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Autefa shows Automatic Needle Exchanger 2.0 at Techtextil

07 May '15

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Autefa Solutions, Germany’s leading technical textile machinery manufacturing firm, is showing the “Automatic Needle Exchanger 2.0”, at Techtextil expo in Frankfurt.

In two years of development work, the mechanical components of the Automatic Needle Exchanger were completely redesigned. The operating speed could be increased nearly by a factor of 4 to 1,500 needles/hour, which is about 50 per cent higher than the performance of qualified human specialists. Together with the large capacity of the needle magazine of more than 10,000 needles and the optionally available needle board magazine for up to seven needle boards, an efficient and fully automatic operation during a complete production shift is possible, the company informs in a statement.

The Automatic Needle Exchanger is suitable for needle boards of all producers, in widths of up to 2.000 mm x 400 mm. Further dimensions are available as optional features. The device enables the needle exchange for all complete needle boards or individually definable areas without any restriction to needle density, needle design or needle type. The exchange is possible even in one board. In addition the system is capable of detecting and exchanging broken and damaged needles.

The device detects the inserted needle board and stores all information about the exchanged needles in a database. In connection with the needle looms of Autefa Solutions detailed user profiles of the needle boards can be created and used for the optimization of the needle exchange intervals and the reduction of needle costs.

Stefan Schlichter, CEO of Autefa Solutions said, “We have decided to present the Needle Exchanger once again, because it is such an outstanding product. Due to its superior productivity the Needle Exchanger has a very high utility value; it follows the trend of automation and addresses many of our customers.”

Autefa Solutions is also providing information about further extensions, innovations and potential improvements of all other machines and its experts will be available to answer any questions with regard to nonwovens manufacturing at the expo. (GK)

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