ANDRITZ drafters ensure perfect control of the product throughout the process.
Two ranges of batt and felt drafters can be combined in a production line.  

ANDRITZ provides batt drafters from 9 to 27 rolls, which are located after the crosslapper. Felt drafters are located between or after needlelooms.

The ANDRITZ Nonwoven & Textile crosslapping technology is based on 60 years of experience and continuous innovations. Today ANDRITZ offers two models of crosslappers for eXcelle range: Profile and Dynamic.

Thanks to its short textile path, profiling capabilities, and infeed speed of up to 200 m/min for all types of cards, the Profile crosslappers range perfectly matches the new production lines requiring higher productivity and web profile improvements.

Multiple and comprehensive solutions are available for every kind of drylaid web forming process within the ANDRITZ range. ANDRITZ offers different types of card feeders to match the required production capacity while feeding the card evenly.

eXcelle range for flexibility in web forming

The eXcelle cards cover all possible market requirements in terms of capacity or web properties. ANDRITZ eXcelle cards bring solutions for every need. They are available with carding power alternatives (single ordouble card set-up) and different web structure solutions: parallel, condensed, or randomized. In combination with the number of doffers, the card enables nonwovens producers to obtain a wide range of web weights.

ANDRITZ Nonwoven designs multiple layout configurations to produce different types of needlepunch fabrics for various applications, such as filtration, automotive,
geotextiles, synthetic leather…

Thanks to its experience and expertise, ANDRITZ always has the right customized solution as a complete system supplier. Machines are combined according to their individual capacity and technology to meet customers’ product range requirements.

It brings a competitive edge to its end-users, such as fiber savings and fabric evenness, thanks to the ProDyn and Isolayer systems as well as the high
capacity with fastest crosslapper range.

A mixture of the two ranges is also possible to further customize the solutions offered to customers.

neXline aXcess range
It is perfectly suited for entering the nonwoven market and is ideal for medium production capacities.

neXline eXcelle range
It offers comprehensive solutions for the premium needlepunch production lines.

The ANDRITZ needleloom range offers a variety of punching speeds and working width sizes. eXcelle needlelooms use the ANDRITZ technology based on oil-lubricated modules with patented guiding piston design. Oil keeps the bearing at optimum working temperature, securing long-lasting use. Needle board patterns have been adapted for optimum visual appearance and high versatility throughout wide ranges of advance pitch.