CARBON-AND COMPOSITE FIBER PROCESSING AND RECYCLING

Product catalog summary

Introduction
AUTEFA Solutions is a leader in the processing and recycling of carbon and composite fibers, offering advanced solutions for converting waste into high-quality nonwovens.

Carbon Fiber Waste Utilization
Approximately 20,000 tons of carbon fiber waste are generated annually from the production of carbon fiber-reinforced components. AUTEFA Solutions provides methods to recycle these fibers into nonwovens, emphasizing their value as high-quality materials rather than waste.

Recycling Process
The recycling process begins with determining the matrix content of the waste. If the waste includes matrix materials, such as prepreg or hardened components, the matrix must be removed, typically through pyrolysis. Dry, resin-free waste can be directly processed using AUTEFA Solutions' recycling plants.

Web Forming Machines

Aerodynamic Webforming Machine Airlay K 12: Produces voluminous nonwovens with isotropic fiber orientation.
AUTEFA Solutions Carbon Card: Ensures excellent fiber separation with unidirectional orientation, which can be combined with the Crosslapper TOPLINER to adjust fiber orientation, surface weight, and width.

Fiber Bonding Machines

Needle Loom Stylus: Facilitates mechanical web bonding, allowing for 100% carbon fiber processing.
Thermobonding Oven HiPerTherm: Creates multifunctional nonwovens through thermal bonding by adding thermoplastic fibers.

Technological Expertise
AUTEFA Solutions integrates technologies from renowned companies and is part of the China Hi-Tech Group Corporation. The company has been involved in recycling carbon fibers into nonwovens since 2010, with successful installations of industrial and laboratory plants.

Applications and Capabilities
AUTEFA Solutions offers turnkey lines for recycling various fibers, including carbon, glass, aramid, and natural fibers. Their processes cover fiber opening, preparation, web forming, and both mechanical and thermal web bonding.

Catalog excerpts

CARBON-AND COMPOSITE FIBER PROCESSING AND RECYCLING-1

CARBON- AND COMPOSITE FIBER PROCESSING AND RECYCLING AUTEFA Solutions leads the way AUTEFA Solutions Advanced Nonwovens Center

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» Carbon fiber waste for industrial use » F rom recycled carbon fibers to carbon fiber-nonwovens 20 000 tons of waste per year accumulate during the production of carbon fiber-reinforced components. Added to this quantity are carbon fibers from components, which have reached their lifetime and should be recycled in a reasonable way. These fibers are no waste but a high-quality material. AUTEFA offers solutions and shows how carbon fibers can be industrially used again being recycled to nonwovens. When recycling carbon fibers the matrix content of the waste to be recovered must be determined first....

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