We have has built up extensive experience in direct printing on many types of nonwovens. In close cooperations with our customers, we improve aesthetics and appearance of the product without compromising easy converting into our customer’s final products. Detailed designs in many colours, scents, hydrophilic features or other attributes can be added to different kinds of nonwoven fabrics in the printing process. Pitch, registration and centring which is challenging when you print directly on lightweight nonwoven fabrics – we can.
Your imagination is our dedication. Bring us your idea and we will test it, optimise it and print it. If you can imagine it, we can print it.
We print on all types of nonwoven, such as carded nonwovens, air through bonded, spunlace and spunbond – and have built up extensive experience in direct printing on nonwoven fabrics. In close corporation with our customers, we improve aesthetics and appearance of the product without compromising easy converting into the final products. Detailed design in many colours, scents, hydrophilic features or other attributes can be added to nonwoven fabrics in the printing process.
The production is based on sleeve technology, and two terms are used about printing graphics, including:
1. Random Print – repeats itself over and over again without any special requirements to positioning of the print in the x-y direction.
2. Synchronized print – also called registered print, has to be positioned with the exact same x-y distance for every rotation of the printing sleeve.
Overview of machine capabilities
| Number of colours | 1 – 8 |
|---|---|
| Nonwovens | 8 g/m2 up to 100 g/m2 |
| Ink | Solvent and water based |
| Material width | Up to 1700 mm |
| Print width | Up to 1650 mm |
| Single print length | 370 mm – 1250 mm |
| Slitting | Min. 60 mm |
| Slits across the width | Max. 19 slits |
| Cores un- & rewind | 76 mm/152 mm |
| Diameter un- & rewind | Up to 1300 mm |
We only use ink series and pigments which fulfil the requirements in the European Cosmetics Directive – column 1, 2, 3 and 4.
We have formalised a working processes in our globally integrated Operational Guidelines – and developed a system ensuring best in class quality assurance, product quality and quality logistics. The result is accountability and traceability through every step of the production process – from raw material to final delivery. View the DIN ISO EN 9001:2015 certificate
We work across our organisation to minimise environmental impacts of our activities. Our production sites in Germany and Malaysia are ISO 14001 certified and the implemented environmental management systems ensure continual improvements through a systematic approach.
Energy management is a key priority and an integral part of our environmental management system. We focus on reducing energy consumption in existing processes and give high priority to ensuring energy-sound project design in all our facilities.
