Sealing the future cooperation: Professor Raoul Farer, The Nonwoven Institute (right), and Dr Ingo Mählmann, Oerlikon Neumag.
The Nonwoven Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State University and Oerlikon Nonwoven have announced a new collaboration focused on meltblown laboratory technology. The partnership was confirmed at ITMA Asia + CITME in Singapore by NWI Executive Deputy Director Professor Raoul Farer and Oerlikon Neumag Sales Director Dr Ingo Mählmann.
Patented and award-winning: the hycuTEC hydro-charging system.
The first step in the cooperation is NWI’s investment in Oerlikon Nonwoven’s hycuTEC hydrocharging system, which will be integrated into the institute’s existing lab setup. This upgrade will enable NWI to operate an advanced meltblown hydrocharging laboratory dedicated to developing new materials, especially air filtration media.
For Oerlikon Nonwoven’s North American customers, the installation offers direct access to hycuTEC technology for product testing and meltblown development in an innovation-focused environment.
Oerlikon’s patented hycuTEC system uses a fine spray of demineralised water to economically produce high-efficiency electret media. The technology delivers 99.99% filtration efficiency at a low pressure drop and received the Edana Filtrex Innovation Award in 2023.
The collaboration aims to support next-generation filtration product development and expand research opportunities in the meltblown nonwovens sector.