Groz-Beckert felting, carding specialists at IDEA Miami

The Felting product division presented the innovative HyTec® P jet strip for the spunlace industry.

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.