NONWOVE N & TEX TILE

LINES AND
PROCESSES
FOR YE ARS TO COME
 Growing your
business opportunities
For years to come: We’re here to give you support in every aspect of your
nonwovens production. You benefit from the most advanced expertise
and complete solutions, integrating airlaid, air-through bonding, needlepunch,
spunlace, spunbond, wetlaid / Wetlace, converting, airlay, textile recycling, and
bast fiber processing technologies.

With ANDRITZ, you’ll also profit from the highly efficient use of energy and raw
materials that rewards you with consistent quality at high capacity for years
to come. Experience how our innovative approaches and digital services can
give you more control than ever before. All this opens up new opportunities for
your product development and your business success.

This is nonwoven eXcellence.

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 Contents
AIRLAID D RY L A I D, A I R L AY WE TL A I D CO N V E R TI N G

Absorbent hygiene cores, bed sheets 07 Bedding, insulation 19 Wipes, composites 34 Baby diapers, baby pants 44

Absorbent hygiene cores, filter media 07 Bedding, automotive, furniture, Carded-pulp wipes 34 Sanitary napkins 45
geotextiles, insulation 19
Absorbent hygiene cores, wipes 08 Wipes 35 Panty shields 45

Biodegradable wipes 08 Glass fibers, carbon 35 Adult diapers, adult pants 46

D RY L A I D, D OS I N G

Table cloths, napkins 09 Automotive filter, wall coverings 36 Light inco 47

Hygiene 21

Coffee pads, tea bags 36 Underpads 47

D RY L A I D, N E E D LE PU N C H E D D RY L A I D, H Y D RO E NTA N G LE D Food pads 48
Geotextile, furniture, technical felts 11
Wipes, medical 23 S PU N L A I D
Laminating 48
Geotextile, filtration, technical felts 11 Hygiene, medical 38
Hygiene 24
Gloves, head rests 49
Filtration, technical felts 12 Hygiene, medical, technical 38
Cotton pads, wipes 24

Roofing, filtration 12
Technical, coating substrates 25 Roofing, geotextiles 39 R E CYC LI N G

Technical felts 13 Artificial leather, air gas filtration 39 Industrial soft waste 51
Wipes, technical 25

Synthetic leather with special fibers 13 Industrial waste recycling 51

D RY L A I D, A I R-TH RO U G H - B O N D E D F I N I S H I N G O F F LI N E
Artificial leather, coating substrates 14 Pre- and post-consumer waste recycling 52

Hygiene 27 Chemical finishing 41

Contract and domestic carpet, rib,
carpet backing 14
Hydrofinishing 41

Automotive 15 D RY L A I D, S PE C I A LTI E S Laminating 42

Automotive, stitchbonding off-line 15 Interlining, hygiene 30

Automotive, stitchbonding in-line 16 Hygiene 30

Needled wipes, technical felts 16 Wadding 31

Paper felts 17 Resinfelt, automotive 32

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 AIRLAID

Absorbent hygiene cores, bed sheets

Airlaid
150 – 350 gsm
• Baby, feminine, and adult care
• Food pads for meat, fish and fruits
• Bed sheets

Form the future with airlaid: The airlaid technology can perfectly
Airlaid
process short fibers. These are fed into a forming head by an airstream. forming
Powder Base-layer Scanning Winder
The forming head ensures a homogeneous mix of all fibers. Using air input unwinding gauge

once again, a controlled part of the fiber mix leaves the forming head
and is deposited on a moving belt, where a randomly oriented web is
formed.
Fluff pulp input Base-layer Compacting Calender
Quality control
and defibration units unwinding system

Airlaid webs offer great versatility in terms of the fibers and fiber/
powder blends that can be used are extremely soft and not have a
laminate structure. Airlaid can be used for a large number of markets, Absorbent hygiene cores, filter media
such as many kinds of wipes, absorbent hygiene products for baby, 50 – 350 gsm
adult and feminine care, food pads for meat, fish and fruits, napkins • Baby, feminine, and adult care
and table cloths, wash gloves and bed covers, filter media and wound • Filter media
care. • Wound care
• Food pads for meat, fish and fruits
• Insulation material

