NONWOVEN BE ON TOP OF THE SPUNLAID RACE

FOR YEARS TO COME Line configurations

Spunlaid solutions tailored to your needs: Our portfolio for the ­spunlaid market ranges from calenders and spunjet equipment to finishing solutions, dryers, and needlelooms. You can produce the exact fabric characteristics you need with our superior technologies.

HYGIENE, MEDICAL 8 – 80 gsm

Kiss-roll Scanning applicator gauge Slitter + rewinder*

Spunlaid* Calender Through-air dryer Winder*

HYGIENE, MEDICAL, TECHNICAL 20 – 80 gsm

Hydroentanglement Hydroentanglement Kiss-roll Scanning VARIOUS APPLICATIONS applicator gauge Slitter + rewinder* You can use spunlaid fabrics for a large number of markets, such as: • Hygiene • Medical Spunlaid* Calender Dewatering Through-air dryer Winder* • Roofing • Geotextiles • Building • Artificial leather • Air gas filtration ...

ROOFING, GEOTEXTILES 90 – 1,600 gsm

Needlelooms Scanning IR dryer gauge

Spunlaid* Calender Padder Through-air dryer Winder*

* Technology covered by cooperation partners

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From bonding to finishing 6

Peak your production performance 8

“Although the development of ­spunlaid CONTENTS Metris: ANDRITZ Digital ­Solutions 10 technologies has been most visibly Wide spectrum of possibilities 12 ­focused on the absorbent hygiene Range of nonwoven calenders 14

products and medical markets in the Calender neXcal compact 16 last decade or so, the use of this type of Calender neXcal twin aXcess 18 Calender neXcal 20

nonwoven in durable applications such Calender neXcal twin 22 as filtration, geotextiles or building, Calender neXcal twin pro 24 should not be underestimated.” Monitoring system neXtrend 26

Hot S-Roll and CS-Roll 28 EDANA (European Disposables And Nonwovens Association)

The counterpart to the Hot S-Roll 30

AUGMENTED REALITY Engraving options 31 CONTENT Heating systems 32 To view videos, illustrations and picture galleries in a more direct and lively way, we added augmented reality to several Needleloom 33 contents! Download our ANDRITZ AR APP on our website or in the AppStore/PlayStore! Spunjet 34 SCAN THE MARKED PAGES AND EXPERIENCE THE ENHANCED CONTENT. Finishing – Kiss-Roll applicator and padder 36

Dryer 37 Spunlaid line configurations →

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ANDRITZ neXline finish: You benefit from the highest LET OUR EXPERIENCE DRIVE YOUR INNOVATION EXPERIENCE COMBINED WITH EXPERTISE ­capability, ­reproducibility, reliability, and efficiency. A remarkable impact on nonwovens technologies: Let your products benefit from over 60 years of Find the best ­solution, ­perfectly suited to your needs, Whether hygiene or medical, automotive or building, experience and comprehensive project manage­­ment. household or technical – nonwovens applications With more than 600 nonwovens calenders in operation for thermobonding and ­finishing processes like are manifold. Their outstanding properties require worldwide and installations in all high-end nonwovens embossing, compacting, lamination, or ­perforation. excellent engineering in an increasingly changing lines, you are ensured top performance from ANDRITZ. ­Besides calendering technologies, you’ll find solutions and growing market. You can rely on a competent for your ­complete finishing process with neXline finish. partner: with a passion for nonwovens technologies Benefit from reliable, flexible and proven technologies and with spot-on solutions perfectly suited to your based on more than 750 innovations with worldwide This encompasses ­calender, spunjet technology, specific needs. patents along with innovative processes and engi- finishing solutions, and dryer – turnkey solutions from neering depth. For all this, you enjoy a single point of just one source. PRECISELY WHAT YOU NEED contact from the project phase to the warranty period. If you need a complete system solution, a single unit, a rebuild, an automation system, or comprehensive life-cycle services: We can meet your demands and deliver precise technologies, from bonding to finish- ing, for your product.

