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with a smoother hand and of more uniform texture. With
the development of a new generation of air-through oven,
BRÜCKNER created the preconditions to provide custom-
ers all over the world with the technology to produce these
high quality end products. The successful sales of the new
oven generation SUPRA-FLOW BA to renowned nonwov-
ens producers all over the world confirms once again the
innovation power of BRÜCKNER. Particular attention was
sets the course given to a gentle transport of the not yet bonded web, a
particularly uniform air flow through the web as well as a
for the future! constant temperature distribution across the complete
working width. Important findings from very different
thermal treatment systems of related BRÜCKNER product

Air-through belt oven SUPRA-FLOW BA with lines could be integrated into the construction design.
subsequent separate cooling zone
The new oven type is characterized among other advan-
Due to the strong demand for BRÜCKNER lines in material flow and work place design could be used. tages by the following constructive features:
the last years, an enlargement of the production The increasing sizes and weights of the machinery • gentle fabric transport
capacity was indispensable for the German technol- components were considered in the selection of the • minimum thermal energy required
ogy supplier. There were no possibilities for expan- height of the hall and the type of the installed crane • high flow uniformity
sion at the previous production site in Tittmoning systems. Thus, crane systems for the lifting of • constant temperature distribution across the
(Bavaria), so that the company came to the decision weights up to 20 tons and crane hooks in a height of working width
• best possible accessibility of the oven chambers

New production site in Abtenham, near Tittmoning
to build a completely new site near Tittmoning, at a 12 m are available for the final assembly. • easy to maintain
distance of a few kilometers from the previous site. • flow-optimized air circulation
The company management never even thought of The increasing sales success during the last years • use of belts with special coating with good detaching
moving the production abroad since by doing so the and the systematic expansion of BRÜCKNER's characteristics
company would lose invaluable employees and thus nonwovens sector had a significant influence on the • working widths of up to 4200 mm in the standard design
decades of experience and know-how. The ground decision to build this new site. In 2017, BRÜCKNER • production speeds up to 200 m/min
breaking in September 2016 was followed by a sold in the TECHNO-LINE NONWOVENS product
one-year construction period. In November 2017 line several lines for the production of geo-nonwov- The continuously increasing number of inquiries for this
BRÜCKNER began step by step to move the ens, light nonwovens consolidated with bonding new type of oven shows that the extensive development
production to the new production site. In spring agents for the medical sector, voluminous thermo-fu- efforts were definitely justified and that the new belt oven
2018 the moving will be terminated. sioned filler nonwovens for the furniture industry and corresponds absolutely to the market requirements.
thermo-fusion ovens for ADL, topsheet and back-
The new plant comprises 25.000 square meters of sheet for the hygienics industry. BRÜCKNER's nonwovens experts will with great pleasure
construction hall area and is provided with the latest present in a personal meeting the benefits of the
production technology. Since this is a completely Particularly in the field of hygienic nonwovens, a SUPRA-FLOW BA air-through oven in detail to interested
new building, all optimization potentials regarding trend shows towards products of a better quality customers.
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