniformity over the machine cross direction is never leading to any bonding irregularities. The same is true for Bombi’s calenders. The temperature deviation even over 7m working width is never more than +/-1°C. Bombi’s calenders are now supplied for a pressure range of 150tons (psi). www.bombimeccanica.com Bonino Carding Machines Booth 234 Bonino supplies opening and blending equipment, carding, crosslapping and webdrafting machines, and three different aerodynamic web formers (airlay). Bonino Carding machines offers precision carding machines for all denier and weight ranges. As one out of three suppliers in the world, Bonino masters the technology of the so-called random roll. This roll, not to be mixed up with randomizing or condenser rolls, is a fast turning roll that is sitting between main cylinder and doffer. This technology allows for re-orienting fibers into cross direction (CD) as well as it boosts throughput capacity. Bonino also allows the use of intermediate doffing systems as a means of increasing throughput and blending effect. On the airlay side, Bonino’s three different airlay types can be flexibly combined for either high throughput, high opening quality or both combined. www.bonino1913.it Bostik Booth 2006 With a theme of “We know how. What’s your SUPERPOWER?” regional and global Bostik experts will be on-site to outline innovative, customer-centric solutions for disposable hygiene producers. With expertise beyond just adhesives, Bostik will offer attendees the chance to test their own “superpowers” by predicting the performance of diapers from around the world. Bostik will also share some of the tools they use to understand, and even predict, product performance. Bostik, a leader in the innovation of smart adhesive technologies, has consistently revolutionized and spurred development in the industry. From the first elastic attachment to award-winning, industry-leading, world’s first technology like Brilliance, Bostik is a constant innovator. At IDEA, Bostik will unveil new products in addition to their extensive line of adhesive solutions for disposable hygiene products. www.bostik.com BTSR International Booth 2002 BTSR International S.p.A., a company supplying advanced technologies in spandex fiber tension control, has recently developed PC-Link Web Diaper, a web-based software solution providing accurate production data monitoring and collection capability. PC-Link Web Diaper is a unique Industry 4.0 remote programming monitoring and evaluation tool. All traced data can be stored either on a local or on company database and then utilized for internal strategic and operational evaluations in production management. PC-Link Web Diaper will be displayed together with the latest Trio-Loop tension and metering control system, which represent the BTSR top accurate fiber feeding tension control achievement in the last fiber machine insertion point. BTSR will introduce MatrixCube3, its latest Slim Generation Creel System, featuring smaller footprint better suited for adult care applications with increasing ends of elastics, aimed at satisfying a specific need coming from hygiene operators.. An additional tool displayed on Matrixcube Creel Product Line is the brand new Matrix Touch touch-screen terminal display for easy programming and real time monitoring of production process status also in graphical form. “We are proud of this ultimate innovations resulting from our long-term R&D Division experience,” says Angelo Rizzo, sales general manager of BTSR International. “Thanks to PC-LinkWeb and Trio-Loop Solution BTSR confirm its leadership as technological partner in providing smart and innovative solutions in hygiene sector’’ www.btsr-hygiene.com Delta Converting Booth 1948 Delta srl will exhibit for the first time at IDEA, where it will present a full range of converting machines for the production of underpads, adult briefs, adult shaped pants, incontinence products, sanitary napkins, panty shields and baby diapers. Delta has combined years of experience to work in product development to design more flexible machines, offering its customers a full range of options. The market trends on thinner products has made Delta consider the big customers’ demand for more discreet products that offer optimum fit and guaranteed functionality. Delta is offering efficient machines, which guarantee the production of high performance products, optimizing the consumption of raw materials. Delta is the ideal partner of its customers, offering reliable expertise, technology and innovation. According to Angelo Ghidelli, managing director, IDEA 19 is an important event, which gives Delta the opportunity to meet its customers and make new contacts to develop new business. www.deltaconverting.com Fameccanica Booth 1242 At IDEA19, Fameccanica will introduce the enhanced capabilities of Fameccanica North America in relation to design and manufacturing management, after sales service, upgrading kits supply, spare parts in consignment stock and technical assistance, consolidating the goal to be closer to the customers with a quick response to their needs and the same quality on which Fameccanica built its reputation. In terms of new machinery achievements, the company will introduce the high speed – up to 900 ppm – baby pant machine FA-X P10X, having the top performance level among its baby pant converters. The technological content is reflected in MHR Ultrasonic multi-up side sealing and the waist pitch compensation unit, that eliminates the need of hardware changes among the different configuration sizes. Also, MHR sealing quality is the highest it ever reached with strong, soft and very narrow bonding. Fameccanica will also introduce baby diaper model FA-X P12, a