At this year's Floor Tek Expo — being held in Dalton, Georgia USA, between September 10 and 12 — Oerlikon Neumag will be showcasing solutions for the efficient production of BCF carpet yarns (Booth 135).
When applying hot-melt adhesives, the focus lies above all on the evenness of the application. However, The focus on information will be on the BCF S+ system. The three-end S+ combines the advantages of the established S5 and Sytec One machines in a high performance, efficient and user-friendly plant with proven components. As the successor of the state-of-the-art S5, the S+ convinces with an efficiency of 99% and thus cost savings for raw material. The S+ achieves highest yarn qualities with a productivity increase and with virtually the same utilized energy.
Since 2012, the S+ has also been available for the polyester process. This is an important innovation considering that, polyester is globally becoming increasingly significant in the BCF process vis-à-vis polypropylene and polyamide.
With continuous development efforts and industry feedback, Oerlikon Neumag focuses on improvements on the machines, the components and the processes. "This knowledge is applied in new solutions for an improved performance in BCF", Michael Rübenhagen, Sales Director BCF, explains Oerlikon Neumag's market share in excess of 70% worldwide by the fact that Oerlikon Neumag was able to further expand their already strong market position, above all in the main markets of USA and Turkey.
