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Reicofil spunbond pilot plant for Nonwovens Institute

Reifenhäuser Reicofil is supporting the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) of North Carolina State University USA through further cooperation.

26th May 2015

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Troisdorf

Sports/​Outdoor, Protective, Medical/Hygiene, Transport/​Aerospace, Industrial

Reifenhäuser Reicofil is supporting the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) of North Carolina State University USA through further cooperation. After the installation of a melt blown plant in 2011, Reicofil will now deliver an RF®4 BiCo spunbond line, which will be configured especially for trial purposes at the institute.

Apart from the Reicofil spinning tower as the central technology, some existing high value components of the former Andritz Perfojet labour plant will be incorporated into the line, including a hydroentaglement system and calender from Andritz, as well as a dryer and winder.

New R&D facility at the Nonwovens Institute

With this configuration, the Nonwovens Institute will be equipped for a wide range of applications. The line is expected to be operational 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.

With the expansion of line capacity with this new asset, the NWI continues its investment in modern fibre and spunbond technology. The aim of the investment is the development of innovative applications other than hygiene. The pilot line will be used for both the development program of the Nonwovens Institute and the research and development objectives for the industrial sector.

The industry now has a further contact point for developments on Reicofil plants in addition to the capacities of Reicofil’s R & D Center in Troisdorf and STFI in Chemnitz, Germany.

www.thenonwovensinstitute.com

www.reicofil.com

 

 

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