6 7 Peak your production View our service contacts in our performance augmented reality App! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE PAGE 5 Targeted development and service: Continuous research and devel- opment targeting your needs in an increasingly demanding ­market. View video footage of Ensure a fast, profitable, and sustained ROI with our highly skilled this brochure in our ­service engineers and benefit from more than 60 years’ experience augmented reality App! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION and expertise. SEE PAGE 5

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Ongoing R & D provides you with multiple solutions to leverage nonwovens finishing technologies. We seek the ideal solutions to achieve your goals because we are dedicated to high quality and innovative production tech­- no­logies. You achieve maximum results thanks to our highly skilled staff and unique know-how 24 / 7 drawn from our installed base and continuous R & D. hotline

TECHNICAL CENTER RESPONSIVE, SPARE PARTS EASY DOCUMENTATION The state-of-the-art installations RELIABLE SERVICE To ensure the longevity and Take advantage of our operator- at our technical center in Krefeld You can rely on top performance performance of your equipment, friendly machine documentation. and our expert process engineers and a sophisticated service level we recommend using only original It’s available on an interactive guarantee you reliable tech­ available nearby. Highly trained spare parts from ANDRITZ. A sales tablet computer located exactly nologies and process optimization. field and service engineers, team for spare parts is at your where you need it most. Find Another focus lies on evaluating worldwide service centers, and disposal at ANDRITZ to help you information quickly by using the full new processes and defining para- a 24 / 7 hotline guarantee you get make your choice. text search option. Our multimedia ­meters for product guarantees. the best, most reliable and fastest operating manual with pictures support. With ANDRITZ as your and videos helps you understand partner, the value of your process complex processes. An integrated remains secure long after the spare parts catalog simplifies warranty period has expired. inquiries and the ordering process for any parts required.

8 9 Metris: ANDRITZ Digital YOUR BENEFITS • Full use of equipment and no need to install ­Solutions new hardware • Continuous measurement of savings Digitalization is changing the nonwoven world: With digitalization, • Ongoing R & D to provide ­Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Smart Service, expectations for the latest state-of-the-art greater line efficiency and increased profitability are rising. This can technology • Field model proven be gained by networking of machines and applying such technologies in many different countries as Smart Sensors, Big Data Analytics, and visualization using ­Augmented • Big data analysis with Reality. Metris OPP (Optimization of Process Performance) as one of tried-and-tested models the core products of the Metris portfolio can provide the whole range for deviation analysis • Providing information ­according to individual needs. locally with augmented reality • Extensive solution and process engineering Smart Spare Parts Sensors Catalog knowledge Big • Cybersecurity solution Data to safeguard data on Industrial IoT the network Provide IIoT solutions to improve customers’ Smart Service machine and process View video performance Provides the unified in our App! entry point for FOR FURTHER customers to Smart Metris INFORMATION Service offerings SEE PAGE 5 Augmented Portal Reality Field Service

Ventures Coordinate venture capital and start-up activities within the ANDRITZ GROUP

WHAT IS METRIS? WHAT DOES METRIS OPP DO? SMART SENSORS BIG DATA ANALYSES AUGMENTED REALITY With the Metris brand’s digital solutions, you are The intelligent Metris OPP platform analyzes available ANDRITZ uses micro and wireless To provide you with a rapid over- Augmented reality can make preparing for the growing digital challenges in line data, compares it with data already gathered, sensors for Metris solutions. You view of the plant operating status, information visible at the machine the industrial environment. Metris products are the assesses the data, and provides you with valuable can use these sensors to collect the data is analyzed automatically or plant and display it very easily very latest state of the art – they can be customized output. But Metris OPP is not just a platform – even more detailed machine in real time. Necessary control on mobile devices such as a tablet to suit your individual requirements. They make you it offers ANDRITZ service contracts for both on-site and plant data that are taken measures can be initiated based PC or smartglasses. Technology achieve the best possible productivity and efficiency and remote assistance services by specialists. from pre-defined areas and are on the knowledge of possible enables you to operate the for your nonwovens production. relevant in optimizing operations. effects in order to avoid plant machine and system more easily shutdowns, for example, or reduce and more efficiently. the use of consumables.