Synthetic fiber Airlaid Quality control

preparation Fluff pulp input forming system
and dosing and defibration units Oven
Web
cooling

Powder Base-layer Compacting Calender Scanning Winder

input unwinding gauge

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AIRLAID AIRLAID

Absorbent hygiene cores, wipes Table cloths, napkins

50 – 350 gsm 45 – 100 gsm
• Baby, feminine, and adult care • Table cloths
• Baby, disinfection, cosmetic, household wipes • Napkins
• Technical and hard surface wipes • Wet and dry wipes
• Food pads for meat, fish and fruits • Industrial wipes
• Household cleaning

Airlaid Quality control

Airlaid Quality control Binder
Synthetic fiber forming Binder system
forming system
preparation Powder application application
and dosing input Oven Drying Drying Curing
Web
cooling

Fluff pulp input Base-layer Compacting Binder Binder Calender Scanning Winder Fluff pulp input
and defibration units and defibration units Compacting Oven Drying Scanning Winder
unwinding application application gauge
gauge

Biodegradable wipes
30 – 300 gsm
• Baby wipes
• Disinfection wipes
• Sustainable wipes

Hydroentanglement
Card Airlaid Card Scanning
gauge Winder

Opening / Chute Chute Through-air dryer Quality control

blending feeder feeder system

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Geotextile, furniture, technical felts

Drylaid
75 – 700 gsm
• Roofing
• Home furnishings
• Geotextile
• Automotive
• Carpet backing

NEEDLEPUNCHED Card

Drafter Zeta
drafter
Zeta
drafter
Stenter Scanning
gauge Winder
Edge trim
recycling

A vital part of your business: Mechanical bonding defines the Opening / Chute Crosslapper Needleloom Needleloom Needleloom Calender Quality control
quality of your fabric. That‘s why needlepunch lines from ANDRITZ blending feeder
ProWin
system

give your business the extra punch. They increase your uptime
due to their reliable design, low maintenance requirements and
easy cleaning processes.
Geotextile, filtration, technical felts
Needlepunching gives you high flexibility and suitability for use 90 – 1,000 gsm
with nearly all existing fibers, from natural to man-made fibers, • Technical filters
and filaments. You can also customize the fabric’s tensile strength • Cable wraps
and weight distribution. It serves demanding markets such as • Needlepunched wipes
• Densified technical felts
automotive, geotextiles, building and civil engineering, filtration,
• Automotive felts
and synthetic leather.

Card Needleloom Needleloom Scanning

gauge Winder

Edge trim
recycling

Opening / Hopper feeder Crosslapper Drafter Calender Quality control

blending system
ProWin

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D RY L A I D, N E E D LE PU N C H E D D RY L A I D, N E E D LE PU N C H E D

Filtration, technical felts Technical felts

90 – 1,600 gsm 120 – 2,000 gsm
• Technical filters • Technical felts
• Needlepunched wipes • Geotextile
• High-density technical felts
• Automotive felts

Card Card Cylinder Scanning

Pre-needleloom Needleloom Scanning Needlelooms
gauge Winder pre-needler gauge Winder
Drafter Zeta Edge trim Edge trim
Crosslapper drafter recycling recycling

Quality control Opening / Hopper Crosslapper Quality control

Opening / Chute Calender
system blending feeder system
blending feeder ProWin
ProWin

Roofing, filtration Synthetic leather with special fibers

120 – 350 gsm 200 – 800 gsm
• Roofing • Synthetic leather made from microdenier
• Filtration or ”Sea and Island“ fibers
• Technical felts

Card Needlelooms Scanning

Card Needlelooms Scanning
gauge Winder
gauge Winder
Drafter Edge trim Drafter
recycling

Opening / Chute Crosslapper Padder Through-air dryer Quality control Opening / Chute Crosslapper Cylinder Quality control
blending feeder system blending feeder pre-needler system
ProWin ProWin

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D RY L A I D, N E E D LE PU N C H E D D RY L A I D, N E E D LE PU N C H E D

Artificial leather, coating substrates Automotive

80 – 400 gsm 150 – 600 gsm
• Artificial leather • Headliners
• Coating substrates • Automotive felts
• Technical felts

