Techtextil 2009 Hall 3, booth A17 – Andritz Küsters presents deflection-controlled technology for functionalising of textiles and nonwovens

Andritz Küsters are underlining their worldwide reputation as pioneers and experts for deflection-controlled roll systems by presenting a high precision doctor blade at this year’s Techtextil. The patented MycroCoat system makes coating or finishing of webs with a precision in the μ range (one thousandth of a millimetre) achievable. Like the well known S-Roll and HyCon Roll systems by Andritz Küsters the fixed comma doctor blade MycroCoat has a deflection-control which facilitates an exactly defined precise nip against the optimally bedded counter roll. Continuous measuring of thickness and grammage allows for automatic application control in a closed loop under running production. This way disturbance variables, such as changes in viscosity of the coating substance or rise in nip pressure at increasing speed can be compensated immediately. On request the MycroCoat system can also be provided with a temperature control.

With the Andritz Küsters MycroCoat the quality of the coating has been substantially increased while simultaneously markedly reducing production costs. As the first installations in coating lines show, the return on investment for the high precision doctor blade is attained within the shortest of time thanks to a remarkable saving in coating substances.