10 11 Wide spectrum of possibilities

The perfect solution to suit your needs: Whether your technology is spunlaid, drylaid, airlaid, or wetlaid, you’ll find the perfect solution for specific needs and final product demands. Benefit from our ­unlimited portfolio and our broad know-how for thermobonding, embossing, perforation, compacting, and lamination.

THERMOBONDING COMPACTION •• Partial bonding •• Compaction •• Full bonding •• Calibration

EMBOSSING AND LAMINATION PERFORATION •• Partial lamination •• Flat embossing •• Full lamination •• Relief embossing •• Pattern repeat embossing

12 13 Choose from a strong nonwoven calender portfolio

At a glance: Depending on your final product and its parameters, such as strength, softness, or air permeability, our nonwoven calender ­ portfolio ranges from low and medium capacities (aXcess range) to high capacities (eXcelle range), precisely designed to meet your needs.

LOW – MEDIUM CAPACITIES HIGH CAPACITY HIGHEST CAPACITY up to 12,000 t/a up to 24,000 t/a up to 30,000 t/a

Line speed: up to 450 m/min Line speed: up to 600 m/min Line speed: up to 1,000 m/min Line speed: up to 1,300 m/min Roll width: up to 3,800 mm Roll width: up to 3,800 mm Roll width: up to 5,800 mm Roll width: up to 6,000 mm Technologies: Spunlaid, drylaid, wetlaid Technologies: Spunlaid, drylaid, wetlaid Technologies: Spunlaid, drylaid, wetlaid Technologies: Spunlaid End uses: Medical, hygiene, roofing, End uses: Medical, hygiene, roofing, End uses: Hygiene, medical, filters, etc. End uses: Hygiene, medical, etc. geotextiles, filters, etc. geotextiles, filters, etc.

neXcal compact 450 neXcal compact 600 neXcal neXcal twin pro

neXcal twin aXcess 450 neXcal twin aXcess 600 neXcal twin

14 15 Calender neXcal compact

Your key to the nonwovens market: This all-round nonwovens ­calender opens the door to the nonwovens market and meets your low and medium-capacity production demands in a capacity range of up to 12,000 t/a. Enter the nonwovens market successfully with a variety of final applications.

Whether your needs include spun- PLUG AND PLAY laid, drylaid, wetlaid, or technical The neXcal compact saves you SOME FINAL PRODUCT applications with production speeds space thanks to its compact APPLICATIONS of up to 600 m/min, the neXcal design. Delivered to your factory compact offers you the precise floor, it also saves you valuable • Medical solution for low and medium capac­ time because there is no need • Hygiene ities. Moreover, neXcal compact is for additional assembly. It arrives • Roofing fitted with our proven Hot S-Roll ready to be commissioned (plug • Geotextiles technology and integrated cooling and play). • Filters rolls to deliver highest quality.

FEATURES

• Two types of neXcal compact: ––Speed range up to 450 m/min for low capacities ––Speed range up to 600 m/min for medium capacities • Line force adjustable (during production) up to 150 N/mm over the entire web width • Standard roll widths up to 3,800 mm (larger widths on request) • Easy dismounting of upper roll • Plug and play

16 17 Calender neXcal twin aXcess

Highest flexibility in the medium-capacity range: This three-roll calender was developed for high flexibility in the medium-capacity market. It serves a range of up to 12,000 t/a and is specifically tailored to suit your target market.

Its compact design takes up very Benefit from maximum flexibility little space and allows easy access in the nonwovens market: Thanks SOME FINAL PRODUCT to all components. The complete to the constant height of the web APPLICATIONS unit is delivered to your factory infeed on the machine, there is no floor with only minimum assembly need to adjust the conveyor belt. • Medical work required, saving you even Engraving on the same web side • Hygiene more time. is ensured. • Roofing • Geotextiles Pre-heated counter-rolls as well as • Filters individual drive and supply units are just some of the practical details of neXcal twin aXcess calender. They help accelerate the roll change.