Card
Card Needlelooms Scanning
gauge Winder Needleloom Scanning
Drafter Edge trim gauge Winder
recycling Edge trim
Crosslapper recycling

Opening / Chute Crosslapper Quality control

Opening / Chute Quality control
blending feeder system
ProWin feeder system
blending ProWin

Contract and domestic carpet, rib, carpet backing Automotive, stitchbonding off-line
120 – 2,000 gsm 100 – 200 gsm
• Wall coverings • Automotive headliners
• Floor coverings • Vertical blinds
• Carpet backing • Filters
• Mattress manufacturing

Card Card Needlelooms Scanning Card Needleloom Scanning Stitchbonding

gauge Winder gauge Winder
Edge trim Crosslapper Edge trim
recycling recycling

Opening / Hopper feeder Crosslapper Crosslapper Rib needleloom Quality control Opening / Chute Quality control Unwinder Winder
blending system blending feeder system
ProWin ProWin

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D RY L A I D, N E E D LE PU N C H E D D RY L A I D, N E E D LE PU N C H E D

Automotive, stitchbonding in-line Paper felts

120 – 200 gsm 100 – 160 gsm
• Automotive headliners • Paper felts up to 16 m width

Card In-line Scanning Card Card Needleloom

Crosslapper stitchbonding gauge Winder
Edge trim
recycling Winder

Opening / Chute Quality control

blending feeder system Opening / Hopper feeder Crosslapper Crosslapper
ProWin blending
ProWin

Needled wipes, technical felts

80 – 200 gsm
• Wipes, cleaning cloths
• Technical felts
• Technical filters
• Automotive felts

Card Needlelooms Scanning

gauge Winder
Drafter

Opening / Chute Crosslapper Oven Quality control

blending feeder system
ProWin

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Bedding, insulation

Drylaid
300 – 10,000 gsm
• Bedding felt
• Home furniture
• Building insulation
• Technical nonwovens

AIRLAY Fine opener

Air fiber seperator

Drive your business with airlay: ANDRITZ provides high expertise with the
airlay process for nonwovens. The ANDRITZ airlay technology can process
all types of fibers and solid particles. It is offered as a complete line with Weighing bale opener Compact blender Metal detection Airlay Oven Cutting Winder

needlepunch, thermobonding or other bonding methods for numerous

applications in the furniture, automotive, bedding, insulation, or filtration
Bedding, automotive, furniture, geotextiles, insulation
industries.
300 – 5,000 gsm
• Automotive insulation felt
• Carpet underfelt
• Building insulation
• Geotextile

Air fiber seperator

Fine opener Needleloom

Weighing bale opener Compact blender Metal detection Airlay Oven Cutting Winder

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 D RY L A I D, D OS I N G

Hygiene

Drylaid
40 – 1,000 kg / h
• Airlaid paper
• Diaper machines
• Paper industry

AIRLAY
DOSING
Dosing technology
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for a first-class
hydroentanglement:
product: The IfANDRITZ
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for success
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offer you
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solutions
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machines,
save timeandandmuch
money.
more.
The high accuracy of such lines is guaranteed with the state-of-the-art
Spunlace
density fabrics
control are made from all types of raw materials – natural or
system.
synthetic. Softness, drape, comfort, conformability, high strength, and
the fact that they contain no chemicals are the major characteristics that
make spunlace nonwovens unique. Bale tipper Volumentric
bale opener

Spunlace can be used for a large number of markets, such as baby care,
cosmetics, household wipes, technical and hard-surface wipes, face
masks, diaper ears, top sheet and back sheet, cotton pads, medical
and surgical, coating substrates, automotive, filtration, wallpaper, and
many more. Dosing tower
Bale tipper Volumentric Dosing tower
bale opener

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 D RY L A I D, H Y D RO E NTA N G LE D

Wipes, medical

Drylaid
30 – 100 gsm
• Wet wipes
• Dry wipes
• Medical gauze
• Wall paper

HYDROENTANGLED Card
Unwinder
Card
Hydroentanglement
Scanning
gauge Winder

Edge trim
recycling

Discover the most efficient hydroentanglement: If you strive for success

in spunlace nonwoven roll goods, efficiency and flexibility are key. neXline Opening / Chute Chute Through-air dryer Quality control Slitter + rewinder
blending feeder feeder system
spunlace lines from ANDRITZ offer you solutions to save time and money.

