SCHWARZENBACH - Nonwovens manufacturer Sandler will highlight its latest innovations that combine function and conservation of resources at the upcoming IDEA show.
Sustainability has always been a part of Sandler’s philosophy and the company says it is continuing to advance its efforts. Together with its customers and partners, Sandler is ascertaining which natural fibres are suitable for which products and how to optimize the use of resources in different applications.
In Miami, the nonwovens manufacturer will present the international audience with innovative sustainable products featuring optimised functionality. In hygiene applications, for example, Sandler has developed new nonwovens for acquisition and distribution layers (ADL).
Currently, diaper structures provide for high comfort in use as well as an optimized fit. Nonetheless, ADL and core wrapping still are independent layers not thoroughly connected to the core material. Despite the achievements in diaper design thus far, this may result in reduced fluid handling and even higher potential for leakage. Sandler’s next generation ADL brings together the functionalities of the ADL and the core cover in a single-layer material. The new fluid handling concept gets rid of any gaps between functional layers and the absorbent core. Optimum fluid management is ensured no matter the size, shape or form of the absorbent core.
The innovative Sandler materials also provide an improved interim storage capability through improved capillarity. Owing to an exclusively mechanical production process these nonwovens can do entirely without thermoplastic polymers in raw material selection, ideally supporting customers’ sustainable product concepts. Material composition and properties can be adapted to the respective features of the end product.
Wipes for diverse areas of use have become part of our everyday lives, but their production is generally both energy and resource intensive. For these products, Sandler will present new materials, which take account of sustainability by significantly reducing their carbon footprint. An innovative manufacturing process lowers energy consumption and use of resources by up to 50% compared with common production methods. The nonwovens feature similar or even improved softness as well as higher thickness at similar basis weights and bonding levels. For this new development, a wide variety of natural fibres or fibres based on renewable sources can be used—optimally adapted to customer wishes and requirements of the end application.
Sandler can be found at Booth 1401 at the show which takes place March 28-31, 2022, in Miami Beach, Florida.
