From idea to transfer
Center of Excellence in Nonwovens
Processes, Technologies, Products
The Centre of Excellence in Nonwovens combines almost all nonwoven formation and solidification processes in the technology areas of nonwovens and extrusion fabrics. Comprehensive know-how and tailored pooling of excellence with other departments are important guarantees for successful processing of research and development work.
Any questions?
Your contact
Patrick Engel, M. Sc.
Manager Center of Excellence in Nonwovens
Phone: +49 371 5274-204
Fibre nonwovens (dry laid principle)
– Carding principle
– Randomized web formation Airlay principle (long fibers)
– Randomized web formation Airlaid principle (short fibers)
- Needlepunched nonwovens
- Stitch-bonded nonwoven type Maliwatt
- Stitch-bonded nonwoven type Malivlies, Kunit, Multiknit
- Randomized nonwovens Airlay, thermally bonded
- Randomized nonwovens Airlaid, thermally bonded
- Needle punched spacer nonwovens
- Nonwoven composites
- Processing of carbon and other high-performance fibers (aramid, glass, metal, basalt, ...)
- Processing of renewable raw materials (hemp, flax, nettle, sisal, coconut, jute, kenaf, kapok, ...)
Your contact
Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Gulich Patrick Engel, M. Sc. Dipl.-Ing./Dipl.-Wi.-Ing.
| Dr.-Ing. Barbara Schimanz Liana Lein, M.Sc.
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Spunbond Nonwovens
- Development of innovative nonwoven products
- Testing of new polymer materials for spunbond processing
- Development of biologically degradable spunbond nonwovens
- Process optimization for the production of micro and hollow filaments
Your contact
Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Heye Dipl.-WA Ralf Taubner
| Tim Hühnerfürst
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Meltblown Nonwovens
- Development of innovative meltblown nonwovens
- Production of composite nonwovens type SMS, CMC and further process combinations
- Testing of new polymer materials
- Process development to use additives with adjusted rheology
Your contact
Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Heye Dipl.-Ing. Chem. (FH)
| Dipl.-WA Ralf Taubner |
Hydroentangled nonwovens
- Process optimisation to reduce specific energy consumption
- Improvement of the service life of nozzle bars
- Testing of screen belts, pattern, structure and perforation stencils
- Production of functional composite structures
- Process water management
Your contact
Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Heye Dipl.-Ing. Chem. (FH)
| Dipl.-WA Ralf Taubner |
Fibre preparation & yarn production
- Preparation of natural fibres, functionalised special fibres and recycled fibres
- Sliver and yarn development (short staple spinning)
- Quality assessment of fibres, intermediate and end products
Your contact
Dipl.-Ing./Dipl.-WI Ina Sigmund
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Textile recycling
- Cutting, cut-grinding and tearing of textile waste, also from special fibres, e.g. carbon, aramid, glass
- Material cycles and recycling-friendly construction
- Nonwovens and mats made from torn fibres and textile shreds
- Secondary recycling
- Recycling of smart textiles
Your contact
Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Gulich Johannes Leis, M. Sc.
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Fields of application
Research News
Voluminous filter media with high dimensional stability
09/2017-08/2019
The main task in a research project was to increase the dimensional stability of the filter material/pile fibre nonwoven fabric and to reduce the unbalanced strength and elongation behaviour towards MD:CD=1:1. This could be realised on the one hand by the additional spunlace layer applied to the mesh side of the Kunit nonwoven fabric, and on the other hand by the use of the Maliknit process, in which a crosswise laid fibre nonwoven is feeded into the Kunit machine (see Fig.). The testing of the filter materials in incineration plants on an industrial scale was carried out together with the project partners Institut für Luft- und Kältetechnik gGmbH, Dresden, and the company Endress Holzfeuerungsanlagen GmbH, Burgbernheim.
Completed Projects
Title | Duration | Editor |
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Lintingarme Spinnvliesstoffe | 01/2019 - 10/2021 | U. Heye |
FibreScan | 01/2019 - 07/2021 | I. Sigmund |
Hanf-Lyocell | 04/2019 - 06/2021 | I. Sigmund |
Ölabsorbierende Vliesstoffe | 12/2018 - 05/2021 | P. Engel |
futureTEX: TexBATT | 05/2019 - 04/2021 | W. Schilde |
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