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via the new dashboard tool, such as batch size, developed a lot in the last few years. The different
energy consumption, and machine downtimes. If the ovens in BRÜCKNER's product portfolio dry and
support of a BRÜCKNER technician is necessary, consolidate nonwovens materials for the most
many service cases can also be sol-ved online via different fields, such as e.g. hygiene and medical
augmented reality. This also helps over distance and textiles, building and geotextiles, filter materials as
saves time for both sides. well as fabrics for clothing, cleaning, care, and
vehicles. Various application systems such as foam
The new branch office in Shanghai ensures Visitors of the trade fair were able to inform them- impregnation units, coating machines, kiss-roll, or
flocking units complete the product range. BRÜCK-
selves about further products and services of
even greater proximity to customers BRÜCK-NER. For example, when it comes to coating NER offers complete lines for the finishing of carpets,
PVC floor coverings, or artificial turf. Of course,
technical textiles. BRÜCKNER has already supplied
many lines in this field with fabric widths up to 7
BRÜCKNER offers for all lines also corresponding
meters. Here, both first-class machines and compe- components for energy saving. Heat-recovery and
tent advice are essential. With BRÜCKNER you get pollution control sys-tems are the most efficient,
everything from one source! In the field of knitted allowing customers to achieve significant energy
fabric fi-nishing, BRÜCKNER has been the world savings depending on the type of fabric and process.
leader for decades. No matter whether extremely Due to the modular design, BRÜCKNER lines are
sensitive fabrics such as lace or fabrics with a high also very easy to clean. In addition to reducing the
elastane content are to be finished or whether the consumption of valuable resources, these lines also
knitted fabric is to be coated directly, BRÜCKNER make a significant contribution to environmental
offers for every application the perfect solution protection. In addition, the company offers compre-
individually adapted to the customer. hensive and integral energy consul-ting, specifically
adapted to the circumstances of each individual
Also in the nonwovens sector, BRÜCKNER has customer.

BRÜCKNER finishing line for artificial turf
For more than 70 years the German textile machinery throughout Asia. If travel times and distances allow,
manufacturer BRÜCKNER has been the world lea-der service calls can be realized within 24 hours. In
in the field of dry finishing of textiles, technical addition, a local spare parts stock in Shanghai offers
textiles, nonwovens, glass fabrics, and floor cover- customers rapid availability of original parts.
ings. In-house production in Germany ensures a high
level of system diversity and enables fast and flexible BRÜCKNER presented its product portfolio and
adaptation to customer requirements. Worldwide, services at ITMA ASIA in Shanghai. In hall 6, booth
about 90 agencies work for BRÜCKNER, so that no. A18 the BRÜCKNER team highlighted new
customers have a local contact person in almost features relating to Industry 4.0 and automated
every country of the world. China is one of the most production. Among them is an intelligent assistance
important markets worldwide in the textile industry, system that gives the machine operator valuable tips
therefore two agencies have been working here for on setting the individual machine parameters. For
BRÜCKNER for many years. In order to be even example, he is shown how he can save even more
better positioned in the future, BRÜCKNER founded energy while main-taining the same level of produc-
its own branch office in Shanghai at the end of 2019. tivity. A newly developed maintenance manager
Besides the staff for sales, service, and administra- monitors all processes in the background and
tion, BRÜCKNER's own technicians are on the road supports the operating personnel in planning mainte-
all over the country to commission machines and to nance and cleaning work. The system also provides
attend to customers personally. Depending on information on the timely reordering of wear parts. All
demand, the technicians are also on the road current production data can be accessed at any time

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