USTER, SWITZERLAND - Uster is to hold a free webinar exploring how its technology ensures the best possible detection, and removal of, contamination in nonwoven fibre preparation.
According to the Uster, dry-laid nonwovens producers are facing demands for the highest quality levels. The only promising strategy to achieve required “zero-tolerance” standards for disturbing defects, the company says, is contamination control in fibre preparation.
In its webinar, Uster will discuss how to achieve the quality standard for sensitive applications using its Uster Jossi Vision Shield N. "Managing quality with Uster Jossi Vision Shield N at the fibre preparation stage gives manufacturers the total confidence that only contamination-controlled products are delivered," the company says. "The paramount need is to prevent defects from the production processes reaching the end-product – and the Uster system simply does that."
Natural and pure
Bio-cotton is a trend growing from the sustainability movement. Customers are willing to pay higher prices for ‘all natural’ products. It’s a promising business scenario, but a tricky one, says Uster. Bales of cotton typically contain various kinds of contamination – none of which should get into the final product, and ideally should be removed at the earliest stage of production.
Eliminating contamination during fibre preparation – and before the contaminants are shredded into smaller particles by the further processes – improves the quality of the raw material and reduces waste. The Uster Jossi Vision Shield N contamination sorter is designed to ensure the best possible detection and removal of contamination, right after the fibre opener. Reliable detection also works with bleached cotton while fragments of contamination in light pastel colours and white are said to be no problem either.
Synthetic and clean
"Nonwovens producers expect high quality and no contamination when purchasing synthetic fibres," Uster adds. "Control is the only secure method when operating a business in highly sensitive applications such as medical textiles. Durable or non-durable, the product must be super clean. Contamination is not acceptable, and snow-white colour generally a must. Producers have the security they need with Uster Jossi Vision Shield N. With synthetic fibres in white, light pastel colors and light shades of grey detection of tiniest contamination fragments is not a problem."
Nonwovens applications such as medical, hygiene and cosmetics demand two non-negotiable rules: zero-tolerance and reliability. Contamination control is the supreme discipline in producing nonwovens for sensitive applications. In the upcoming webinar, Uster experts Wolfram Soell (Application Engineer, Textile Technology) and Mario Siegenthaler (Product Manager Fiber Cleaning) will show how contamination can be managed at fibre cleaning stage. They will explain the latest technology of Uster Jossi Vision Shield N and will of course answer attendees' questions.
You can join the free webinar on March 1st, 2023 with a video recording available on demand.
Please register for both options here