FEATURES

• Three-roll arrangement with one roll in production and one roll in stand-by position • Two types of neXcal twin aXcess: ––Speed range up to 450 m/min QUICK AND EASY ROLL CHANGE This is further enhanced by pre- for low capacities One counter-roll in the production heating or cooling down the roll ––Speed range up to 600 m/min position and one in the stand-by while still in the stand-by position. for medium capacities position enables quick and easy • Line force adjustable (during product and roll changes. production) up to 110 N/mm over the entire web width • Standard roll widths up to 3,800 mm (larger widths on request)

18 19 Calender neXcal

The benchmark for high-capacity spunbond ­production: This is the right solution for the demands of high-capacity nonwovens production up to 24,000 t/a with one engraving design in operation. Whether for hygiene, medical, or filtration applications, this calender is the right choice: it guarantees you the best results with just two rolls.

With a standard roll width of up to HIGH-SPEED PRODUCTION 5,800 mm and a speed of up to This unit profits from our expertise SOME FINAL PRODUCT 1,000 m/min, the neXcal two-roll in high-speed production for the APPLICATIONS calender allows you to enter the paper industry. With this unit, you high-capacity spunbond market can produce up to 1,000 m/min of • Hygiene with a variety of opportunities for state-of-the-art nonwovens. You • Medical multiple uses. benefit from a smoother process • Filters thanks to the dust protection for all One engraving design enables you bearings and a separate cooling to produce a high volume of roll unit. nonwoven fabrics continuously. The open machine design offers you easy access to the various components and supply units.

FEATURES

• Speed range of up to 1,000 m/min • Line force adjustable (during production) up to 150 N/mm over the entire web width • Standard roll widths up to 5,800 mm (larger widths on request) • neXtrend monitoring system

20 21 Calender neXcal twin

High flexibility in nonwovens production: Your nonwovens production plant requires high production capacity, fast reaction, high flexibility, and excellent efficiency. The three-roll calender neXcal twin is the response to all these demands for production of up to 24,000 t/a. Our roll arrangement offers you the benefit of fast and easy roll change.

Take advantage of a fast and easy Other smart features of neXcal twin product and roll change to increase enhance efficiency under high- SOME FINAL PRODUCT both your production time and capacity production conditions. APPLICATIONS your flexibility. Thanks to the fixed height of the • Hygiene Pre-heated counter-rolls as well web infeed to the machine, there • Medical as individual drive and supply units is no need to adjust the conveyor • Filters are just some of the practical belt. At the same time, engraving details of neXcal twin. They help on the same web side is always accelerate the roll change. ensured.

FEATURES

• Speeds up to 1,000 m/min • Line force adjustable (during production) up to 150 N/mm over the entire web width • Three-roll arrangement with QUICK AND EASY ROLL CHANGE production position with individual one roll in production and Let your production time grow with drive and supply units on each one roll in stand-by position our smart roll change process. You counter-roll. Cool the roll down • Standard roll widths of up can pre-heat the counter-roll while while it is in stand-by position. This to 5,800 mm (larger widths it is still in its stand-by position. quick and easy roll change ensures on request) Rolls can be switched quickly into a smooth production process. • neXtrend monitoring system

22 23 Calender neXcal twin pro

The new generation of nonwovens calendering: Combine flexibility, highest uptimes and intelligent production with excellent product ­quality and process stability. To meet the requirements of a modern nonwovens plant producing up to 30,000 t/a, our innovative calender concept takes you far beyond today’s standards.