Spunlace fabrics are made from all types of raw materials – natural or
synthetic. Softness, drape, comfort, conformability, high strength, and Wipes, medical
the fact that they contain no chemicals are the major characteristics that 30 – 100 gsm
make spunlace nonwovens unique. • Face mask
• Wipes, cleaning cloths
Spunlace can be used for a large number of markets, such as baby care,
cosmetics, household wipes, technical and hard-surface wipes, face
masks, diaper ears, top sheet and back sheet, cotton pads, medical
and surgical, coating substrates, automotive, filtration, wallpaper, and Hydroentanglement
many more. Card Card Scanning Winder
gauge
Drafter
Edge trim
recycling

Opening / Chute Crosslapper Chute Through-air dryer Quality control

blending feeder feeder system
ProDyn / ProWin

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D RY L A I D, H Y D RO E NTA N G LE D D RY L A I D, H Y D RO E NTA N G LE D

Hygiene Technical, coating substrates

20 – 80 gsm 50 – 400 gsm
• Top sheet • Coating substrates
• Back sheet • Health care
• Home furnishings
• Automotive
• Electronics industry

Hydroentanglement
Card Scanning Winder Hydroentanglement
Card Card Scanning Winder
gauge
gauge
Edge trim Drafter
recycling

Opening / Chute Through-air dryer Quality control

blending feeder system Opening / Chute Crosslapper Chute Through-air dryer Quality control
blending feeder feeder system
ProDyn / ProWin

Cotton pads, wipes Wipes, technical

30 – 270 gsm 50 – 150 gsm
• Cosmetics • Health care
• Hygiene • Wipes, cleaning cloths
• Coating substrates
• Technical filters

Hydroentanglement Card Airlaid Card Unwinder

Card Airlay Card Scanning Scanning
gauge Winder Winder Slitter + rewinder Edge trim
gauge
recycling

Opening / Chute Spunlaid and / or Chute Hydroentanglement Through-air Calender Quality control
blending feeder airlaid optional feeder dryer system
Opening / Chute Chute Chute Through-air dryer Quality control
blending feeder feeder feeder system

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 D RY L A I D, A I R-TH RO U G H - B O N D E D

Hygiene

Drylaid
16 – 80 gsm
• Top sheet
• Back sheet
• Acquisition distribution layer

AIR-THROUGH-BONDED Card Card Flat oven

Pulling
unit
Scanning
gauge
Winder

In daily life, products using air-through-bonding technology are everywhere.

The hygiene market requires products with high uniformity, softness, bulkiness, Opening / Chute Chute Air Ironing Quality control
blending feeder feeder cooling roller system
and tensile strength. Due to population growth, aging of the population, rise in
the standard of living, and so on, these products provide the perfect response
to the requested quality level for baby diapers, feminine hygiene or adult
Hygiene
incontinence products.
16 – 80 gsm
Air-through-bonding lines deliver all nonwovens fabric characteristics for hygiene end • Top sheet
uses, such as top sheets, acquisition distribution-layers, and back sheets. The well-known • Back sheet
ANDRITZ carding machines are the key to success in achieving perfect web uniformity • Acquisition distribution layer

and comfort.

Pulling Air Scanning Winder

unit cooling gauge

Opening / Chute Card Drum oven Ironing Quality control

blending feeder roller system

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Hygiene

Drylaid
16 – 80 gsm
• Top sheet
• Back sheet
• Acquisition distribution layer

Winder
Card
Chute Chute
feeder feeder Card

Winder
SPECIALTIES
Special markets need special machines: For durable and disposable end
uses we offer customized machines and lines to suit your needs perfectly.
Flat oven Conveyor Line 1 Conveyor Line 2 Flat oven

Applications for hygiene, interlining or wadding can be produced smoothly

with our technologies.

