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STFI: Lightweight construction innovations at JEC World in Paris (c) silbaerg GmbH and STFI (see information on image)
23.02.2024

STFI: Lightweight construction innovations at JEC World in Paris

At this year's JEC World, STFI will be presenting highlights from carbon fibre recycling as well as a new approach to hemp-based bast fibres, which have promising properties as reinforcement in lightweight construction.

Green Snowboard
At JEC World in Paris from 5 to 7 March 2024, STFI will be showcasing a snowboard from silbaerg GmbH with a patented anisotropic coupling effect made from hemp and recycled carbon fibres with bio-based epoxy resin. In addition to silbaerg and STFI, the partners Circular Saxony - the innovation cluster for the circular economy, FUSE Composite and bto-epoxy GmbH were also involved in the development of the board. The green snowboard was honoured with the JEC Innovation Award 2024 in the “Sport, Leisure and Recreation” category.

At this year's JEC World, STFI will be presenting highlights from carbon fibre recycling as well as a new approach to hemp-based bast fibres, which have promising properties as reinforcement in lightweight construction.

Green Snowboard
At JEC World in Paris from 5 to 7 March 2024, STFI will be showcasing a snowboard from silbaerg GmbH with a patented anisotropic coupling effect made from hemp and recycled carbon fibres with bio-based epoxy resin. In addition to silbaerg and STFI, the partners Circular Saxony - the innovation cluster for the circular economy, FUSE Composite and bto-epoxy GmbH were also involved in the development of the board. The green snowboard was honoured with the JEC Innovation Award 2024 in the “Sport, Leisure and Recreation” category.

VliesComp
The aim of the industrial partners Tenowo GmbH (Hof), Siemens AG (Erlangen), Invent GmbH (Braunschweig) and STFI united in the VliesComp project is to bring recycled materials back onto the market in various lightweight construction solutions. The application fields "Innovative e-machine concepts for the energy transition" and "Innovative e-machine concepts for e-mobility" were considered as examples. On display at JEC World in Paris will be a lightweight end shield for electric motors made from hybrid nonwovens - a mixture of thermoplastic fibre components and recycled reinforcing fibres - as well as nonwovens with 100% recycled reinforcing fibres. The end shield was ultimately manufactured with a 100% recycled fibre content. The tests showed that, compared to the variant made from primary carbon fibres using the RTM process, a 14% reduction in CO2 equivalent is possible with the same performance. The calculation for the use of the prepreg process using a bio-resin system shows a potential for reducing the CO2 equivalent by almost 70 %.

Bast fibre reinforcement
To increase stability in the plant stem, bast fibres form in the bark area, which support the stem but, in contrast to the rigid wood, are very flexible and allow slender, tall plants to move in the wind without breaking.A new process extracts the bast bark from hemp by peeling.The resulting characteristic values, such as tensile modulus of elasticity, breaking strength and elongation, are very promising in comparison with the continuous rovings made of flax available on the market.The material could be used as reinforcement in lightweight construction.At JEC World, STFI will be exhibiting reinforcing bars that have been processed into a knitted fabric using a pultrusion process based on bio-based reinforcing fibres made from hemp bast for mineral matrices.

Source:

Sächsische Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI)

22.02.2022

Perlon GmbH in Germany takes over NOWO Products Sp.z.o.o. in Poland

Perlon® - The Filament Company - headquartered in Munderkingen, Germany, which specializes in the manufacture of synthetic filaments for the Paper-, Brush-, Cosmetics- and Dental industry buys NOWO Products Sp.z.o.o. in Kluczbork, Poland. NOWO is a leading European producer of twisted monofilaments for the global paper industry. Perlon® herewith expands its market leadership in the Paper Machine Clothing segment through this acquisition which is regarded as a vertically integrated investment for the Perlon® Group.

“With the merger of the Perlon® Group and NOWO, we are reinforcing a company that is geared towards the global paper industry of the future and we are expanding our market leadership in this segment. NOWO is a perfect fit for the Perlon® Group with its long-term experience and special knowledge in the production of twisted monofilaments and this complements our existing product portfolio well.” states Florian Kisling, CEO of Perlon®.

The Perlon® Group will take over NOWO Products with all 40 employees and production lines located in the NOWO factory in Kluczbork, Poland.