In a continuously changing nonwovens market, the demands YOUR BENEFITS SOME FINAL PRODUCT of a first-class nonwovens produc- APPLICATIONS tion site are increasing constantly. • Highest uptimes The highest possible uptimes and • Energy-efficient process • Hygiene an intelligent production process • Smooth process due to • Medical are major factors. This is where our continuous bonding and neXcal twin pro comes in. roll replacement concept • Clean machine concept Its outstanding features and • Constant, stable and options become a new milestone repeatable production for your nonwovens production: conditions and product High-speed production of up to quality 1,300 m / min, IIoT systems, option for continuous bonding, for perma- View video footage of this brochure in our nent spinning during roll change, augmented reality App! and operator-friendly machine FOR FURTHER INFORMATION configuration. SEE PAGE 5

FEATURES neXcal twin pro

• Speeds of up to 1,300 m/min • Line force adjustable (during DESIGNED FOR increased availability of your process. For a short moment both production) up to 130 N/mm CONTINUOUS BONDING production line. How does it work? engraved rolls are in contact over the entire web width With this innovative system there When switching the engraving with the Hot S-Roll. This ensures • Three-roll arrangement with one is no need to stop the spinning rolls, the Hot S-Roll moves, too. a smooth process without any roll in production and one roll in process during roll change. It is always connected to at least interruptions and gives more stand-by position Benefit from reduced raw material one engraving roll. And thus possibilities for a flexible pro­ • Standard roll widths and energy costs as well as ensures a continuous bonding duction planning. of up to 6,000 mm • Extended neXtrend monitoring system as part of the IIoT concept • Continuous bonding for perma- nent spinning during roll change • Clean machine concept • Direct drive (no chain drive) • Simplified roll replacement during production

24 25 Monitoring system neXtrend

Optimize your calendering process: You’re well-prepared for Industry 4.0 with the neXtrend monitoring system, which is part of our Metris family. You can monitor the conditions of your calender equipment and forecast your maintenance schedule. ­Continuous and constant monitoring ensure that you have top quality thanks to automation.

You minimize operation and main- STANDARD VERSION This extended monitoring of vibra­- ­tenance costs with excellent VS EXTENDED VERSION tion and seals ensures a stable process transparency. This avoids Our standard neXtrend monitoring production process. All this is unforeseen shutdowns and dam- equipment includes sensors to documented in a comprehensive age, while improving your plant’s analyze main components like report. overall availability. You reduce your steel rolls, Hot S-Roll and several spare parts stock with maximum bearings. A regularly report gives Remotely controlled service is also utilization periods for your operat- you a perfect overview of the available. This makes service ing components. And with our current status and maintenance processes even faster and easier. remote support service, we can tasks. provide you with comprehensive advice on your equipment. Moreover, with our extended neXtrend monitoring system you YOUR BENEFITS You can forecast future functional gain a deeper insight into your issues by means of predictive main­- process. This paves the way for • Maximized production time te­nance scheduled on the basis even more intelligent production. • Predictive maintenance of the alert status as shown in the By monitoring energy consumption • Reliable process colored chart. That’s process of all rolls and major auxiliary • Ready for Industry 4.0 know-how and a depth of engi- units in detail, you can take • Regularly report neering you can rely on. advantage of a transparent process and reduce energy costs.

Diagnosis objects including warning system In-depth diagnosis History and trend analysis

26 27 Hot S-Roll and CS-Roll

The heart of nonwovens calendering technology: As the world’s first ever deflection-controlled roll, the S-Roll has revolutionized ­calendering technology for a wide range of applications. The heated roll surface ­ensures you obtain the best results for multiple end uses.

The heated Swimming Roll (Hot HOT S-ROLL FOR YOUR TAKE A PEEK BEHIND S-Roll) offers you an almost HIGH-SPEED PRODUCTION THE SCENES unlimited number of applications. The latest Hot S-Roll technology The roll has a fixed axle with Roll technology efficiency is allows for nonwovens production a tube rotating around it. The crucial to the success of your final at up to 1,300 m/min. Its revolu- two chambers inside allow the product: from thermobonding tionary concept, with a contact- roll shell to follow the bending and laminating to embossing, less direct drive directly on the roll, movement of the counter-roll. perforating, and calibrating. ensures easy rotor heat insulation This enables rolls to be completely Take advantage of our in-house and active cooling of the stator. cylindrical and prevents friction. manufacturing and the expertise The Hot S-Roll provides you with You can adjust line pressure and resulting from continuous R & D – great reliability and requires little temperature individually. we have developed the Hot S-Roll maintenance due to its small that meets all your demands. number of parts.