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D RY L A I D, S PE C I A LTI E S D RY L A I D, S PE C I A LTI E S

Interlining, hygiene Hygiene

15 – 50 gsm 20 – 100 gsm
• Interlining • Acquisition distribution layer
• Coverstock • Top sheet for baby diapers

Card Card
Scanning Winder Slitter + rewinder Padder Scanning Winder Slitter + rewinder
gauge gauge

Opening / Chute feeder Calender Quality control Opening / Chute Can dryer Through-air dryer Quality control
blending system blending feeder system

Hygiene Wadding
20 – 100 gsm 50 – 2,500 gsm
• Health care • Wadding for the furniture industry
• Coverstock for baby diapers, adult incontinence, • Wadding for the garment industry
and femcare • Wadding for automotive
• Acquisition distribution layer • Air filters
• Scouring pads

Card
Hopper feeder Card
Padder Scanning Winder Slitter + rewinder
gauge

Winder

Opening / Chute Through-air dryer Quality control Crosslapper Drafter Oven

system Opening /
blending feeder ProDyn
blending

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D RY L A I D, S PE C I A LTI E S

Resinfelt, automotive

Wetlaid
400 – 2,000 gsm
• Automotive resin felt
• Automotive insulation
• Home appliance insulation

Metal detection
New high-tech fibers and the sustainability attributes of natural fibers
create new niche markets for wetlaid nonwovens. The applications range
Fine opener
from tea bags, coffee pads and filter materials to wallpapers, flushable
wipes, glass fiber mats, protective hygiene wear, and speciality papers.

Moreover, the ANDRITZ wetlaid technology targets the rising demand for
eco-friendly nonwovens. Combining wetlaid and hydroentanglement
Weighing bale opener Compact blender Resin felt Steam oven Cutting and cooling Stacking
enables you to produce fully biodegradable nonwovens without
chemical additives or thermal bonding.

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WE TL A I D WE TL A I D

Wipes, composites Wipes

40 – 100 gsm 40 – 100 gsm
• Flushable wipes • Flushable wipes
• Industrial wipes • Carded-pulp wipes
• Sustainable wipes • Baby wipes
• Composites with additional layers • Disinfection wipes
• Sustainable wipes

Hydroentanglement Wetlaid incl. pick-up and

incl. patterning unit (option) couchbroke chute
Hydroentanglement
Scanning Winder
gauge Scanning Winder
gauge

Stock preparation Wetlaid Dewatering Through-air dryer Calender Quality control

(option) system Stock preparation Opening / Chute Card Dewatering Through-air dryer Quality control
blending feeder system

Carded-pulp wipes Glass fibers, carbon

40 – 100 gsm 20 – 240 gsm
• Baby wipes • Construction
• Disinfection wipes • Flooring
• Sustainable wipes • Aircraft
• Railway
• Boat building
• Automotive
Hydroentanglement
incl. patterning IR dryer
Card (option) Scanning Winder Slitter + rewinder
Scanning Winder gauge
gauge

Stock preparation Wetlaid Coater Belt dryer Quality control

Stock preparation Opening / Chute Wetlaid forming Dewatering Through-air dryer Quality control system
blending feeder system

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WE TL A I D

Automotive filter, wall coverings

Spunlaid
60 – 400 gsm
• Filters
• Wall covering

From bonding to finishing: Besides our well-known calendering

IR dryer Scanning Winder Slitter + rewinder
gauge technologies, you can entrust your complete processes to us,
including calenders, spunjet technologies, finishing solutions,
and dryers. All technologies are precisely tailored to your needs.
Stock preparation Wetlaid Pick-up Coater Can dryer Quality control
From bonding to finishing, you benefit from the highest capability,
system
reproducibility, reliability, and efficiency. Build your spunlaid line
with our innovative technologies.

Although the development of spunlaid technologies has been most

Coffee pads, tea bags
visibly focused on the absorbent hygiene products and medical
12 – 45 gsm
markets in the past decade, use of this type of nonwoven in durable
• Tea bags applications such as filtration, geotextiles or building is also of great
• Coffee pads importance.

