Autefa Solutions at IDEA 2022

FRIEDBERG - With the nonwovens industry looking forward to a celebration of both technical and commercial progress at the upcoming IDEA show in Miami Beach, USA, technology supplier Autefa Solutions will be at the show at booth 4612.

As the company notes, last year, for some applications, markets have skyrocketed worldwide and Autefa Solutions says it is ready to cater for this “huge demand explosion” with its latest systems to be presented at the event.

The spunlace sector is still challenging for product manufacturers. For this key market, Autefa Solutions offers complete lines for the production of direct and crosslapped spunlace products (see below_. The web forming process, consisting of the Injection Card and Crosslapper Topliner CL 4006 CL, is the key for high and consistent nonwoven fabric quality while the advanced Spunlace technology with Hydroentanglement Machine V- Jet Futura and Square Drum Dryer SQV offers a quick return on investments.

“We notice a trend in reducing of web weights," explains Autefa Solutions CMO Marco Fano. "Customers want a homogenous product and high production throughputs. Our unique web-forming technology ideally meets our customers’ needs at this time, and we see the upward trend in order intake being sustained in future, particularly in combined card and crosslapper solutions.

"Our advanced spunlace manufacturing systems are able to deliver high standards of quality and performance, with the all-important advantage of rapid investment payback.”

At its booth, Autefa Solutions will showcase its full range of future-proofed nonwovens machinery, covering needlepunch lines, aerodynamic web forming, spunlace and thermobonding equipment. Application sectors range from hygiene and wipes through to filtration, geotextiles, automotive, carpets, technical felts, wadding and insulation will all be covered.

In the premium nonwovens segment, Autefa Solutions is also renowned for the quality, durability and performance of its technology for both forming and bonding processes, incorporating the expertise of world-leading group brands such as Fehrer, FOR and Strahm.