TROISDORF - Innovatec has started production on its second Oerlikon Nonwoven's meltblown system. The Troisdorf -based nonwovens manufacturer is producing polypropylene filter nonwovens for use in protective face masks.
“Back in June 2020, Oerlikon Nonwoven delivered the first so-called 2-beam system to Innovatec,” said Rainer Straub, head of Oerlikon Nonwoven, adding that with this second production line, Innovatec has been able to almost double its filter nonwoven output to date.
The company now has filter media production capacities that can be used to manufacture up to 2.5 billion operating room filter masks or a billion highly-effective FFP2 masks per year.
Innovatec is currently participating in the German Government’s ‘Nonwovens Production’ grant program to ramp up its output capacities which has included a visit from German politicians, including Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier and North Rhine-Westphalia Minister President Armin Laschet. Together, politicians and industry want to ensure that the production capacities for protective equipment continue to grow in Germany and that above all critical supply chains are secured at both national and European levels.
Last month, Innovatec confirmed that it had also invested in a new Reicofil Bico spunbond line. The new line, which is expected to be operational by July 2021, will expand the company's production of technical spunbond fabrics by 5,500 metric tons.
