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Reifenhäuser Reicofil

Innovations Beyond Hygiene

09.11.2016 Hofer Vliesstofftage

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Agenda

• Spunbond Nonwovens for Technical Application

• Innovations in Meltblown Technology

• R&D Technology Center

09.11.2016 | Hofer Vliesstofftage 2016

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Well known application: Hygiene

REICOFIL® 4 SSMMMS line for hygiene nonwovens (baby diapers, feminine hygiene, pads)


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Nonwoven Works for Packaging

Turnkey technology

Eye-catching appearance

Lightweight

Easy handling

Fully recyclable

REICOSTAR Bag

Nonwoven + film


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Reicofil Spunbond Process

Extrusion system with Bico technology

Optimized resin recipe

Highest specific mechanical properties

Closed cooling and stretching system

Best homogeneity of laydown

Best isotropy

Smallest specific energy consumption

Highest line availability in the market

Low specific production cost


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Reicofil BiCo Technology

Possible cross

sections

+many more


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Reicofil BiCo Technology

Cross Section: Core Sheet

Strong Core

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Ductile Sheet

Combination of high filament strength (core material) and good

bonding behavior (sheet material)


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Optimized Resin Recipe using BiCo for PP

Significantly increased tensile strength + ~15 %

PP BiCo

PP Reference


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Typical Tensile Characteristics vs. Fabric Weight

Anisotropy: Actual tensile strengths in machine and cross direction

MD/CD ≠ 1

Machine

direction

Cross

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Improved Diffusor Geometry: Best Isotropy

MD = CD for fabric weight >40g/m² achieved!

Significantly improved tensile strength in CD

Machine direction

Cross direction

Optimized Diffusor

MD = CD


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BiCo Spunbond: Optimal Resin Choice

Different fabric weights require different resins for optimal tensile

strength

PET BiCo

PP Mono

PP BiCo

PET BiCo

PP

PP BiCo


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Highest Resin Flexibility in one Line

Reifenhäuser Reitruder:

Twin screw extrusion

Direct processing of post-

consumer PET bottle flakes

No energy and time

consuming predrying

necessary

Reicofil lines suitable for

PP, PET and PET flakes

available


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RF-COMPACT: Reduced Invest, moderate Output

Serve small volume markets with local

production at moderate capacity

Reicofil’s standard system reliability

(above 7200 h/year) with performance

guarantees

Specifications:

– No basement necessary

– State of the art RF4 Bico technology

– Output: 7.5 kt/year


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RF-Compact Typical RF4

Annual output [kt /a]

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Best solution for technical nonwovens…

Highest Resin

Flexibility in

one Line

Most advanced

laydown system

Tailored Line

Sizes Available BiCo Technology

REICOFIL:


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Reicofil Stand-alone Meltblown Technology

Reicofil® Single Meltblown line with calender, electrostatic charging and winder


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Reicofil Stand-alone Meltblown Technology

Integration Concept: Two in One


Singlerow Multirow

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Throughput

[kg/h/m] 10 – 100 40 – 150 150 - 300

Mean Fiber

diameter [µm] <0.5 - 5 3 – 15 10 – 30

Fiber diameter

distribution Narrow Broad Narrow

Filament strength Minor Medium High

Reicofil Toolbox

Characteristics of Reicofil® Technologies

Singlerow Multirow Spunbond


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Reicofil Filter Development

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Quelle: STFI – REM Aufnahmen Mik160_15//P20152636


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Meltblown SR

35 hpi

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Meltblown SR

50 hpi

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Reicofil Filter Development

Feasible filament diameter MB SR

50+X hpi: PP only

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Agenda





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Reicofil Nonwovens Technology Center

Exploring present – shaping future


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Lab line at

Biax Fiberfilm

Lab line at NCRC

Lab line at STFI

3 lab lines at Reicofil


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