LAROCHE/Andritz felt production line (range 300-700 gsm), production of 700 gsm approx 4.2 t/8h Production of 300 gsm approx 3.3 t/8h 1. Carding units Laroche/Andritz - 4 Laroche bale openers - CFX volumetric feeder - ServoX input controller - Excelle carding machine with motorized opening and platforms, with an additional roller for cleaning the main drum lining 2. Crosslaper - with intermediate conveyor to the drafter 3. ETO-9 drafter – 9 rollers - with intermediate conveyor to the first needle loom 4. Needle loom A.50-R HL type SD-2 – w. width 4.80 m - S.F.D. fleece feeding device - 2 needle boards (3,000 + 4,000 needles/m) 5. ZETA felt drafter - integrated with the SD-2 needle punch output 6. Needle loom A.50-R HL type SM-2 – w. width 4.50 m - 2 needle boards (2 x 4,000 needles/m) SCHOTT & MEISSNER components 1. TopConHP Thermobonding oven with cooling calender for continuous calibration and surface smoothing of nonwoven fabrics + accumulator, cutting station, and semi-automatic winder with a working + width of max. 4,500 mm, for continuous production of needle punched felts 1.1 TopConHP Double conveyor oven - air impact • Single-pass double-sided air impact oven Air blast • 2x 2m TopConHP heating sections = 4m of active furnace length • 2x direct heating system via gas forced-air burner • 2x circulating air fans, 50,000 m³/h, 55 kW • 1x exhaust air fan, 1x 8,000 m³/h, 4 kW • TopConHP dual-belt conveyor system, including belt guidance 1.2 Calibrating and smoothing calender • 2x double-jacketed rollers Ø 500 mm, wall thickness approx. 25 mm • 2x pneumatic cylinders for pressure generation • Manual adjustment of the upper cooling roller gap • Swivel joints, flexible connection hoses with required fittings • Safety doors 1.3 Multi-motor drive AC 1.4 Control cabinet and operator panel 1.5 Calender cooler 1.6 Cooling table for efficient material cooling 2. Accumaster Series 45-55-25 Accumulator • Capacity approx. 25 m3 • 2 pendulum infeed tension controls • 1 pendulum outfeed tension control • Housing with movable carriage • 1 motorized infeed roller • One infeed and one outfeed deflection roller 3.2 Slitting • Operator platform • Solid steel frame • Pneumatically activated pressure knife system • 4 cutting heads; Ø 150 knife, manually adjustable 3. Semi-automatic winder • Rising coil winder, type with integrated cross-cut • Including automatic ejection system 3.1 Multi-motor AC drive 3.2 Control cabinet and operator panel 3.3 Finished coil carriage (movable) 3.4 Pressure roller on the winder 3.5 Metal detector