premium class machine with increased production speed up to 1200 ppm, and FA-X E8, a medium class diaper machine, running at 800 ppm, with a very interesting and competitive quality/price ratio, capable to manufacture the very same product of the premium machine at a much more affordable price. No product and technology compromise, only design optimization to meet market requirements. In the light incontinence space, Fameccanica will introduce FNL P15 L.I., with a production speed of 1500 ppm, a premium class machine that can assemble products having highly complex structures. A new line up addition is also FNL E15 lady sanitary napkin machine, performing at 1500 ppm, characterized by a linear process that allows the management of multiple product features, while a new machine set up for FNL E12 has been introduced to manufacture products that can reach a length of 430 mm, to meet the specific demand of the Asian market. With regard to digitalization, Fameccanica will have a wide area of the booth entirely dedicated to illustrate its “digital journey.” Fameccanica is proud to provide its expertise to increase the performance and improve the management of the customers’ machinery, through the use of IoT technologies and software tools: digital apps for changeover optimization, production monitoring (Easy Life) and raw material consumption control. There will be a digital documentation simulator, for the interactive 3D navigation on a machinery module, to show visitors how they can reach a more effective operating and maintenance of their equipment. Fameccanica will also give the chance to travel across a machine while comfortably sitting in an armchair, with the aid of a 360° video and special viewers, and it will be just like watching a real machine. www.fameccanica.com General Nonwovens Booth 1802 General Nonwovens makes spunbond fabrics polypropylene, polyester and PLA as well as SMS fabrics made of polypropylene. These fabrics are served at a large basis weight range of 10 to 200 gr/m2. General Nonwovens also uses staple fibers of mono and bi-component with various polymer compositions. These are bonded by means of heat, so a lofty air through bonded fabrics are produced in range of 18 to 80 gr/m2. At IDEA. General Nonwovens will display its HyGen brand products, which are widely used in the hygiene industry namely: topsheet, backsheet, ADL, leg cuffs, front ears and core-wrap. A very soft air through bond fabric is also served for those who are in search for soft-touch fabric for premium disposable product end uses. Apart from the HyGen brand, the FilterGen brand is used in the filtration industry, TexGen for coated and laminated fabrics as well as home textiles, AutoGen for the automotive industry and IndiGen for industrial and technical textiles applications. www.generalnonwovens.com smartMelamine (Haas Nonwovens) Booth 234 Haas Nonwovens will represent the Slovenian company smartMelamine at IDEA. The company officially started making meltblown nonwovens made from melamine in September 2018. These nonwovens combine the outstanding properties of melamine with the benefits of meltblown and the result is a material that belongs to a class of high performance materials. The material does not burn shrink or melt and remains stable at high temperatures and is UV-resistant. It acts as an excellent thermal and acoustic insulator and is well suited for filtration due to the fine fibers and its chemical resistance. smartMelamine is nearing commercialization of products for different applications in the fields of thermal and acoustic insulation for transportation, workwear, hot gas filtration and construction. smartMelamine is a joint venture of the German TITK Group based in Rudolstadt and the listed company Melamine d.d. based in Kocevje (SLO), has invested €10 million in the development of the production plant during the past two years. The individual components of the 100-meter-long production line were supplied by German and Slovenian machine-builders. The manufacturing process developed by TITK combines textile and chemical processes ingeniously. www.haas-nw.com H.B. Fuller Booth 1456 As a global industry innovator with superior technical expertise, H.B. Fuller is committed to providing Full-Care solutions that offer more than just high-performance adhesives. It offers the value of holistic care through best-in-class innovations, supply assurance, technical support, economic efficiencies and a global presence. The company strives to bring innovations that matter to its customers and help them adapt quickly and efficiently to the dynamic changes in the disposable hygiene market. H.B. Fuller’s Conforma Core Technology has been selected as an IDEA19 Achievement Awards finalist in the raw material category. Conforma stretchable adhesive for absorbent core was designed to help manufacturers of disposable hygiene products respond to end-consumers’ concerns about core deformation, bunching and sagging after insult. The elastomeric properties of Conforma adhesive have been proven to provide lift to the wet core integrity without affecting the absorbent core softness and capacity. Stretchable fibers act as shock absorbers within the core and can help minimize sagging, improve fit, and reduce leakage by enabling the core to bounce back to its original shape. Meanwhile, its FreeFlow Automated Adhesive Delivery System is H.B. Fuller’s Industry 4.0 solution that was designed to handle adhesive pillows of new Full-Care proprietary technology in large capacity supersacks. FreeFlow is proven to simplify the adhesive handling process and increase line efficiencies of absorbent hygiene product manufacturers via:
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