Machinery and equipment

The Andritz Group of Graz, Austria, has received orders for a batt-forming line from Italy and a hydroentanglement line from China.

A new batt-forming line has been started-up at Romatex Home Textiles (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town, South Africa, by the Andritz Group.

A cell that can be used for both automated fibre-placement (AFP) and automated tape-laying (ATL) processes has been installed at the UK's National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol.

As it looks expand its operations in the polymer-processing market, Oerlikon has signed an agreement to acquire the developer of hot runner systems (which convey molten plastic into the cavities of

Amarande SAS is to use an elliptical cylinder pre-needler supplied by Andritz Group to produce heavy felts from shoddy and natural fibres.

Four needlepunch lines capable of producing a total of 30 million metres of microfibre-based nonwovens a year have been ordered by Chongqing Double Elephant Microfiber Material Co Ltd in Chongqing

Lines for the manufacture of meltblown fabrics and their conversion into face masks have been started-up by packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi at its site in Gronau, Germany.

A Polish producer of nonwovens plans to use a needlepunch line from Andritz Group to manufacture technical felts for furniture and geotextiles from fibres obtained from garment waste.

As it looks to diversify its operations, Picanol Group has spent €45.4 million to acquire a minority stake in supplier of systems for spinning short-staple fibres, Rieter Holding AG.

A line featuring Autefa Solutions' latest technologies for the forming and hydroentanglement of fibrous webs, and the drying, cutting and forming of the resultant nonwovens, is available for trials

A fully automated line able to produce up to 50 000 face masks a day has been launched by Autefa Solutions of Friedberg, Germany.

An elastic, polyester (PES)-based tricot fabric that can be easily recycled has been developed by Karl Mayer of Obertshausen, Germany.

A wetlaid–hydroentanglement (wetlaid-spunlace, WLS) line has been installed at the factory of Spanish paper manufacturer Papel Aralar, where it is being used for the manufacture of plastic-free, bi

A high-speed warp-knitting machine from Karl Mayer will be used for the development and production of reinforcements for concrete by the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University i

The first industrial-scale installation of a spray-dyeing line that slashes the consumption of fresh water, energy and chemicals, as well as reducing wastewater, by as much as 90% when compared wit

A double-beam plant – together with an electrocharging unit – for the production of meltblown nonwovens has been installed at Wolf PVG GmbH & Co KG by Oerlikon Nonwoven.

Turkish manufacturer Lotus Teknik AŞ has ordered a wetlaid/hydroentaglement (wetlace) line, for the production of biodegradable, plastic-free wet wipes, from the Andritz Group.

A platform designed to encourage the exchange of ideas and enable the testing of new technologies has been established by Karl Mayer of Obertshausen, Germany.

A line for the coating of bi-elastic knitted fabrics (which stretch in both warp and weft directions) has been developed by German textile machinery manufacturer Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH

Romanian company Minet SA is to produce nonwovens for the hygiene market for the first time using a hydroentanglement (spunlace) line from Andritz Group. 

Airbond is doubling the size of its product range with the introduction of twelve splicing systems for difficult-to-join fibres and yarns, such as those used in the composites industry. 

DiloGroup is now able to supply complete hydroentanglement lines following the signing of an agreement with SICAM.

A creel for the unwinding of carbon fibre at consistent tensions has been launched by fibre-handling and converting specialist Cygnet Texkimp of Northwich, UK.

Innovatec is using a newly commissioned meltblowing line from Oerlikon Nonwoven to produce polypropylene (PP) filter media for use in face masks. 

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) Ltd is to supply a pair of lines to Senbis Polymer Innovations for the development and production of fibres and yarns.   

A pair of knitting machines – one of which can be used to produce ear loops for face masks – has been launched by Comez of Cilavegna, Italy. 

A fully automatic production line for the production of multi-layered disposable face masks has been launched by PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH of Kaiserslautern, Germany.

A specialist in needlefelt carpeting, Foss Floors, has ordered what will be its fourth production line to be supplied by the DiloGroup. 

Baldwin Technology Co Inc of St Louis, Missouri, USA, has successfully installed six of its precision-spray finishing and sanforizing systems. 

Nanoval of Berlin, Germany, which is commercialising its unique process for spinning fine continuous filaments, reports that the commissioning of its first production line has been delayed by the h

A high-speed warp-knitting machine from Karl Mayer will be used for the development and production of glass-fibre fabrics by the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University in German

A spunlaid line designed to produce highly uniform nonwovens has been installed in Taiwan by Freudenberg Performance Materials of Weinheim, Germany. 

Despite restrictions on work and travel imposed in the wake of the human coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Oerlikon Neumag of Neumünster, Germany, has successfully commissioned three lines for the p

Chinese manufacturer of medical and hygiene textiles, Zhejiang Baoren Hezhong Technology Co Ltd, has ordered a high-capacity hydroentanglement line from Andritz.

One of the largest manufacturers of window blinds in the world, Eclipse, has invested in a back-coating line from Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH & Co KG.

Following its launch of a high-speed line for the production of surgical and medical face masks⁽¹⁾, A

One of the largest manufacturers of polyester (PES) yarn in Southern China, Fujian Billion Polymerization Technology Industrial Co Ltd, is to start producing industrial yarn using systems supplied

Fibre Extrusion Technology of Leeds, UK, reports that it has taken 50 orders – worth more than US$20 million in total – for the FET-100 Series since its launch in 2015.

The Stockholm-based Textiles Machinery Association of Sweden (TMAS) reports that its members are adopting a wide range of strategies in order to continue to work during the human coronavirus (COVID

The first plant in Australia for the manufacture of spunbond and meltblown nonwovens is to be established by OZ Health Plus of Brisbane, Queensland.

Andritz is to supply a hydroentanglement line with an annual production capacity of 18 kt to Eruslu Nonwoven Group, enabling the Turkish company to produce new technical products.

An Italian machine builder has adapted a range of its equipment to allow for the production of face masks and the elastic straps used to secure them to the face.

Orders for textile machinery taken by Italian companies dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2020 owing to the outbreak of the human coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the Association of Italia

A German company claims just one of its textile machines will now be able to produce 240 000 complete face masks a month thanks to an innovative design that allows the product to be made in a singl

In response to the human coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Alchemie Technology has brought forward the launch of its precise, high-throughput digital finishing technology (called Novara) for technic

Reifenhäuser Reicofil is to supply a meltblown line for the production of high-efficiency filter material for FFP2/N95 and FFP3/N99 disposable particulate respirators to Berry Group.

An Asian manufacturer of manmade fibres and polymers has invested in a meltblown system for the manufacture of nonwovens for filtration applications – primarily medical products such as face masks

Andritz is to supply Karweb Nonwovens with a complete neXline hydroentanglement (spunlace) line for the production of viscose, polyester (PES) and biodegradable wipes at its plant in Gaziantep, Tur