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Andritz Nonwoven NONWOVEN LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF NONWOVENS FOR HYGIENE FOR YEARS TO COME SEPTEMBER 2019 CHAPTER OVERVIEW 01 ANDRITZ NONWOVEN 02 NONWOVEN MARKET TRENDS 03 ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE 04 CONCLUSION 2 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT THE ANDRITZ GROUP ANDRITZ is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, systems and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors as well as for animal feed and biomass pelleting. Global presence Headquarters in Graz, Austria; over 280 production sites and service/sales companies worldwide SALES BY REGION 2018 (%) KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES: UNIT 2018 2017 Order intake MEUR 6,646.2 5,579.5 Emerging markets: (as of end of period) Order backlog MEUR 7,084.3 6,383.0 Europe & 41% North America: 6,031 Sales MEUR 6,031.5 5,889.1 59% MEUR Net income (including non-controlling interests) MEUR 219.7 265.6 Employees (as of end of period; without apprentices) - 29,096 25,566 3 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ NONWOVEN Key facts of ANDRITZ in nonwovens 4 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT FULL RANGE OF CAPABILITIES Excellent partner for your nonwoven production processes We’re here to give you support in every aspect of your nonwovens production from low to high capacities. You benefit from the most advanced expertise and complete solutions for: AIR-THROUGH-BONDING SPUNLACE SPUNLAID/CALENDER CONVERTING WETLAID NEEDLEPUNCH FINISHING LINES TEXTILE ANDRITZ Solutions for Hygiene 5 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT NONWOVENS MARKET A market driven by Wipes & Hygiene applications Source: INDA - EDANA 6 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT MARKET TRENDS FOR WIPES Most competitive solutions for Spunlace 7 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT SPUNLACE LINES CAPACITY Impact of the TT card web forming in the spunlace market Tons / year 28 000 30 000 28 000 Introduction 26 000 of TT Card 24 000 22 000 20 000 18 000 16 000 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 8 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT NEXLINE SPUNLACE The ANDRITZ solution for the wipes market Carding Hydroentanglement Dryer Calender Winder Key facts: Parameters . High efficiency Material: Vis, PET, PP, PLA, Cotton . Very high speed Fabric weight: 25 - 80 g/m² . Low energy consumption TT Card width: up to 5100 mm . neXecodry system Production speed: up to 300 m/min . Energy control Capacity : up to 22,000 t/p.a . Complete filtration system 9 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT NEXLINE SPUNLACE – HYDROENTANGLEMENT neXjet injector by ANDRITZ Injector Strip Water feeding Water needles Web 10 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT NEXLINE SPUNLACE – NEXJET INJECTOR Distribution Holes vs. Distribution Slot First Generation with Distribution Holes / Perforated body New Generation with Distribution Slot 11 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT NEXLINE SPUNLACE – NEXJET INJECTOR Energy saving thanks to the ANDRITZ injector design 2,5 Take Away: Distribution Slot allows 15% of energy savings in comparison with Distribution Holes 2 1,5 Distribution Slot BI BI (N/g/m²) Distribution Holes 1 0,5 To reach the same Bonding Index, the 15% Distribution Slot requires 15% less energy than the Distribution Holes 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Energy Required (%) 12 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT HYGIENE MARKET Trends for diaper applications Market needs: . Ultra-light nonwoven fabrics . Softness . Bulkiness . Capacity 13 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE WIPES WetlaceTM process from ANDRITZ – ONE line, THREE different wipes Line characteristics: . Standard drylaid and/or wetlaid webforming . Fabric weight: 40 – 80 gsm . Line capacity: up to 15,000 t/a . Raw materials: Pulp / Viscose / Others . End-uses: Flushable and bio degradable wipes 14 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE MARKET Performing Spunlace process Line characteristics: . Only one card in-line . Ultralight fabrics: 25-30 gsm . High productivity: 1450 kg/h . Raw materials: PET, VIS, Cotton . End-uses: Top-sheet and Back-sheet 15 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT WEB FORMING SYSTEM FOR SPUNLACE Latest innovation – the Isoweb « TT » card 350 m/mn 200 m/mn 1000 m/mn . Lower speed ratio between main cylinder and worker speed, means nicer final web homogeneity. Higher worker speed generates optimum fibre distribution on the main cylinder. This is in favour of a uniform aspect for the final web. 16 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE MARKET From bonding to