HOT S-ROLL

Increased line force in center Even line force at full fabric width Increased line force at the edges Inside of the Hot S-Roll

CALIBRATING CS-ROLL FEATURES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS The CS-Roll is a unique product: The Hot S-Roll establishes an even line force along the entire roll. A deflection-controlled calibrating • Hydraulic pressure chamber roll designed primarily for airlaid • Variable adjustment of processes. Through compacting fabric width and calibrating, the roll achieves • Variable line force thickness reduction, slight pre- • Correction: left – center – right bonding, less trapped air, and • Line force: 30 – 150 N/mm a precise definition of material CS-Roll • Surface temperature range thickness. 200 °C, 250 °C, 275 °C • Roll surface width up to 7,000 mm • Speed up to 1,300 m/min • CS-Roll available for e. g. airlaid processes with a speed range of Standard X-crossing technology Standard single roll bending technology ANDRITZ Hot S-Roll up to 600 m/min

28 29 The counterpart Engraving options to the Hot S-Roll Complement each process with perfectly suited engraving: The multi- faceted nonwovens market with its unlimited scope of final applications demands different designs. Whether you need perfect engraving for The right counter-roll that fits your needs: Whether smooth or engraved, ­visual purposes or to influence the product properties, we offer the right nitrogen- or induction-hardened, you have the right counter-roll for your engraving to complement your process. purposes. The large diversity in final nonwovens applications means there are many different counter-roll requirements.

VARIOUS NONWOVEN ENGRAVING OPTIONS

In the manufacture of smooth or The roll surface and, in particular, CENTRAL VS. PERIPHERAL BORE engraved counter-rolls, our experts the engraving are hardened and Low-capacity nonwovens produc- select the right materials to meet offer a solid surface to withstand tion of up to 9,000 t/a, speeds of your requirements in terms of small impacts. This provides you up to 450 m/min, and medium hardness and surface finish. Your with very high, reliable quality, temperatures require a central individual application will deter- keeping your re-engraving effort bore in the counter-roll. A tempera­- mine whether to use nitrogen or to a minimum. ture accuracy of ±1 °C over the induction hardening, special entire web width ensures you coatings, or hot grinding. An induction-hardened counter- obtain the best quality and results. roll is your best choice for high-end before THE BEST ROLL MATERIAL production with outstanding For medium and highest-capacity FOR YOUR PRODUCTION quality requirements. The homo- nonwovens production of In standard thermobonding geneous material allows for 9,000 – 30,000 t/a, a counter-roll processes, a nitrogen-hardened, induction hardening and results in with peripheral bore and a tripass engraved roll has a hardness layer a large number of re-engravings. system is your best choice to of 0.5 – 0.7 mm. The entire engraving and roll body optimize the oil flow and energy is hardened with a hardening transfer. You benefit from a short after thickness of 5 mm. This provides a thermal reaction time and a more robust roll surface. temperature accuracy of ±1 °C Thermobonding under a microscope 3D engraving Surface treatment NTS (”Nano-to-surface”) over the entire web width.

