GRAZ - International technology group Andritz will be presenting its latest nonwovens production and textile-recycling solutions at ITMA in Milan, Italy, from June 08 to 14.
Located in hall 10, booth A105 and hall 09, booth C205, the Andritz product portfolio covers state-of-the-art nonwovens and textile-production technologies such as air-through bonding, needlepunch, spunlace, spunbond, wetlaid/Wetlace, converting, textile finishing, airlay, and natural fibre processing. For the textile recycling sector, the company offers complete lines and individual components for textile fiber preparation, mechanical and chemical recycling, and combined processes.
A key theme for Andritz at ITMA will be sustainability. "Our nonwoven production solutions and products are classified as sustainable if they support customers in achieving their sustainability goals," the company says. "This means they help protect the environment, contribute towards decarbonization and carbon neutrality, enable the use of natural, biodegradable and/or recycled fibres, reduce the use of valuable resources such as energy, water or raw materials, or recycle waste and foster a circular economy.
"Thus, airlay, spunlace and needlepunch lines, and bast fibre processes using 100% bio-based, natural fibres and/or recycled fibres, as well as Wetlace and Wetlace CP lines to produce biodegradable wipes, and needlepunch lines equipped with web weight correction systems are all classified as sustainable products and solutions."
Supporting this, the presentation of a complete PA.3000 elliptical cylinder pre-needler will be one of the highlights of the booth. The PA.3000 is described as the ideal solution for processing fibre mats, featuring new capabilities to “freeze” the evenness of the fabric as it operates with no internal draft and with more than 70% extra surface-impact needling capacity than the existing technology.
It is also said to be the ideal solution for markets in which the visual aspect of the products is important and that have high productivity requirements.
Andritz will also present its ProWin technology for profile web weight correction, which is used to optimize fabric evenness and provide a faster return on investment in the needlepunch market segment. By combining the well-known and proven technologies ProWid and ProDyn, ProWin allows customers to achieve the lowest CV-ratio ever, reaching more demanding markets and saving up to 2% additional fibres compared to ProDyn.
Another main topic at ITMA will be digitalization. Andritz offers a broad and constantly growing range of innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector under the brand name Metris.
One focus area is the Metris all-in-one digitalization platform, which provides full support for industrial plants throughout their entire life cycle. It combines a complete set of functionalities for professional production management, simulation and optimization using the latest artificial intelligence methods, plus cyber security, and condition monitoring with smart sensors in an integrated approach. Andritz will offer a live demonstration of the platform at its booth at ITMA.
Recycling
Andritz says it is at the core of the movement to provide sustainable solutions and state-of-the-art recycling processes for pre- and post-consumer textile waste and collaborates with internationally renowned partners to do this. At ITMA, it will present its textile-recycling processes, including textile fibre preparation, mechanical and chemical recycling, and combined processes.
One highlight is the ADuro F fine grinder, which will be showcased at the booth. The ADuro F is used for efficient fine grinding of pre-shredded textile input material down to a very accurate granulate size, while keeping dust to an absolute minimum.
Also in focus will be chemical/circular textile recycling technologies, where fibre preparation – for example using ADuro shredders and fine grinders – plays an essential role. The Chemical recycling of textile waste is a vital and emerging business area and Andritz says it is a key player here because the core process steps involved can use the same equipment as in existing pulp and paper technology, where it is already an acknowledged expert.
The second exhibit at the Andritz Textile Recycling booth is a Jumbo tearing module, which has been designed for recycling a high volume of textiles, whether post-consumer textile waste or industrial textile waste. It includes high quality tearing equipment for smooth production of nonwoven fibre and yarn.
Furthermore, Andritz has teamed up with Pellenc ST and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles in an ambitious partnership aiming to drive the shift towards an industrial-scale circular economy for textiles. This partnership is the result of a long-standing collaboration. The three companies are now joining forces to set up the very first industrial line in France to combine automated sorting and recycling technology. At ITMA, the companies will present the latest developments.
