Nonwovens Competence Center Linz

Where ideas transform into advanced products

The AUTEFA Solutions Nonwovens Competence Center, located in Linz, Austria, is a beacon of innovation and product development for our valued customers. Our state-of-the-art facility offers exceptional trial capabilities to support our customers in their quest to develop innovative, advanced products. With four nonwovens production lines for needling, thermobonding, and hydroentanglement, we provide a comprehensive platform for product development and testing. The equipment installed within our Competence Center serves as a window into the quality, workmanship, capability, and performance of AUTEFA Solutions' machinery. It's a place where ideas take shape and the boundaries of what's possible are pushed further than ever before. Our commitment to product development extends far beyond our equipment. Our team of specialists, driven by a passion for innovation, works tirelessly to optimize the technical and technological aspects of your product based on both your specific needs and the demands of the market. With four production lines, we provide

  • Fiber evaluation: We carefully evaluate the key components of your nonwovens to ensure they meet your standards. 
  • Machine and line configuration recommendations: Our expertise helps you determine the most efficient setup for your production needs.
  • Performance and quality optimization: We work closely with you to fine-tune the performance and quality of your products.
  • Customer Sample Production: We create samples that clearly demonstrate the capabilities of our machines and your product.
  • Process development for special applications: If your product has unique requirements, we develop customized processes to meet those needs. 
  • Comprehensive trial reports: We provide detailed trial reports that provide insights and data critical to your product development process.
  • Customized training programs: We ensure that your team is equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to maximize the potential of our machines.

Fiber preparation

AUTEFA Solutions Nonwovens Competence Center in Linz is equipped with complete lines from bale opening to winding. The flexible opening and blending line consist of bale openers with weighing pans for a variety of fiber types, different fine openers as well as a blending and storage box. This versatile setup caters to various product specifications and customers’ requirements.  

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Needle punching line with card, crosslapper, webdrafter, needlelooms and winder

AUTEFA Solutions Nonwovens Competence Center's advanced needle punching line with WebMaster card FUTURA, Topliner crosslapper and Stylus Variliptic needle punching machine is available for product development and customer trials. Typical applications are the production of artificial leather, vegan leather, filter products, automotive felts, geotextiles, floor coverings and many others. All types of fibers including PP, PES, PA, PAN, PTF, CV and various blends can be processed very flexibly and with a fiber length of up to 120 mm. The line is characterized by high web quality, high throughput, easy operation and maintenance and is equipped with a camera system and a closed loop system for visual and permanent quality control.

  • Filling Cage FCU
  • Chute Feeder CF with profiling
  • Weighing system (gravimetric)
  • Card Web Master FUTURA (2500 mm) with doffer 1 x condensed & 1 x parallel
  • Web Profil Control WebMax with closed loop
  • Crosslapper Topliner CL 4006 with SC 123 compensating belt
  • Web Drafter WD 5
  • RDF feeding system for needle looms
  • Quadro-Punch Needleloom Stylus Variliptic DZ-C, four needling zones for simultaneous double-sided needling, different needle patterns
  • Needleloom Stylus Variliptic DZ-R, double board needleloom up stroke version, different needle patterns
  • Weight measuring system  
  • Accumulator
  • Cutting unit
  • Winding unit

Aerodynamic web forming (Airlay) with needleloom and thermobonding oven

Airlay line solutions are characterized by highest product quality, economic production and reliability. The classic aerodynamic web forming line FUTURA V21/R - K12 offers excellent quality and flexibility in two steps. The High-Loft device for K12 increases the web volume. The Airlay FUTURA V12/R is compact and economical, ensuring cost-effective production. The aerodynamic web forming machines are also the versatile solution for all different recycling possibilities. AUTEFA Solutions’ Airlay machines use the aerodynamic principle, which results in three-dimensional fiber orientation and total randomization, enabling isotropic web properties. During the process, the material is opened down to the individual fiber, allowing high flexibility in fiber selection and providing a solution even for very short fibers.   