THE RIGHT ENGRAVING SPECIAL ENGRAVINGS NANO-TO-SURFACE Whether it is an oval, pyramid, dot, You can achieve a visual 3D look TREATMENT diamond, 3D, flower, or animal, and more bulkiness with special Take advantage of the outstanding the right engraving provides you engravings. In a lamination pro- NTS (“Nano-to-surface”) treatment with a unique signature for the final cess, dot and diamond engravings development for new and existing application. Hygiene or medical are the most suitable method for engraved rolls. Micro-engraving on Central bore of counter-roll applications require reliable your needs. top of the engraving reduces the strength and a defined MD / CD amount of polymers adhering to the ratio. Dot engravings are often used for engraving valleys and flanks. This filter applications and a diamond minimizes your risk of wrap-ups This means your arrangement of design fits perfectly for roofing and reduces the need for cleaning. engraving points has to be exact. materials. You benefit from increased pro­ An oval design is most commonly duction times and more reliability used to provide these properties. in your calendering processes. Hygiene products are becoming softer and softer, and pressure marks are decreasing.

Peripheral bore of counter-roll with tripass system

30 31 Heating systems Needleloom

Take a peek behind the scenes: To achieve optimum results in your product and Robust and reliable for consistent quality: For your technical ­spunlaid your production process, a perfectly tuned heating system is essential. It commonly applications, such as roofing, geotextiles or filtration material, our needle­ consists of a heater, secondary circuit and pressure / heating circuit. loom range offers you a variety of punching speeds and width sizes.

PRIMARY CIRCUIT PRESSURE/HEATING CIRCUIT COMPACT AND ANDRITZ eXcelle needlelooms OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT The thermal oil heater supplies the The pressure / heating circuit USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN use the technology based on •• Dynamic Harmonic Shifter (DHS) YOUR BENEFITS steel roll and the Hot S-Roll with allows optimal control of tempera- Thermal oil heater, secondary oil-lubricated modules with for needling process with heavy heated thermal oil and can either ture and deflection compensation circuit and pressure / heating patented guiding piston design. punching load • Highly durable equipment be electrically heated or gas-fired. of the Hot S-Roll. It is also con- circuit have a compact design. Oil keeps the bearing at optimum •• Quick exchange of bed / • Wide range of possible nected to the thermal oil heater by They are completely pre- working temperature, securing stripper plate needling densities SECONDARY CIRCUIT a 3-way valve. Heat exchangers assembled, cabled, piped and long-lasting use. Needleboard •• Intermittent air blowing network • Clean environment The secondary circuit allows can reduce the oil temperature in a functionally tested and can, patterns have been adapted for •• Dedusting suction systems • Low maintenance require- optimal control of the steel roll controlled manner. therefore, be commissioned within optimum visual appearance and •• Heavy-duty delivery press ment with change of oil tempera­ture. It is connected a very short time. Temperature high versatility throughout wide •• Magnetic bars after 14,000 working hours to the thermal oil heater by a HIGH-TEMPERATURE OILS adjustment and display via touch ranges of advance pitch. •• Pneumatic centralized • Easy cleaning and 3-way valve. Heat exchangers For high process temperatures, panel is user-friendly and ensures needleboard pinning system maintenance can lower the oil temperature a special thermal oil is used for reliable process control. • Low cleaning requirement in a controlled manner. the primary circuit. The pressure / heating circuit for the Hot S-Roll is then operated independently with its own oil. The circuits are separated by a heat exchanger. Thus the heating unit operates with two different types of oil.

Primary circuit Secondary circuit Expansion vessel

Steel roll

Heat exchanger Steel roll “cooling”

Pressure / heating circuit

Hot S-Roll Heater Deaerator Heat electric exchanger or gas “cooling” Drain tank

Feed Drainage

32 33 Spunjet

A bonding solution for endless filaments: The patented nonwovens process called Spunjet is the in-line hydroentanglement of continuous filaments, creating a new generation of spunlaid nonwovens. ­Spunjet THREE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SPUNJET PROCESS offers you the best properties ever achieved in 80 % of existing and in Depending on the spunjet configuration, a variety new nonwovens applications. of nonwoven fabric properties are available to you.

