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The trend towards PA6

specialties continues

More than 1.6 million metric tons of BCF carpet yarn High-tech for innovative BCF yarns
are produced worldwide using Oerlikon Neumag BCF And Oerlikon Neumag – as the world market leader –
plants. Between March 21 and 23, 2017, the experts of has not only correspondingly further optimized its
the Neumünster-based market leader will be exhibiting technologies in the PA6 yarn sector in line with market
their comprehensive technology know-how and efficient and customer requirements over the past few years,
solutions in Hall W3, Stand F03 at the Domotex Asia/ innovative components and continual process
Chinafloor in Shanghai. optimization also increase the efficiency of the S+ and
Sytec One BCF systems in the case of PP and PET,
Manufacturing PA6 BCF yarns more profitably perfecting the yarn qualities here. The RoTac tangling
One information focus will be on manufacturing PA6 unit and the Multi Machine Access Center (MMAC) are
BCF yarns. According to PCI Redbook, just under just two of the many successful examples:
90,000 metric tons of additional capacity have been The RoTac tangling unit improves – as a result of
installed for the production of melt-dyed and raw white tangling knots set at defined distances and
PA6 yarns over the last five years. Oerlikon Neumag’s thicknesses – not just the appearance of, particularly
share of these capacities totals approx. 65%. And the tricolor, carpets, the pulsating air flow ensures,
trend towards high-end, fine single-titer PA6 BCF compared to conventional tangling units, also
yarns continues unabated in China. “Oerlikon consumes up to 50% less compressed air.
Neumag’s recent sales success, above all with
Chinese companies such as Jiangsu Kaili Carpet and The Multi Machine Access Center is targeted at
Zhejiang Sitong Chemical Fibre, demonstrates that we customers looking for a solution for networked
are – with our technology – catering precisely to the production that is specifically tailored to their
challenging demands of carpet yarn producers within requirements. The MMAC permits stationary and
this growth market”, explains Alfred Czaplinski, BCF mobile monitoring of Oerlikon Neumag BCF systems.
Sales Manager. Here, the scope of process visualization is oriented on
the specific wishes of the customer.
The melt lines, specially optimized for this process, to grow sustainably. We decided already a few years
ensure optimum melt quality. A depositing shoe on the ago to invest in a new company in Germany where we
texturing unit especially developed for this and a are building a new manufacturing plant to be most
so-called ‘V’ cooling drum guarantee the highest efficient and we are really happy that we are now
degree of crimp evenness and quality. And the finally in the stage of doing the factory or just started
specially-designed texturing components cater to the to build a factory and we think with all the orders
very highest demands when it comes to short-pile coming in we hope that we will get good prospect for
automotive applications. the future to server our customers faster and better.