finishing in Spunlaid: neXline finish Low add-on, Process Winding/ Webfoming Thermobonding SpunjetSoft Drying dosing control slitting Supplied by ANDRITZ 17 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT STATE-OF-THE-ART CALENDER FOR SPUNBOND neXcal twin pro designed for high speed Spunlaid lines The neXcal twin pro is designed to increased needs of the market Features: • Production speed up to 1,300 m/min with three different roll widths • Clean Machine Concept (CMC) to prevent contamination of the fabric and reduce manual cleaning hours • Calender equipped with additional sensors to reduce downtimes • New drive concept for the Hot S-Roll and cooling rolls: Direct driven to withstand the increased speed 18 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT DRYING SOLUTION FOR SPUNBOND The neXdry through-air dryer is especially designed to suit the demands of spunlaid processes Features • Up to 6 m working width • Speed up to 1,200m/min • Equipped with the innovative U-Drum, which consists of 100% stainless steel and has an open area of 96% • Roll-out design, for easy maintenance • Controlled air-flow system • Double temperature zones • Optimized energy consumption 19 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT DRYING SOLUTION FOR SPUNBOND Air flow management: Structured drum innovation Perforated plate U-drum 20 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT DRYING SOLUTIONS Industrial dryers 21 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE MARKET Innovative solutions in Spunlaid for new fabrics characteristics: Spunjet Line characteristics: . Patented configuration . Very high speed: up to 1,000 m/min . Ultralight fabrics: From 10 gsm . End-uses: Baby diapers, Feminine hygiene, Adult incontinence 22 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE MARKET Impact of SpunjetSoft on the bulkiness High pressure water jets Conventional Spunbond Softend Spunbond: SpunjetSoft 23 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE MARKET Air-through-bonding Conventional line Dual line Line characteristics: . Perfect web uniformity . High Speed: up to 250 m/min . Grammage: 16 to 80 gsm . End-uses: Top-sheet and Back-sheet and ADL 24 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT POSSIBILITIES AT CETI TECHNICAL CENTER ANDRITZ flat ATB oven – 600 mm working width – 200 m/min max 25 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE MARKET Mixing synergies for customer oriented solutions ANDRITZ complements its product portfolio in Nonwoven and is now able to offer the complete supply and value chain, from the raw material, to web forming, finishing and converting. DIATEC gains from the international competence and financial stature of ANDRITZ to offer to its customers a reliable and trustful partner with highest technology know-how and excellent project management. Adult Diaper Baby Diaper Sanitary Napkin 26 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ SOLUTIONS FOR HYGIENE MARKET Converting lines - examples Baby diaper Topsheet Drum Stacking and packaging Final cut Back ears Front ears Cellulose Filter construction forming module module module + SAP module module Baby pants Filter Cellulose Forming Waistband Final cut Stacking and defibration & SAP module Insert module construction unit packaging Lines characteristics: . Baby diaper line: up to 1,000 pcs/min . Pants line: up to 600 pcs/min . Sanitary napkin / Panty shield line: up to 1,500 pcs/min . Adult diaper line: up to 400 pcs/min . End-uses: Baby diapers, Feminine hygiene, Adult hygiene 27 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT ANDRITZ TECHNICAL CENTERS State-of-the-art technical centers dedicated to Hygiene market . Covering the main nonwoven technologies : Spunlace, Spunjet, WetlaceTM, Air-Through Bonding, Converting Open to ANDRITZ customers for their own R&D and products development . From raw materials to finished rolls of nonwoven fabrics . Excellent correlation with real industrial production conditions (speeds, basis weights, machines format) Spunlace and Spunjet Air-Through bonding Converting 28 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT CONCLUSION For years to come • Provider of solutions for Hygiene • Spunlace line for ultra-light fabrics including high speed TT card and neXjet injector • WetlaceTM for Flushable / Bio degradable Wipes • neXcal twin pro calender and neXdry dryer for higher Spunbond productivity • Spunjet process for added-value on Spunbond fabrics • Customized Air-Through bonding lines • Converting machines for hygiene 29 / ANDRITZ NONWOVEN / BCH CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2019 / © COPYRIGHT NONWOVEN LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF NONWOVENS FOR HYGIENE FOR YEARS TO COME SEPTEMBER 2019.
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