Perlon® - The Filament Company - headquartered in Munderkingen, Germany, which specializes in the manufacture of synthetic filaments for the Paper-, Brush-, Cosmetics- and Dental industry buys NOWO Products Sp.z.o.o. in Kluczbork, Poland. NOWO is a leading European producer of twisted monofilaments for the global paper industry. Perlon® herewith expands its market leadership in the Paper Machine Clothing segment through this acquisition which is regarded as a vertically integrated investment for the Perlon® Group.

“With the merger of the Perlon® Group and NOWO, we are reinforcing a company that is geared towards the global paper industry of the future and we are expanding our market leadership in this segment. NOWO is a perfect fit for the Perlon® Group with its long-term experience and special knowledge in the production of twisted monofilaments and this complements our existing product portfolio well.” states Florian Kisling, CEO of Perlon®.

The Perlon® Group will take over NOWO Products with all 40 employees and production lines located in the NOWO factory in Kluczbork, Poland.

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Perlon Group Perlon
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Perlon GmbH

13.12.2021

TMAS: Digitalisation demands streamlined solutions

Fully integrated production lines from single source suppliers have increasingly become the norm in the textile industry and make complete sense in meeting today’s complex supply chain needs, according to TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association.

“Over the past few decades, textile mills have transitioned from consisting of collections of individual machines serviced and maintained largely by in-house mechanics as well as separate supplier companies for each part of the production line,” says TMAS Secretary General Therese Premler-Andersson. “Those in-house engineering service teams have diminished over the years, while the introduction of electronic drive systems in the 1980s and 90s also put an increased emphasis on the need for third party electrical engineers, operating separately to the machine builders.

“Subsequently, mechanical machines and electronic drive systems became much more integrated, and more recently, with the advent of digitalisation, entire production lines are becoming centrally controlled with remote, instantaneous connections to their suppliers for service and maintenance.

Fully integrated production lines from single source suppliers have increasingly become the norm in the textile industry and make complete sense in meeting today’s complex supply chain needs, according to TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association.

“Over the past few decades, textile mills have transitioned from consisting of collections of individual machines serviced and maintained largely by in-house mechanics as well as separate supplier companies for each part of the production line,” says TMAS Secretary General Therese Premler-Andersson. “Those in-house engineering service teams have diminished over the years, while the introduction of electronic drive systems in the 1980s and 90s also put an increased emphasis on the need for third party electrical engineers, operating separately to the machine builders.

“Subsequently, mechanical machines and electronic drive systems became much more integrated, and more recently, with the advent of digitalisation, entire production lines are becoming centrally controlled with remote, instantaneous connections to their suppliers for service and maintenance.

“In this context, the integration of machinery and automation specialists as single-source suppliers makes perfect sense, while partnerships between machine builders and their customers have never been more important.”

The recent acquisition of Nowo textile machinery from its previous owner, Brandstones Ab Oy, by TMAS member ACG Kinna, she adds, is a good example of this general trend.

Nowo, headquartered in Turku, Finland, designs, manufactures and exports high-end textile production machinery mainly for the fibre processing industry. At the end of the 1980s it introduced the highly successful Nowo Vac pillow filling system, which has been its best-selling system, alongside the Noworoll ball fibre machine, introduced in the 1990s.

Nowo’s machine range covers the entire production process from bale opening to weighing and filling, and complete production lines are tailored to the specific needs of customers. The company can also deliver individual machines such as bale openers, cards, cross-lappers, pickers, mixing devices, material silos, sucking devices, anti-static units etc. Seven patents cover the company’s technologies.

Founded in 1977, ACG Kinna Automatic, based in Skene in Sweden, specialises in customised and cost-efficient solutions for the production of pillows and quilts. All of its design, manufacturing and final line testing is carried out in Sweden and the reliability and longevity of its machines has earned it the trust of the world’s largest furniture and home decoration retailers and Europe’s largest manufacturer of pillows and duvets, among many customers.

