Nonwoven - Measuring systems and process control for non woven fabric
Solutions for the production, processing and finishing of non woven material
For the entire nonwoven sector - whether wet wipes, diaper components, non woven geotextiles or medical nonwoven - Mahlo supplies a quality control system that is tailored to the specific application and your individual measurement and control requirements.
Systems ranging from fixed measuring points to traversing measuring systems for single and double-sided measurement with several synchronized scanners are available.
Many of the renowned manufacturers of non woven fabric trust Mahlo’s long-lasting experience in on-line process monitoring and control technologies. Our expertise reaches back several decades, and we strive to improve ourselves every day anew, to optimise efficiency and quality of your production process.
Our experience in the non woven sector and corresponding understanding of process control enables Mahlo to tailor systems especially for the following nonwoven processes:
Products for Nonwovens
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Qualiscan QMS-12 Bestseller
Traversing quality control system
Web process control
The Qualiscan QMS is a modular system for measuring, logging and controlling critical process parameters over the entire width of the product, including basis weight,…
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Gravimat FMI-15
Control of basis weight / thickness
Transmission of beta rays
The weight monitoring and control system measures the weight continuously, without contact, destruction-free and on moving product. The measurement is based on the…
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Wilot WMR-12
Measurement of product width
Reflexion of infrared light
Automatic width measurement on a running product web. IR LEDs used in reflective mode continuously and precisely determine the product width. The sensor module only…
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mLog enhanced
Data analysis and management
The mLog software is an application for data logging and interactive analysis of historical data for Mahlo equipment. The desktop application runs on an office PC and provides a comfortable…
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Antistat AMW-12
Discharge system for static charge
Ionisation of the air
The Antistat AMW ioniser for trouble-free processing of synthetic materials and of textiles with high charge separation. By ionising the ambient air, the electrostatic…
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Textometer DMB-15
Portable moisture meter
The Textometer DMB is a mobile handy device for measuring moisture on textile webs and bobbins on a wide variety of versions. It determines the moisture content of raw materials, semi-finished…
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Sensors
The right tool for every application
The Qualiscan QMS is a modular system consisting of multiple measuring sensors and measurement frames acting as intelligent nodes on a network. Some frames can run up to five Mahlo sensors at once, continuously, precisely and rapidly across the online product.
The versatile sensors and measuring devices of the Qualiscan QMS series can sense, log and continuously control such parameters as weight per unit area (basis weight), coating weight, thickness and moisture in a variety of web-type products.
Airpro APM
Measurement of permeability / pressure drops
Measurement of pressure drop / permeability
Airpro APM allows for a highly dynamic and traversing measurement of air permeability and pressure drops on the running product web across the…
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Aqualot AMF
Measurement of moisture
Microwave damping / phase shifting
The Aqualot AMF sends microwaves through the moist product web. The water in the product causes damping and phase shifting of the microwaves. The material…
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Aqualot HMF
Measurement of moisture
Microwave resonance
The Aqualot HMF use microwave technology to measure moisture without contact. The system measures regardless of the composition of the water, pH value changes in the…
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Calipro DML
Measurement of thickness (contactless)
Laser triangulation
The Calipro DML optical system uses laser triangulation online to measure the thickness or coating thickness of various materials with the highest accuracy.
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Calipro DMS
Measurement of thickness (contactless)
LED micrometer
Calipro DMS measures the material thickness of the product using a light curtain. It is insensitive to colour, transparency and opacity as well as largely independent of the…
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Gravimat FMI/DFI
Measurement of basis weight (mass per unit area) / thickness /density
Transmission of beta rays
The weight monitoring and control system measures the weight continuously, without contact, destruction-free and on moving product. The measurement is based on the…
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Gravimat FMX
Measurement of basis weight (mass per unit area) / thickness
Backscattering of X-rays
The weight monitoring and control system measures the weight continuously, without contact, destruction-free and on moving product. The X-ray radiation from an X-ray…
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Gravimat FMX-T
Measurement of basis weight (mass per unit area) / thickness / density
Transmission of X-rays
The Gravimat FMX-T permits the contactless and traversing measurement of basis weight (grammage) / thickness of the running product webs over the entire product width.…
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Infralot IMF
Measurement of moisture / organic compound
Absorption/reflexion of infrared light
Infralot IMF uses optical evaluation of the absorbed/reflected light energy in the near-infrared range to continuously measure and control material…
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Infrascope NIR
Measurement of basis weight (mass per unit area) / moisture
Absorption of infrared light
The Infrascope NIR monitors the absorption of infrared energy of all components on or in the web in the near infrared range. Measuring over the entire spectrum…
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Webtemp WTP
Measurement of web temperature
Infrared measurement
Infrared sensor for the surface temperature in the measuring gap of the quality control system Qualiscan QMS. For some applications an even temperature distribution in the…
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Gravimat FMI
Control of basis weight / thickness
Transmission of beta rays
The weight monitoring and control system measures the weight continuously, without contact, destruction-free and on moving product. The measurement is based on the…
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Textometer RMS
Control of residual moisture
Measuring electrical conductivity
Moisture retention (residual moisture) is an important criterion in terms of later finishing, finished product scrap and energy optimizing. Electrodes…
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Permaset VMT
Control of dwell time and fixing time
Infrared pyrometer
To determine the dwell time or fixing time for a desired product temperature, the surface temperature of the product is measured without contact at several locations in the…
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Thermoset OMT
Control of web temperature
Infrared pyrometer
The product temperature at the dryer delivery depends on the residual moisture. To determine the residual moisture the surface temperature of the product is measured at the…
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Wilot WMR
Measurement of product width
Reflexion of infrared light
Automatic width measurement on a running product web. IR LEDs used in reflective mode continuously and precisely determine the product width. The sensor module only…
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Scanners
Universal application
The measuring frame traverses the sensors on-line across the whole product width and provides a cross-machine direction profile of basis weight, thickness or moisture on the display console that is a crosssection of the manufactured product.