Scanning Winder Slitter + rewinder

gauge

Stock preparation Wetlaid 2-layer headbox Pick-up Through-air dryer Quality control
incl. patterning unit system

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S PU N L A I D S PU N L A I D

Hygiene, medical Roofing, geotextiles

8 – 80 gsm 90 – 1,600 gsm
• Health care • Reinforcement and stabilization
• Coverstock for baby diapers, • Roofing
adult incontinence, and femcare • Civil engineering
• Technical felts

Through-air dryer
Through-air dryer Needlelooms
IR dryer Scanning Winder*
Scanning Winder* Slitter + rewinder* gauge
gauge

Spunlaid* Calender Padder Quality control

Spunlaid* Calender Kiss-roll Quality control system
applicator system

Hygiene, medical, technical Artificial leather, air gas filtration

20 – 80 gsm 100 – 800 gsm
• Hygiene • Artificial leather
• Medical • Air gas filtration
• Adult incontinence • Technical wipes
• Car protection

Hydroentanglement Hydroentanglement Through-air dryer Hydroentanglement Through-air dryer

Scanning Needlelooms Scanning
Winder* Slitter + rewinder* Winder* Slitter + rewinder*
gauge gauge

Spunlaid* Calender Dewatering Kiss-roll Quality control Spunlaid* Dewatering Quality control * Technology provided by cooperation partners
applicator system system

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 F I N I S H I N G O F F LI N E

Chemical finishing

Finishing
• Medical (fluorocarbon) 25 – 50 gsm
• Binder 100 – 400 gsm

offline Unwinder Padder

Stenter
Scanning
gauge
Winder

Adding value to nonwovens: In finishing applications, nonwovens acquire Through-air dryer Quality control
system
improved product properties, manifold functionalities, and a significant
added value. The properties that can be achieved include hydrophilic,
permanently hydrophilic, anti-static, alcohol repellent, flame resistant, Hydrofinishing
high softness, strength and many more finishes.
• Splittable fibers 50 – 400 gsm
• Hot gas filtration 200 – 400 gsm
• Spunbond softening 18 – 25 gsm
• Durable wipes 150 – 200 gsm

Unwinder Scanning Winder

gauge
Dewatering

Hydroentanglement Through-air dryer Quality control

system

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F I N I S H I N G O F F LI N E

Laminating

Converting
• Roofing
• Composites

Unwinder Unwinder Unwinder Scanning Winder Product innovations: When it comes to nonwoven products for femcare,
gauge
baby care, and adult incontinence needs, food pads, surgical drapes and
lamination materials, you need an experienced technology partner at your
side. One who knows where your production line can be enhanced to give
products innovative features. We are also a competent partner to guide
Calender Quality control you if you are a newcomer to the business.
system

ANDRITZ offers you decades of experience in converting machinery with a

strong global service network. You can expect tailor-made machinery
and engineering that allow you to generate innovations in your market.
Together with our production lines‘ famous reliability and productivity, you
convert ideas into profitable products.

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CO N V E R TI N G CO N V E R TI N G

Baby diapers Sanitary napkins

• T-shape • Fluff / airlaid / high density core

• Elastic ears • Trifolded / straight

Product assembly area

Product assembly area

Filters and fans Stacker and bagger

Filters and fans
Stacker and bagger

Core forming module Folding area

Core forming module Folding area

Baby pants Panty shields

• Cross-direction waist elastics • Fluff / airlaid

• Trifolded / straight

Poly Silicon paper Closure tape

Product assembly area

Filters and fans Stacker and bagger

Poly bags Airlaid

Core forming module Folding area

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CO N V E R TI N G CO N V E R TI N G

Adult diapers Light inco

• Hourglass / side panel • Foam / elasticated products

• Shaped pad • Folded / straight
• Male products

Product assembly area Product assembly area

Stacker and bagger

Filters and fans Filters and fans Stacker and bagger

Core forming module Folding area Core forming module Folding area

Adult pants Underpads

• Cross-direction waist elastics • Pet pads

• Light inco female underwear / universal pants • Hospital sheets
• Baby changing mats
• Wide range of core fluff densities