Source:

TMAS / AWOL Media

futureTEX-GESICHTER: Dr. Hagen Hohmuth (c) Tenowo GmbH
Dr. Hagen Hohmuth, Leiter Forschung und Entwicklung bei der Tenowo GmbH
07.12.2020

futureTEX-GESICHTER: Dr. Hagen Hohmuth

  • Nachhaltigkeit Technischer Textilien – Von rezyklierten Carbonfasern und faserschonender Verarbeitung im Projekt futureTEX
  • Dr. Hagen Hohmuth, Leiter Forschung und Entwicklung bei der Tenowo GmbH, im Interview mit Diana Walther und Dr. Ina Meinelt von der P3N MARKETING GMBH

Nicht nur der Name veränderte sich im Laufe der Jahre – auch die kontinuierliche Weiterentwicklung der Produktpalette durch eigene Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten stellt als entscheidender Wachstumstreiber den langfristigen Erfolg der Tenowo GmbH sicher. Das ursprünglich auf gewebte Einlagen und Taschenfutterstoffe sowie Vliesstoffe für die Bekleidungsindustrie spezialisierte Unternehmen gehört im Bereich der technischen Anwendungen mittlerweile zu den weltweit führenden Unternehmen in der Vliesstoffbranche.

  • Nachhaltigkeit Technischer Textilien – Von rezyklierten Carbonfasern und faserschonender Verarbeitung im Projekt futureTEX
  • Dr. Hagen Hohmuth, Leiter Forschung und Entwicklung bei der Tenowo GmbH, im Interview mit Diana Walther und Dr. Ina Meinelt von der P3N MARKETING GMBH

Nicht nur der Name veränderte sich im Laufe der Jahre – auch die kontinuierliche Weiterentwicklung der Produktpalette durch eigene Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten stellt als entscheidender Wachstumstreiber den langfristigen Erfolg der Tenowo GmbH sicher. Das ursprünglich auf gewebte Einlagen und Taschenfutterstoffe sowie Vliesstoffe für die Bekleidungsindustrie spezialisierte Unternehmen gehört im Bereich der technischen Anwendungen mittlerweile zu den weltweit führenden Unternehmen in der Vliesstoffbranche.

Mit ca. 690 Mitarbeitern an Standorten in Europa, Nordamerika, China und Mexiko nimmt Tenowo eine wegweisende Stellung in der Entwicklung und Herstellung innovativer technischer Textilprodukte und Vliesstoffe ein. Bereits seit mehreren Jahren ist Dr. Hagen Hohmuth der Leiter für Forschung und Entwicklung bei der Tenowo GmbH. In dieser Zeit hat er entscheidend zur Weiterentwicklung des Unternehmens beigetragen. In futureTEX war das Unternehmen im abgeschlossenen Vorhaben RecyCarb involviert und arbeitet jetzt im Vorhaben HPF-Garnitur mit.

Drei Fragen an Dr. Hagen Hohmuth, Leiter Forschung und Entwicklung bei der Tenowo GmbH

  • Welche Ziele verfolgen Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit im Projekt futureTEX?

Die Tenowo GmbH befasst sich seit 2010 mit der Verarbeitung von rezyklierten Carbonfasern (rCF) zu einem Vliesstoff. Vliesstoffe sind günstige Alternativen zu etablierten Textilien wie z. B. Geweben und Gelegen, welche neue Eigenschaften in faserverstärkten Strukturen realisieren können. Daher war es uns wichtig das Thema rCF maßgeblich mitzugestalten. Die Ergebnisse aus dem Vorhaben RecyCarb sprechen für sich. Wir haben viele wertvolle Erkenntnisse für die zukünftige Arbeit mit Carbonfasern aus dem Recycling gewonnen. Als Vliesstoffhersteller stehen wir zudem vor der Herausforderung, dass bei der Verarbeitung von Hochleistungsfasern, wie z. B. Carbon, vor allem an den metallischen Arbeitselementen, beispielsweise Garnituren der Krempel, eine erhöhte Abrasion (Abschabung) auftritt. Diese führt zu vorzeitigem Verschleiß der Garnituren und erhöhten Prozesskosten. Gemeinsam mit unseren Partnern haben wir es uns zur Aufgabe gemacht, durch optimierte Krempelgarnituren und angepasste Online-Überwachung eine verbesserte Qualität für Vliesstoffe aus Hochleistungsfasern bei längerer Standzeit zu erzielen.

  •  In welchem Vorhaben arbeiten Sie aktiv mit? Was sind Ihre Aufgaben?

