eXcelle batt and felt drafters
A large range of ANDRITZ batt and felt drafters ensure perfect control of the product through the process.
ANDRITZ Nonwoven offers two ranges of drafters that can be combined in a production line:
Batt drafters
They are located after the crosslapper. ANDRITZ provides models with 9 to 27 rolls and with or without integrated by-pass system.
Main benefits are:
- Fiber reorientation in machine direction (MD) to obtain a more isotropic and stronger final nonwoven fabric as well as improved dimensional stability and fiber cohesion.
- Higher production throughput thanks to enabling the use of heavier card web, especially for final lightweight nonwoven fabrics.
![Drafter_Up_1116 Drafter_Up_1116](/resource/blob/108782/a23de3b23d9cff0ecb4732e0926cd880/drafter-up-1116-data.png)
![Drafter_Down_1116 Drafter_Down_1116](/resource/blob/108780/ae018745b2537412c9764f31f5cba8a3/drafter-down-1116-data.png)
Felt drafters
They are located between or after needlelooms. The range of drafting units includes models Zeta and ET-5.
Main benefits are:
- Fiber reorientation in the product with improvement of dimensional stability, reduction of fabric elongation
- Higher production throughput
![np_Drafter_rsz np_Drafter_rsz](/resource/blob/108778/665f0f7eb5c5152ec0f31dd4a3ce6fc0/np-drafter-rsz-data.jpg)