Ahlstrom will further simplify its business structure for faster execution and leaner alignment of operations. The new structure will be effective as of January 1,2016.Ahlstrom's business structure will be organized into two business areas: Filtration & Performance and Specialties. The Filtration & Performance business area will include the engine and industrial filtration, industrial nonwovens, wallcoverings, building and wind businesses. The Specialties business area will consist of food packaging, masking tape, medical and advanced filtration businesses. The business areas will have responsibility for sales and market development, technical and customer service, product development and operations.“The changes in operational and management structure will bring further focus in serving our customers and markets. I am confident that the streamlined business model will bring further efficiency and clarity to all of our operations,” states Marco Levi, president & CEO.As a result of the new business structure the following appointments have been made: Fulvio Capussotti has been appointed EVP, Filtration & Performance; Omar Hoek ,EVP, Specialties; and Jari Koikkalainen, EVP, Procurement & Commercial Excellence.The executive management team members Sakari Ahdekivi, CFO; Ulla Bono, EVP, Legal and General Counsel; and Päivi Leskinen, EVP, Human Resources, will continue in their current positions.The appointments will be effective as of January 1, 2016. All EMT members will report to Mr. Levi.Additionally, Ahlstrom's two business areas Filtration & Performance and Specialties will form the new financial reporting segments of the company. The changes are effective as of January 1, 2016. The company plans to publish restated financial segment information before publishing its January-March
2015 is the year of Fameccanica’s 40th anniversary. This is an important milestone that the Company Management wanted to celebrate with all the employees, holding an event on September 12.The families of all Fameccanica personnel were invited to visit the company premises: the production area with some machines being tested and the offices.After the visit, they were all treated a magnificent dinner that was served on the courtyard in front of the main entrance. The party was completed by a play-garden with huge, inflatable slides, mattresses and more, clowns, children’s entertainers and a drama show for kids, and music and a cabaret show for the adults. After the show, the entire Fameccanica Management stepped on the stage for the official greetings, and to cut the first slice of a huge cake that was live-assembled during the party, as part of the entertainment.
Autefa Solutions Group
In all of its four business fields, Autefa Solutions is known to the market for innovation and new developments. The future of AUTEFA Solutions is focused on growth and the expansion of its worldwide production sites.The name AUTEFA Solutions represents companies with a long tradition and a history of years of successful participation in the market. Five machine manufacturers represent the company AUTEFA Solutions. These are AUTEFA in Friedberg (Bavaria, Germany), Austria-based Fehrer in Linz, the Italian companies FOR and OCTIR in Biella and Strahm Hi- Tex in Lengwil Switzerland. With two subsidaires AUTEFA Solutions North America and AUTEFA Solutions Wuxi (China) the company is present all around the globe. Since 2011 AUTEFA Solutions is part of China Hi Tech Group Cooperation (CHTC).AUTEFA Solutions specialises in the production of single and double belt dryers and thermobonding ovens for all nonwovens processes. The key strength of the AUTEFA Solutions belt dryers, uniform airflow and temperature distribution, the maintenance or even creation of high loft on the one but highest density as well as utmost energy efficiency on the other hand recommend the Autefa Solutions thermobonding and drying oven for industries that may use other systems today. The AUTEFA Solutions circulation air oven is made to thermobond, heatset and also dry nonwovens. As a thermobonding oven it allows processing of natural, recycling, glass and other mineral fibers to synthetic fibers. As a binder one can use bicomponent or polypropylene fibers but thermoplastic or duroplastic binder powders can be used as well. Heatsetting needle punched nonwovens is another field of application. The AUTEFA Solutions Oven can work in line with carding lines, carding and crosslapped lines, airlay, wetlaid and airlaid (pulp) lines.
13-2-1015 TABLETOP OPPORTUNITIES
Discover the latest media and processes in the filtration field, find the tailored solution for your business, and network with your colleagues.Building on the outstanding success of the previous editions in India and Korea, EDANA is pleased to invite you to join FILTREX™ Asia 2015, the Nonwovens Filer Media Conference & Exhibition in Hong Kong.Participants will find the same ingredients that have made the FILTREX series so successful, with more than 1,500 attendees across Europe, Asia and the Indian Subcontinent over the past 10 years.The latest developments in nonwoven filter media for the region and across the globe will be presented.Experts from market leaders will feature a review of trends and innovations in air, liquid and automotive filtration. Filter testing and standards will also be reviewed in a dedicated session.Keynote speakers And speakers from Ahlstrom; Europlasma; Filtration Technologies International; Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens; Hollingsworth &Vose; Japan Vilene Company; Jofo Group; Korea Filtration Technologies;National Taiwan University; Palas; Sartorius; Shanghai Gangkai Purify Products; South China University of Technology;Tianjin University; University of Tennessee; Xinxiang Shengda Filtration Technique A small investment to benefit your business,Gain an advantage with a tabletop display during the conference. Make business connections with senior leadership in the filtration market. The tabletop package includes 2 full conference registrations, one table, two chairs, lunches, access to networking events including the cocktail reception, the evening drinks and coffee breaks, and the OUTLOOK™ Plus Latin America papers in digital format.Book your tabletop now!Market trends,For further information please contact This event is sponsored by the Hong Kong Nonwovens Association and is organised in cooperation with ANFA, CFS and CNTA.
12-3-2015, Trützschler at Techtextil 2015
The Trützschler companies’ participation at 2015’s Techtextil show is focused on efficiency and quality. Various examples of Trützschler Nonwovens’ complete line concepts and technologies out of one hand combine these targets.Multimedia and interactive presentations inform on line layouts, machinery, applications and end products.A special topic will be the cooperation with Voith Paper in the area of wet-laid and spunlaced nonwovens. Although flushable wipes being the main application, tailor-made solutions for other end products will be discussed at the booth too.With requirements for greater energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions becoming more and more prominent, Trützschler Nonwovens’ second focus is on new and efficient drying technologies. The Streamliner, introduced during the last ITMA show, is a spiral-shaped drum dryer with highest evaporation capacities. The model is best used in nonwoven lines producing extremely moist and high density nonwovens - it passed the acid test in a production line last year. Another pillar of the dryer and oven program is the re-designed multi-drum dryer. The new, modular model is optimised in several respects which result in significant reductions in both thermal and electrical energy consumption. Trützschler Man-Made Fibers brings the small but technologically challenging segment of short staple fibers into focus. One of the most important quality requirements of short fibers with a length of under 3 to 6 mm is absolute length uniformity -Trützschler’s staple fiber technology fulfil this requirement for both standard and high-performance polymers. Here the technologies presented come to full circle since short staple fibers are often blended with other fiber material for typical wet-laid products such as nonwovens wallpaper, high-quality tea bags and battery separators. In the field of technical nonwovens, Trützschler Card Clothing is offering new metallic wires for roller cards application on doffer and condenser. Especially for medium and coarse fibres, e.g. for geo-textiles needle-punched webs,new and already field-tested tooth geometries are available, providing enhanced process stability and low maintenance.The joint competences regarding machines and card clothing guarantee an optimum set up. Our experienced service technicians are operating world-wide to ensure excellent results even for special applications.Truetzschler Nonwovens manufactures machines and systems for the production of nonwovens products. From razor-thin hygienic web all the way to thick noise-absorbent mats. The only company that masters 4 web bonding processes.TCC offer Novostar,Novotop and Magnotop all the best carding system in the world area.