The market for nonwoven products is forecast to continue its growth trend, through both rising world population and the development of innovative products. EDANA the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association also sees per capita consumption almost doubling to 1.62 kg in 2020, compared to 0.96 kg in 2009.
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VDMA’s German Technology Meets Indian Textiles and Nonwovens, organised by the Textile Machinery Association of VDMA in Mumbai recently was a 2-day event with about 31 interesting papers presented by leading companies including Monforts, Truetzschler, Groz-Beckert, Erbatech,Texpa, ZSK, Bruckner, Festo, Oerlikon, Dornier, Karl Mayer, Mayer & Cie, Benninger, Dilo, Andritz, Neunhauser, Setex, Thies and Autefa.
Oerlikon has acquired Germany-based AC-Automation GmbH & Co KG, an engineering company specialising in large-scale plant automation solutions for textile and packaging industries. The two companies have been partnering since the early 1980s. The integration of AC-Automation in Oerlikon expands the market-leading technology portfolio of its Manmade Fibers Segment. It also marks a milestone in Oerlikon’s ongoing quest to offer innovative, fully automated and digitally networked Industry solutions in the manmade fibre (MMF) industry.
Groz-Beckert, the world’s leading provider of industrial machine needles, showcased the products and services of its product sectors knitting, weaving, nonwovens and carding at booth 707/B in hall 7.
For over 100 years, Laroche S.A., France, has been a pioneer in fibre processing machines. The company is a world leader in textile hard waste recycling lines, having more than 4,000 installations and over 100 installations of airlay nonwovens lines.
USTER Jossi Vision Shield gives spunlace producers the confidence and security to avoid quality issues and its technology can cope with both IR and UV light ranges reliably detecting various types of foreign matter.
AUTOTECH Nonwovens was set up in 2012 recognising the need for a focused high quality nonwovens producer in India. AUTOTECH Nonwovens is one of the leading manufacturers of nonwoven fabrics for the automotive industry in India. AUTOTECH has carved a niche for itself as a manufacturer of choice for needlepunched nonwovens in India.
Ankit Desai, Director, AUTOTECH Nonwovens, speaks to ITJ’s Sr Sub Editor Karthik Muthuveeran on the market for nonwovens in India, and its prospects and problems.