In early 2013, the first Trützschler winder, a specially designed high-performance winder for up to 5 mm strength nonwoven composite films, went into production in Austria. The high degree of automation in this fully automatic short roll winder with an integrated core loader and masking unit allows short cycle times for changing rolls, even in both winding directions. As with nearly all winders in the Bastian product line, the execution of this process requires no preparation at the roll core for setting up materials.

For the coming months more film winders are lined up for delivery. Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers has achieved a solid foothold in the converting industry with the Bastian winders.

At the same time, the company is continually expanding its winding solutions business for the nonwovens sector. Its approach of offering complete systems that encompass every step of the process from fibre opening, through web formation and bonding, all the way to drying and winding, has succeeded: a well-known Asian nonwovens producer has been convinced of this concept and in the coming months will receive the Bastian models of the new generation BWT 201-05 for its complete line.