Nonwovens

NIRI Strengthens Fiber, Filament, Fabric Extrusion Capabilities with Appointment of Dr. Javier Vera Sorroche

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2024, ... the Polymer Business Unit at CETI, overseeing advanced extrusion lines.  Leading a team of engineers and technicians to deliver innovative advancements for the fiber and nonwovens industries, his work ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, ... at a nonwovens group of a major supplier and we looked at new machinery, we added millions to source a machine with a good balance of MD to CD, so that further converting would be a smoother process with ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Converting Perspectives)

April 08, 2024, ... dual-sided rolls; films ranging from stiffer polyester to thin-stretchy polyethylene; and stability presented by machine-direction (MD) and cross-direction(CD) strength issues. When I worked at a nonwovens ...

Green Bay Innovation Group hosts Converters Expo

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2024, ... paper finds a wide variety of finished products including writing and printing papers, newsprint, nonwovens, tissue, towels, corrugated, board, labels and many other packaging applications. The consumption ...

Advanced Solutions for Diverse Converting Needs

(Coating/Laminating)

February 11, 2024, ... in high-performance machinery catering to a variety of industries, from flexible packaging to nonwovens, paper to label stock and tape. Our expertise extends beyond slitter rewinders to developing comprehensive ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... can run all grades of paper, tissue, board stocks, films, foils, laminates, nonwovens, printed and unprinted materials. According to Robert Saari, Contract Converting President, supplying into label markets ...

It’s All About Converting

(Bag Pouch)

December 20, 2023, The Leading Event for Paper, Film, Foil and Nonwovens Converting The Leading Event for Paper, Film, Foil and Nonwovens Converting By Lindsay Tyler, Marketing Director, RX Global The International ...

Materials Lead The Way

(Web Handling)

November 26, 2023, ... via fourdrinier or cylinder or combinations is still the mainstay. Then nonwovens came into play. Then, add on nonwovens that spun out of papermaking such as airlaid which offers the prospect of ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... run all grades of paper, tissue, board stocks, films, foils, laminates, nonwovens, printed and unprinted materials. According to Robert Saari, Contract Converting President, supplying into label markets ...

Textured Rolls Create Attractive and Functional Substrates

(News | New Products)

October 08, 2023, ... napkins, fine paper, nonwovens, metals, packaging and more. Together as Precision Roll Solutions, these experienced teams manufacture embossing production rolls that impart uniform patterns and engineered ...

New Hygiene Division of BW Converting Solutions Unites PCMC, W+D, STAX and Northern Engraving to Accelerate Client Success

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2023, Barry-Wehmiller has announced the introduction of its new BW Converting Solutions (BWCS) Hygiene Division Barry-Wehmiller has announced the introduction of its new BW Converting Solutions (BWCS) Hygiene ...

Tosaf Launches UV Barrier for Thin Transparent Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

September 07, 2023, ... and industrial packaging and big bags (FIBC), and also cover injection molded parts, extruded pipes and sheets, fibers and nonwovens, roofing membranes and many others. Beyond UV blockers, Tosaf's portfolio ...

CJ Biomaterials Launches New Website to Showcase Revolutionary PHA Technology

(Sustainability Forum)

August 01, 2023, ... Food & Beverage Packaging, Food Serviceware, Fibers and Nonwovens, Consumer Goods, Agriculture & Horticulture, and 3D Printing. "The plastic waste problem isn't going away. CJ Biomaterials is working to ...

NIRI Opens Innovation House: State-of-the-art new premises to expand nonwoven and fiber product development and commercialization

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2023, Continuing a year of exponential growth and investment, Leeds (UK)-based NIRI has relocated to new headquarters Continuing a year of exponential growth and investment, Leeds (UK)-based NIRI has ...

What’s Special About Films and Synthetics?

(Converting Perspectives)

July 09, 2023, ... and benefits. The latest films and synthetic materials, including laminated substrates and nonwovens, may offer enhanced, or more economical, or cross-over characteristics, including: Higher levels ...