This new process has been devel- By combining two first-class Spunjet Bond Hydroentanglement Hydroentanglement oped to better address applica- bonding technologies, you can YOUR BENEFITS Process: In-line hydroentanglement tions such as geotextiles, roofing, benefit from the typical strength of spunlaid filaments packaging, synthetic leather, and of spunlaid as well as the softness • Added product value as many others. of spunlace. The spunjet process • Softness and bulkiness Characteristics offers you additional softness, • More flexibility •• Working width: up to 5,800 mm Spunjet configurations can open bulkiness, drape, and tensile • New business opportunities (larger widths on request) up exciting new business opportu- strength while maintaining the • Suitable for 80 % of •• Speed: up to 300 m/min nities for you in terms of innovative iso­tropic MD / CD ratios in your non­woven applications •• Fabric weight: 25 to 250 gsm products. It can also add value to fabric properties. Spunlaid* Calender your existing products. Spunjet lines can operate at

speeds of up to 1,000 m/min. Spunjet Soft Hydroentanglement Hydroentanglement The high-quality water needles Process: Jet finishing of spunbond generated by the spunjet injectors web for extra softness and high loft ensure high-grade bonding of your continuous filament webs. Characteristics •• Working width: up to 5,800 mm (larger widths on request) •• Speed: up to 1,000 m/min •• Fabric weight: 10 to 150 gsm Spunlaid* Calender

Microscopic view of Spunjet Bond web (× 20)

Spunjet Splittable Spinning Hydroentanglement Hydroentanglement Process: Splitting and hydro- entanglement of spunlaid bi-component filaments filaments

Characteristics •• Working width: up to 5,800 mm (larger widths on request) •• Speed: up to 100 m/min •• Fabric weight: 30 to 300 gsm Spunlaid* Calender Microscopic view of spunbond web (× 20) * Technology covered by cooperation partners

ANDRITZ spunjet equipment

34 35 Finishing – Kiss-Roll Dryer applicator and padder State-of-the-art dryer for medium to high line capacities: The neXdry system is a compact dryer designed to meet your spunbond and / or spunjet demands for reliability, cost efficiency, and easy maintenance Adding value to nonwovens: In finishing applications, nonwovens access. The omega roll with a large open area of 96 % optimizes your acquire improved product properties, manifold functionalities, and process performance. a significant added value. The properties that can be achieved include hydrophilic, permanently hydrophilic, anti-static, alcohol repellent, flame resis tant, and many more finishes. INNOVATIVE DRUM DESIGN You benefit from extremely LOW ADD-ON FOR HYGIENE efficient drying because the APPLICATIONS neXdry U-Drum has an extra­ neXkiss and neXdos offers you a odinarily large open area of 96 %, process-oriented solution guaran­ which allows high air flow at a teeing the highest product quality, low pressure drop. Its structural production stability, and the best rigidity and integrity mean you possible liquor handling. This can implement it on lines with process can be used for low add-on large working widths of up to 6 m. or for the single-or double-sided applica­tion of hydrophilic finishes for the nonwoven top layers of diapers YOUR BENEFITS at production of 600 m/min. • High energy efficiency • Extremely durable • Dual temperature zones YOUR BENEFITS • Quick and easy neXdry for spunlaid processes maintenance • Excellent liquor pick-up • Short web guiding • Minimum fabric impact • Maximum production stability

PERFECT IMPREGNATING OF NONWOVENS By impregnation with a wide range of chemicals, nonwovens acquire manifold functionalities and a significant added value. Our neXchem padder with S-Roll technology was especially de­ veloped to suit the manufacturing condi­tions in the nonwovens industry and can be used uni­ versally for all current finishing products.

36 37 GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR INVESTMENT

At ANDRITZ Nonwoven, we know that your business depends on satisfied customers and efficient processes. That’s why we support you in every aspect of your nonwoven production. Take advantage of technology that lets you produce consistent quality for decades to come. Profit from the highly efficient use of energy and raw materials that our production provides. You can rely on our responsive service teams who will protect your investment and optimize your processes. Experience how innovative approaches and digital services give you more control than ever before. With ANDRITZ, the leading supplier for the nonwovens market, you get the most out of your investment.

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