Reifenäuser Reicofil to set up RF4 BiCo spunbound line
May 29, 2015 - Germany
German machinery manufacturer, Reifenhäuser Reicofil, is supporting the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) of North Carolina State University, USA by setting up an RF4 BiCo spunbond line, which will be configured especially for trial purposes of the institute.
Apart from the Reicofil spinning tower as central technology, some existing high value components of the Andritz Perfojet labour plant will be incorporated in the line, including a water hydroentaglement system and calender from Andritz, as well as a dryer and a winder. With this configuration, the Nonwovens Institute will be equipped in an optimized way for a wide application range. The line is expected to be in operation by the end of 2016 and will be housed in a new SpunMelt R&D facility in Raleigh, NC, on NC State’s Centennial Campus, according to a company release.
With the expansion of line capacity with the new asset, the NWI continues its investment in modern fibre and spunbond technology. The aim of the investment is the development of innovative applications apart from hygiene. The pilot line shall be used for both the development program of the Nonwovens Institute and the research and development objectives for the industrial sector. Customers have thus a further contact point for their developments on Reicofil plants in addition to the capacities of Reicofil’s R & D Center in Troisdorf and STFI in Chemnitz, Germany.
Reifenhäuser Reicofil, a subsidiary of the Reifenhäuser Group, is the worldwide leading supplier of nonwoven, meltblown, and composite lines. With its technologies, innovative spirit and know-how along the entire value chain, Reicofil enable their customers worldwide to produce nonwoven fabrics economically, reliably and sustainably in hygiene, medical, filtration, and industrial applications.
The Nonwovens Institute is the world’s first accredited academic program for the interdisciplinary study of engineered fabrics through an innovative partnership of industry, government, and academe.
The Andritz Group is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, 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. (GK)
Apart from the Reicofil spinning tower as central technology, some existing high value components of the Andritz Perfojet labour plant will be incorporated in the line, including a water hydroentaglement system and calender from Andritz, as well as a dryer and a winder. With this configuration, the Nonwovens Institute will be equipped in an optimized way for a wide application range. The line is expected to be in operation by the end of 2016 and will be housed in a new SpunMelt R&D facility in Raleigh, NC, on NC State’s Centennial Campus, according to a company release.
With the expansion of line capacity with the new asset, the NWI continues its investment in modern fibre and spunbond technology. The aim of the investment is the development of innovative applications apart from hygiene. The pilot line shall be used for both the development program of the Nonwovens Institute and the research and development objectives for the industrial sector. Customers have thus a further contact point for their developments on Reicofil plants in addition to the capacities of Reicofil’s R & D Center in Troisdorf and STFI in Chemnitz, Germany.
Reifenhäuser Reicofil, a subsidiary of the Reifenhäuser Group, is the worldwide leading supplier of nonwoven, meltblown, and composite lines. With its technologies, innovative spirit and know-how along the entire value chain, Reicofil enable their customers worldwide to produce nonwoven fabrics economically, reliably and sustainably in hygiene, medical, filtration, and industrial applications.
The Nonwovens Institute is the world’s first accredited academic program for the interdisciplinary study of engineered fabrics through an innovative partnership of industry, government, and academe.
The Andritz Group is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, 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. (GK)