Planning, Labs and Trials

(Coating/Laminating)

May 30, 2023, ... the nonwovens industry, there are a myriad technologies, so a supplier like Biax-Fiberfilm/5K Fibres transforms resin polymers into various nonwovens and often accommodates needs for widths, performance ...

New! North American Nonwoven Materials Annual Study 2022

(News | New Products)

May 25, 2023, Acquire the nonwovens industry benchmark. Acquire the nonwovens industry benchmark. Learn about the key metrics for capacity and production for North America in 2022. Discover estimates for operating ...

Planning, Labs and Trials

(Converting Perspectives)

May 15, 2023, ... products, various label brands and designs. In the nonwovens industry, there are a myriad technologies, so a supplier like Biax-Fiberfilm/5K Fibres transforms resin polymers into various nonwovens and ...

Baldwin Technology to Demonstrate How to “Finish with Perfection” at ITMA 2023

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2023, ... efficient dyeing, coating and lamination of textiles and nonwovens. Its ceramic electrodes generate an air plasma used to efficiently treat the fabric surface. Key benefits include dramatically improved ...

Back to Basics: Fundamentals of Successful Converting Companies

(News | New Products)

April 24, 2023, Companies that are most seen as leaders in designing and manufacturing converting machinery are known for high-quality excellence, an innovative spirit and state-of-the-art technologies. By Zeno ...

A New Slitter

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

April 23, 2023, ... capacity. Newer slitter rewinders have been developed to allow slitting of difficult materials such as diaper membrane, thin filtration nonwovens or rigid PET materials up to 700 microns. Process materials ...

PCMC names Windell McGill as Product Launch Manager

(News | New Products)

April 02, 2023, ... of high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing and bag-converting industries worldwide—is pleased to announce that Windell McGill has joined the organization as the ...

IMS TECHNOLOGIES: Converting the future since 1851

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

February 06, 2023, ... its world-renowned brands GOEBEL IMS, LAEM IMS and ROTOMAC, the Group provides the global market solutions for slitting and rewinding plastic film, paper, aluminium, nonwovens, flexible packaging and many ...

Leading Manufacturer of Converting Machinery

(Coating/Laminating)

January 23, 2023, Catbridge Machinery designs and manufactures innovative, high-performance converting machinery for a wide range of industries including flexible packaging, film, paper, adhesives, nonwovens and building ...

TAPPI Journal Announces New Editorial Board Members

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2023, ... Ph.D., is global development manager at Suouminen Corp. in Bethune, SC, working with wetlaid nonwovens. Previously he worked with ETAD technology at Georgia-Pacific in Crossett, AR. Challa will be shepherding ...

Rust to Tech: Part 5

(Converting Perspectives)

January 01, 2023, ... and packages is game changing. Who would have imagined, just a few years ago, that one of the older nonwovens web technologies, needlepunch fabrics, would be used in a new Nike Forward apparel line to ...

Winding: Part 2

(Roll Handling)

December 18, 2022, ... for compressible materials such as nonwovens, tissue and high loft webs. Although less sensitive, it is also a helpful metric for paper and film. You only need three parameters: Roll Diameter, Roll Length ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 2

(News | New Products)

December 12, 2022, ... This is particularly true for compressible materials such as nonwovens, tissue and high loft webs. Although less sensitive, it is also a helpful metric for paper and film. You only need three parameters: ...

Wound Roll Mechanics: Part 1

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... tissue, nonwovens, foils and laminates. Wound rolls are the most convenient and economical form of storage and transport for web materials. Center winders are common for film. The addition of a nip roll ...

Baldwin Technology Partners With Fi-Tech to Represent Textile and Nonwoven Finishing Technologies in North America

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... was on synthetic fibers and nonwovens and it has since expanded its portfolio to represent manufacturers of complete machines or technical components used in the production of nonwovens, synthetic fibers, ...