One or more different measuring frames can be connected to a Qualiscan QMS system. Connection is made via a normal network cable, a standard 230/115 V source supplies the power.
Webpro L-II
Double-sided measuring frame for large widths
Big O-frame, many sensors
The WebPro L traversing frames represent the pinnacle of the Mahlo scanning frame family. They are available in traverse widths of up to 6,6 meters, and can run up to…
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Webpro LC-II
O-frame with C-frame function
O-frame for existing transport chains
The WebPro L scanners represent the pinnacle of the Mahlo measuring frame family. They are available in traverse widths of up to 6,6 meter. With the…
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Webpro LH-II
Double-sided measuring frame for large widths and thick webs
Large O-frame with large measuring gap
The WebPro L traversing frames represent the pinnacle of the Mahlo scanning frame family. They are available in traverse widths of up to 6,6 meters, and…
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Webpro M
Double-sided measuring frame for normal widths
Medium O-frame
WebPro M traversing scanners are found on a wide variety of web processing applications in an assortment of industries, and are legendary for their robust construction and…
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Webpro MH
Double-sided measuring frame for normal widths and thick products
Medium O-frame
WebPro M traversing scanners are found on a wide variety of web processing applications in an assortment of industries, and are legendary for their robust construction and…
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Webpro S-II
Double-sided measuring frame for confined installation spaces
Extremely compact O-frame
The WebPro S traversing frames have been designed specifically to provide an exceedingly compact but rugged and reliable traversing platform for situations where…
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Webpro XS-II
Double sided measuring frame for narrow webs
Compact O-frame for small widths
The traversing frames of the type WebPro XS are used for many applications in various industries and are distinguished especially by their rugged, reliable and…
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Webpro CH
C-measuring frame for horizontally running webs
Horizontal C-frame
The traversing frames of the type WebPro C are used for applications where much dirt is generated or the measuring head must be moved completely out of the product web. The…
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Webpro CV
C-measuring frame for vertically running webs
Vertical C-frame
The traversing frames of the type WebPro C are used for applications where much dirt is generated or the measuring head must be moved completely out of the product web. The…
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Uniscan M
Single sided scanner for large widths
Single sided measurement of wide webs
The UniScan traversing scanners are the single-sided counterpart to the double-sided O-frames of the WebPro series. They are specially designed to…
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Uniscan S
Single sided scanner for normal widths
Single sided measurement of normally wide webs
The UniScan traversing scanners are the single-sided counterpart to the double-sided O-frames of the WebPro series. They are specially designed…
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Profix
For fixed measuring points
Fixed measuring point
A fixed measuring point is used in simple applications where no cross-section of the entire web has to be measured.
As standard, the mounting frame consists of aluminum…
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Accessories
Little helpers
Accessories and add-on devices for improving accuracy, quality and performance
Gap Conditioning Device
Temperature control in the measuring gap
Measuring gap heating
The Gap Conditioning Device facilitates consistent temperature conditions for increased measuring accuracy.
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Quality control
On-line Measurement and Control for continuous web processes
Process control
Measurement and control technology
Data Management
Software for logging and data analysis
Hand-held meters
Small and mobile meters
Web guiding
Devices for web guiding
Web inspection
Product web inspection systems
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Success stories: How customers achieve their goals with Mahlo
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Solutions for specific tasks
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In-depth information on various products
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Due to its versatile properties, nonwoven is used today in countless industries for numerous purposes. The production of non woven fabric is a complex and costly process in which quality control plays a special role.
Depending on the requirements, staple fibre nonwoven, meltblown nonwoven, spunbonded nonwoven or wetlaid nonwoven is used for web formation. After web formation, the non woven web is bonded by thermal, chemical or mechanical processes. Mechanical web bonding produces, for example, needlepunched nonwoven and hydroentangled nonwovens
A final process step is nonwoven finishing, in which the non woven material is given special properties such as flame retardant, hydrophilic or oil repellent.
Non woven web is used for a wide variety of applications. A large field of application is hygiene and cleaning products. These include, for example, diapers, interlinings, wet wipes, microfibre cloths or vacuum cleaner bags made out of non woven web. Medical products such as surgical drapes and gowns, mouth-nose protection masks, dressings or plasters are also made of nonwoven.
Non woven materials are also very often found in technical applications such as geotextiles for drainage layers or erosion protection. Nonwoven filters, insulations and decorative components in the automotive sector, prepregs for transformers or battery separators are also included. This list for non woven applications could be continued endlessly.