Nonwovens Industry

Nonwovens Industry

Nonwovens Industry

Product catalog summary
Introduction
NDC Technologies provides advanced web gauging solutions for the nonwoven industries, focusing on enhancing quality, productivity, and efficiency. Their systems offer precise measurement capabilities that help optimize raw material usage and reduce waste, ultimately driving profitability.

Customer Benefits
  • Higher quality and productivity
  • Lower manufacturing costs
  • Improved process visibility

NDC's Nonwoven Systems
  • Spunbond/SMS
  • Spunlace
  • Airlaid, Carded, and Hybrid Nonwovens
  • Needle Punch
  • Wet Laid

Measurement Technologies
  • Infrared Sensors (NW710S): Measure basis weight and moisture for nonwovens like PP spunbond and meltblown.
  • Gamma Backscatter (GBS): Cost-effective basis weight measurement for challenging locations.
  • Laser Gauges: Measure thickness using triangulation, suitable for thick nonwoven products.
  • Beta Transmission Gauges: High-efficiency detection for basis weight measurement of airlaid and spunbond/SMS products.
  • X-ray Backscatter and Transmission Sensors: Compact sensors for basis weight measurement in difficult locations.

Scanner Solutions
  • AccuTrak O-Frame Scanner: Supports multiple sensors for complex applications, offering precise and repeatable measurements.
  • MiniTrak Scanners: Cost-effective, compact scanners for high-quality nonwoven products.

Applications and Controls
  • Spunbond/SMS: Comprehensive sensor solutions for various applications.
  • Spunlace: X-ray backscatter sensors for medical-hygiene products.
  • Airlaid, Carded, and Hybrid: Sensors for basis weight, moisture, and other measurements.
  • Controls: Machine and cross-direction controls for optimizing raw material and energy usage.

Company Overview
NDC Technologies, part of Spectris plc, operates globally with manufacturing and support centers in multiple countries. They provide measurement and control equipment across various industries, ensuring high standards of product performance and quality.

Conclusion
NDC Technologies offers a wide range of measurement solutions tailored to the nonwoven industry, ensuring high performance, reliability, and a strong return on investment.
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NONWOVEN INDUSTRIES Advanced Web Gauging Solutions

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APPLICATION NOTE WEB GAUGING APPLICATION NOTE WEB GAUGING ►Spunbond / SMS ►Spunlace ►Airlaid, Carded and Hybrid Nonwovens ► Needle Punch ► Wet Laid Successful nonwoven manufacture depends on producing quality fabrics efficiently. For example, accurate measurement translates into greater yield from the raw materials. It also reduces lost time and scrap during product change and at startup. This all adds up to greater quality, productivity and efficiency that helps drive plant profitability. NDC’s web gauging platforms represent an opportunity to assist the nonwovens business. Its sensors offer...

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APPLICATION NOTE WEB GAUGING NDUSTRY Accurate Measurement Performance A complete gauging portfolio for the entire nonwovens process NDC’s Beta transmission gauges feature an ultra high-efficiency detection system and a minimized source activity for safety and performance. Beta gauges measure the basis weight of airlaid carded and spunbond/SMS nonwoven products. NDC’s NW710S Infrared sensor can measure the basis weight and moisture for specific nonwovens. Its unique optics collect forward-scattered light that has interacted with the nonwoven material. NDC’s Gamma BackScatter (GBS) gauge family...

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APPLICATION NOTE WEB GAUGING ISDCTECHNOLOGIES Company overview Combining industry-best performance and reliability with a global support structure NDC Technologies, based in Irwindale California, develops and manufactures measurement and control equipment for a wide range of process industries. The company also manufactures in Essex, UK, Dayton, Ohio and has a Technical Center of Excellence in Loncin, Belgium with direct sales and support operations in China, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Brazil. Our global client base consists of some of the world's most successful companies who rely on NDC...

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APPLICATION NOTE WEB GAUGING Rugged, Reliable, Maintainable Scanners High performance intelligent scanners for fast, accurate measurement NDC’s AccuTrak scanner supports a multiple sensor payload for complex nonwoven applications. NDC’s AccuTrak O-Frame scanner has been specifically engineered for today’s stringent quality requirements. Its rugged design utilizes a revolutionary head carriage bearing system that provides long-term precise, repeatable measurement performance. This intelligent iFrame™ scanner delivers fast, accurate, reliable measurement that is tightly integrated into an intelligent...

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APPLICATION NOTE WEB GAUGING ► Nonwoven Applications Spunbond/SMS: With 12 different sensor designs utilizing 5 different measurement technologies, NDC can provide the optimum measurement solution across the entire family of spunbond/SMS applications. Spunlace: Based on its repeatability and accuracy performance, NDC's X-ray backscatter (XRB) represents the ideal measurement sensor for spunlaced and medical-hygiene products. Also, when combined with the NDC710S infrared sensor, basis weight and moisture can be measured and controlled. Airlaid, Carded and Hybrid: Application-matched NDC sensors...

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