Tenowo war im abgeschlossenen Umsetzungsvorhaben RecyCarb aktiv. Als Industriepartner haben wir die Verschnittabfälle sowie die zurückgewonnenen Carbonfasern der anderen Partner aufbereitet und zu verschiedenartigen Vliesstoffen weiterverarbeitet. Nach ausgiebigen Tests im Technikumsmaßstab am STFI mittels Krempelverfahren und anschließender Verfestigung durch Vernadelung sowie mittels Malimoverfahren zu Vliesstoffen konnten wir die Verarbeitung im Industriemaßstab erfolgreich in unserer Fertigung demonstrieren. Aktuell arbeiten wir mit weiteren Partnern im Umsetzungsvorhaben HPF-Garnitur. Im Umsetzungsvorhaben wird sowohl die Krempelgarnitur hinsichtlich ihrer Materialoberfläche und Zahnung optimiert als auch ein digitales Monitoringsystem zur Überwachung des Abnutzungsgrades entwickelt. Durch die optimierten Garnituren wird eine schonendere Verarbeitung der Fasern und somit eine höhere Vliesstoffqualität erzielt. Wir werden hier als Industriepartner vor allem die Anpassung, Validierung und Verifizierung der Verschleißanalyse gewährleisten sowie die optimierte Krempelgarnitur auf unseren Anlagen testen und einsetzen.

  • Welchen Mehrwert möchte Ihr Unternehmen aus der Arbeit in futureTEX ziehen?

Generell ist der rCF-Markt global und zielt noch auf Nischen, in denen Faktoren wie z. B. Leichtbaupotenzial oder Leitfähigkeit wichtig sind. Tenowo zählt zu den ersten kommerziellen Anbietern, die sowohl selbst rCF-Vliesstoffe produzieren und vermarkten als auch mit kundeneigenen rCF-Langfasern im Lohn individuelle Vliesstoffe anbieten können. Dies sind nicht mehr ausschließlich Produktionsreste, die als Rezyklat in dieselben Produkte zurückgeführt werden, sondern auch Rezyklatströme aus der Entsorgung, die in neuen Produkten Verwendung finden. Mit den Erkenntnissen aus den beiden Vorhaben möchten wir unsere Produktpalette stärken und gleichzeitig deren Qualität optimieren.

(c) Tenowo
01.08.2018

Tenowo announces Strategic Expansion

Tenowo, Inc. and Tenowo GmbH, Hoftex Group AG businesses and manufacturers of engineered nonwovens, announce a new addition to the company, Tenowo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. As a first step it involves the establishment of a sales office and warehouse in the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

San Luis Potosí, Mexico – The new entity is jointly owned by Tenowo Inc. in the USA and Tenowo GmbH in Germany. It was established in response to increased demand for Tenowo’s automotive products in the Mexican market and will house materials manufactured both in the United States and Germany.

“This location provides Tenowo, Inc. with a footprint in a fast-growing geographic part of our market and is hopefully the first step towards further expansion. San Luis Potosí is a thriving city in the heart of the Bajio region of Mexico and has access to four major ports. In addition, it is within a few hours of the major automotive manufacturing hubs in Mexico.” stated Chris Peart, President and CEO of Tenowo, Inc. “It is the ideal location for our needs,” he added.

Tenowo, Inc. and Tenowo GmbH, Hoftex Group AG businesses and manufacturers of engineered nonwovens, announce a new addition to the company, Tenowo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. As a first step it involves the establishment of a sales office and warehouse in the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

San Luis Potosí, Mexico – The new entity is jointly owned by Tenowo Inc. in the USA and Tenowo GmbH in Germany. It was established in response to increased demand for Tenowo’s automotive products in the Mexican market and will house materials manufactured both in the United States and Germany.

“This location provides Tenowo, Inc. with a footprint in a fast-growing geographic part of our market and is hopefully the first step towards further expansion. San Luis Potosí is a thriving city in the heart of the Bajio region of Mexico and has access to four major ports. In addition, it is within a few hours of the major automotive manufacturing hubs in Mexico.” stated Chris Peart, President and CEO of Tenowo, Inc. “It is the ideal location for our needs,” he added.

Dr. Harald Stini, Global Managing Director for Tenowo commented, “Tenowo continues to have strong growth prospects worldwide and this is part of our efforts to capitalize on new opportunities. We hope that this venture will enable us to support our global customers with locations in Mexico and gain new regional customers.”

More information:
Tenowo Mexico
Source:

Charles Barker Corporate Communications GmbH