Groz-Beckert presented the Felting and Carding products at the recently-concluded IDEA. IDEA Miami is
one of the key trade fairs for nonwovens and technical textiles in the international nonwovens
industry. Over 550 exhibitors, visitors and companies from 70 countries came together at the Miami
Beach Convention Center. The experts from Groz-Beckert presented the latest products and solutions for
nonwovens production at booth 1224.
The Felting product division presented the innovative HyTec® P jet strip for the spunlace industry.
With it,
all mechanical properties improve such as scratch resistance, bending stiffness and service life
thanks
to its significantly higher hardness. The acrylic exhibit showed three different versions of the new
HyTec® P jet strip.
Groz-Beckert also focused on special needle solutions: the EcoStar® and GEBECON® felting needle. The
special working part cross-section of the EcoStar® felting needle meets the highest demands for
product surface quality
in all applications. Compared with a standard felting needle, the EcoStar® felting needle achieves an
energy saving of up to seven percent in the needling process.
With the GEBECON® felting needle, users also benefit from an improved surface quality of the end
product. The patented working part design provides optimal bending resistance and results in improved
needling parameters. Enlarged scale models represent the special geometries and shapes of the GEBECON®
and EcoStar® felting needles down to the last detail.
A special highlight for visitors to the Groz-Beckert booth was the live demonstration on a lab-scale
needling machine. This highlighted the advantages
of a GEBECON® felting needle compared with
a standard conical felting needle via a penetration
force measuring device.
The Carding product area was also represented
at IDEA with its range of products and services. At the Groz-Beckert booth, the Carding product area
presented its extensive range of services for the nonwoven
industry, and visitors had the opportunity to interact with Carding specialists.
Groz-Beckert is the world’s leading provider of industrial machine needles, precision parts and fine
tools as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textile fabrics. The products
and services support the fields of knitting, weaving, felting, tufting, carding and sewing. The
family-owned company,
founded in 1852, employed more than 9,000 people and generated a turnover of around €745 million in
2018. Groz-Beckert operates with agencies, production and distribution subsidiaries in more than 150
countries around the world.