  • Hopper Feeder HF 
  • Weighing System
  • Aerodynamic Webforming Airlay V12/R or
  • Aerodynamic Webforming Airlay V21/R – K12
  • High-Loft device
  • Needleloom Stylus Variliptic SZ-D single board needleloom down-stroke execution, different needle patterns
  • HiPerTherm Thermobonding Double Belt Oven
  • Cutting Unit
  • Winding Unit

High-performance spunlace line with injection card, hydroentanglement machine, dryer and winder

Our Spunlace line provides excellent trial facilities, available in direct or crosslapped configurations, to help customers develop advanced new products. The web forming process, which includes the innovative Injection Card and Crosslapper Topliner, is critical to ensuring a consistently high quality nonwoven fabric. 

With the V-Jet FUTURA hydroentanglement machine and the SQ-V Square Drum Dryer, we offer advanced technology with a special focus on energy efficiency.The V-Jet Spunlace process is ideal for entangling not only carded webs but also spunlaid, spunbond, wetlaid and crosslapped/drafted webs. It is also suitable for processing various textiles and porous sheet materials, which can be unwound and fed into the V-Jet FUTURA for bonding or other physical processing.

  • Filling Cage FCU and Chute Feed CF with profiling
  • Injection Card with twodoffers,  up to 350 m/min
  • Injection Card web take-off: randomized web configuration
  • Area Weight of carding web from 20 to 70 gsm 
  • Hydroentanglement machine V-Jet FUTURA
  • Number of drums: 3
  • Number of entanglement injectors: up to 8
  • Pre-wetting: Under first drum (1 injector)
  • Dewatering: Double suction under outlet belt
  • Perforation / structuring: on drum 3
  • Square Drum Dryer SQV  up to to 200°C
  • With four individally controlled temperature and air circulation zones
  • Winder

Carbon and composite fiber processing and recycling

Carbon and glass fibers, reinforced plastics as well as composites with natural fibers result in extremely light and stable construction components. For those AUTEFA Solutions offers a unique production line for customer trials- also small series production is possible. The line includes fiber opening followed by fiber processing with web forming machines with different requirements on fiber orientation, fiber opening and web weight. The final step is web bonding on a Stylus Variliptic needle loom. For the processing and recycling of carbon-, glass-, aramid- and natural fibers products  we offer product development for various applications together with our customers on-site in Linz.

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Needle Loom Stylus NL 21/SRV

The NL 21/SRV is a state-of-the-art, high-speed machine specifically designed to produce random velour with unparalleled precision. Its advanced features ensure optimum performance and outstanding results. With a closed drive system, this machine provides excellent dust protection and noise reduction, maintaining a clean and quiet working environment. Its high rigidity makes it well suited for heavy-duty operations, ensuring stability and reliability throughout the production process.

The NL 21/SRV also offers significant cost-saving advantages with extended service intervals of several thousand hours, reducing maintenance requirements and maximizing efficiency. For those in need of ribbed velour production, the NL 21/SRV offers a specialized needle pattern to meet specific requirements. Whether you're looking for high-quality output or increased production efficiency, the NL 21/SRV is the ideal choice for superior random velour production.

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Laboratory service

Specifically for the nonwoven industry, our laboratory service provides analysis of nonwoven end products using the latest procedures for analyzing fabrics. These use standard textile-physical test procedures under national and international standards, or in-house test procedures. We accompany you in the objective consideration of your products with the following range of laboratory services:

  • Determination of tensile strength and elongation according to ISO 9073-3
  • Determination of tear resistance according to ISO 9073-4
  • Determination of the compression elastic behaviour of fibrous webs and nonwovens according to DIN 54305
  • Determination of mass per unit area according to ISO 9073-1
  • Determination of thickness according to ISO 9073-2
  • Determination of liquid absorptive capacity and liquid wicking rate according to ISO 9073-6
  • Static puncture test (CBR test) according to ISO 12236

 

 

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Heinz Hofholzer, Head of Nonwovens Competence Center

AUTEFA Solutions Austria GmbH
Wegscheider Strasse 15
4021 Linz . Austria
T: +43 732 3739 378
heinz.hofholzer(at)autefa.com