Product assembly area

Product assembly area

Filters and fans Stacker and bagger Filters and fans Stacker and bagger

Core forming module Folding area Core forming module Folding area

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CO N V E R TI N G CO N V E R TI N G

Food pads Gloves, head rests

• Airlaid / fluff core • One-layer / two-layer solutions

• Sealed edge / open edge • Wet / dry

Product assembly area Product assembly area

Bagger
Filters and fans

Unwinding area Beater area

Core forming module Product exit and winding area

Laminating

• Buildtech
• Mobiltech
• Med-hygienetech
• Clothtech

Winding module Printing and drying module Tension control module

Buffer module Junction module 4th unwinder module 3rd unwinder module 2nd unwinder module 1st unwinder module

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 R E CYC LI N G

Industrial soft waste

Recycling
200 – 1,000 kg / hr
• Spinning
• Hygiene
• Nonwovens
Balling press

Metal detection Step cleaner

Recycle textiles into success: ANDRITZ is the right partner when it comes to
Volumetric bale opener
state-of-the-art recycling lines for post-consumer and industrial waste to
produce fibers for re-spinning and / or nonwoven end-uses. These recycled
fibers can also be used in the nonwovens industry for various applications
such as automotive, insulation, mattresses, and furniture felts.

In addition, customer and end-user awareness, and regulations are pushing Horizontal opener Fine opener
apparel brands to recycle their waste in their own products. ANDRITZ sup-
ports you in growing your business opportunities and create reliable and
Industrial waste recycling
sustainable recycling processes for years to come.
300 – 3,000 kg / hr
• Nonwoven quality
• Spinning quality

Blending bin Tearing

Guillotine
Robot cutter Rotary cutter

Conveyor

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R E CYC LI N G

Pre- and post-consumer waste recycling

Metris
300 – 3,000 kg / hr
• Nonwoven quality
• Spinning quality

Compact blender Cleaning Blending bin

Forsee digitally with ANDRITZ Digital Solutions: Digitization in the nonwovens
Automatic industry is far from a distant dream, it is now a reality. Customers can bring
feeder Cutting Cutting Tearing
its production to a new level with ANDRITZ digital technologies combined
under the Metris technology brand. This is making a real difference in improved
production line performance.

Conveyor

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Foresee digitally with Metris
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Industry 4.0, digitalization – current Benefits
buzzwords that industries use when seeking to improve their
performance and equip themselves for the future of industry.

Metris - ANDRITZ Digital Solutions

ANDRITZ DIGITAL SOLUTIONS A CONSTANTLY GROWING PORTFOLIO
As a technology leader with extensive and long-term The depth and effectiveness of the Metris portfolio • IIoT solutions across business segments
experience in supplying industrial measurement, continues to improve thanks to ongoing R&D, col- • Combined know-how from ten years’ experience with
control, and optimization solutions for various indus- laboration with key customers and institutions, and Metris OPP
tries, ANDRITZ is combining process and equipment venture activities. Portfolio options all rely on the • Using the latest smart sensor technologies
expertise with the latest enhancements in the digital three strategic focus areas of the Metris brand: • Big data analysis with tried-and-tested models for
era. The result of this powerful combination is Metris: Industrial IoT technologies, Smart Service concepts, deviation analysis
a portfolio of ANDRITZ Digital Solutions. and Venture activities. The main technological • Providing information locally with augmented reality
advancements integrated into individual Metris • Extensive solution and process engineering knowledge
METRIS OPP products are derived from big data analytics, smart • Cyber security solution to safeguard data on the network
One of the fl agship capabilities of the Metris assort- sensor technologies, and augmented reality solu-
ment is its ability to optimize industrial processes tions. The Metris UX platform providing full support
with Metris OPP. It has been developed over the past throughout the entire lifecycle of a plant is the most
decade within the pulp and paper sector and has recent of our IoT developments. With Metris solutions,
recently been introduced to the nonwovens industry. customers foresee digitally due to the continuously
It combines powerful analytical and data mining improved portfolio and its performance – and to
software with the knowledge of the world’s top ANDRITZ providing tailored and fully integrated
process experts to deliver a smart service initiative digital solutions from a single source.
for customers.

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