CARDING COMPETENCECENTER LINZ AUTEFA Solutions leads the way

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CHEMICAL BONDING

AUTEFA Solutions leads the way

AUTEFA Solutions represents companies with a long tradition and a history of years of successful participation in the market. Combining the experience of the companies AUTEFA, Fehrer, FOR and Strahm the company stands for high quality, durability and performance made in Europe.

AUTEFA Solutions creates innovative technological concepts for nonwoven products by utilizing the skills and practical experience of its employees. The customers benefit from the dynamic flexibility and specialist know-how of AUTEFA Solutions key technology sites in Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland.

AUTEFA Solutions Nonwoven Technology

AUTEFA Solutions is part of China Hi-Tech Group Corporation (CHTC). China Hi-Tech Group Corporation is the world biggest successful textile machinery supplier.

AUTEFA SOLUTIONS – Experience, Know-How and Competence in Nonwoven Technology

OPENING/BLENDING FIBER OPENING AND BLENDING

WEB BONDING NEEDLING

WEB FINISHING DRYING

WINDING/CUTTING WINDING

WEB FORMING CROSSLAPPING AERODYNAMIC WEB FORMING

THERMOBONDINGHYDROENTANGLEMENT

IMPREGNATING

CUTTING STACKING

CARDING

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Carding Competence Center Linz

The AUTEFA Solutions Carding Competence Center offers multiple web forming and bonding technologies in industrial scale to cover all our customer’s requirements for application oriented product optimization.

· Evaluation of fibers, fiber blends, wires and needles

· Process developments for special applications

· Recommendations for machine and line

· Performance and quality optimization

· Provision of samples for customers

· Individual training programs

All trials are documented by detailed reports of our quality control team. We guarantee the confidentiality of all activities and results.

· Fiber Preparation Plant feeding three lines

· Carding Line with Crosslapper and Needlelooms for mechanical bonding

· Aerodynamic Web Forming Line (Airlay) with Needleloom and/or Thermobonding Oven

· High Speed Carding Line with Injection Card for Hydroentanglement

Contact

ANTON MOOSHAMMER Head of Technology Center

T: +49 (0)821 - 2608 165

F: +49 (0)821 - 2608 227

anton.mooshammer@autefa.com

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Fiber applications Fiber opening and blending

· all kinds of fibers (PP, PES, PA, PAN, PTF, CV, glass, natural fibers, cotton, carbon fibers, mineral fibers, shoddy etc.)

· for fibers up to 120 mm fiber length

· for capacities up to 2000 kg/h

· Bale Opener with Fine Opener VFO and Silo for low melt fibers (2000 mm)

· three Bale Openers with Weighing Pan (1650 mm)

· Transversal Conveyor with Pre-Opener

· Emulsion Applicator

· Blending Box

· Vertical Fine Opener VFO

· Fine Opener FTO

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Line 1 for crosslapped nonwovens (WW 3500 mm): Card – Crosslapper – Webdrafter – Needleloom

· Filling Cage FCU

· Chute feeder CF with profiling

· Weighing System (gravimetric)

· Card Web Master FUTURA (2500 mm)

· WebMax with closed loop

· Crosslapper Topliner CL 4006

· Compensation Belt SC 123

· Webdrafter WD 5

· Feeding System RDF

· Quadro-Punch Needleloom Stylus Variliptic DZ-C

· Needleloom Stylus Variliptic DZ-R (double board up stroke)

· Weight Measuring System (double closed loop)

· Accumulator

· Cutting Unit

· Winding Unit

NEEDLELOOM STYLUS VARILIPTIC» high production speeds» increased product quality

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NONWOVEN CARD WEB MASTER FUTURA

· convertible to different doffing: 2 x condensed / 1 x condensed + 1 x parallel / 2 x parallel / 1 x condensed or parallel

CARD WEBMASTER FUTURA» simple to operate» simple to clean» simply the best quality

CROSSLAPPER TOPLINER» increases the product quality while saving material» VDMA Blue-Competence certified

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AIRLAY K12-DIRECT» maximum product quality» economic production

Line 2 for Aerodynamic Web Forming (WW 2400 mm): Airlay – Needling – Thermobonding

· Hopper Feeder HF or

· Filling Cage FCU and Chute Feed CF with profiling

· Weighing System

· Airlay K12-direct

· High-Loft device

· Needleloom Stylus NL9/S MMD

· HiPerTherm Thermobonding Oven

· Cutting Unit

· Winding Unit

HIGH-LOFT DEVICE» reduced web weight» increased volume

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HIPERTHERM THERMOBONDING OVEN» perfect calibration and bonding uniformity at

highest throughput rates

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Line 3 for high speed carding (WW 500 mm): Injection Card for Spunlace

· Hopper Feeder HF or

· Filling Cage FCU and Chute Feed CF with profiling

· Injection Card – two different kind s of wires– optional two or three doffers– up to 350 m/min

· Collecting Belt

· Camera System

· Suction Unit

INJECTION CARD» aerodynamic principle for gentle fiber treatment

with high production speeds

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Off-line equipment

VELOUR NEEDLELOOM STYLUS NL21/SRV (WW 2400 mm)

· quick exchange

· different needle patterns available

· unwinding / winding

NEEDLE LOOM STYLUS NL21/SF (WW 2400 mm)

· up to 2700 rpm

· different needle patterns available

· unwinding / winding

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AUTEFA SOLUTIONS AUSTRIA GMBHWegscheider Str. 15 · 4021 Linz · AustriaT: +43 732 3739 0 · F: +43 732 381674www.autefa.com · austria@autefa.com