22/01/2018 – ITA Augsburg — auf Deutsch lesen
Easy Nonwoven 4.0
Although automation technology is developing rapidly, setup and control of nonwoven cards is still done manually and based on experience of the machine user.
Although automation technology is developing rapidly, setup and control of nonwoven cards is still done manually and based on experience of the machine user © fotolia
When the surrounding conditions change, process errors occur or the product is changed, the machine user changes the production parameters based on his experience. Using methodologies from industry 4.0 could help!
That´s why „Easy Nonwoven 4.0“ was started by the Institute für Textiltechnik Augsburg gGmbH (ITA Augsburg), a spin-off of the Institute für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University. The two-year project started in June 2017 and is funded by the Bavarian ministry of economics and media, energy and technology. Beside the ITA Augsburg the project consortium exist of Dr. Schenk GmbH, Planegg, a supplier of optical inspection systems, iba AG, Fürth, a supplier of measurement and automation systems and the nonwoven producer Tenowo.
Read more in our printed issue textile network 1-2 2018 which appears on 25. January 2018.
