At ITMA, family-owned Dell’Orco & Villani, founded in 1964, exhibited its latest technologies in the area of reclamation. And interest in this revolutionary equipment, developed at D+V’s Technical Center, was high, Levy said.

 

“Many people from all over the world have stopped by,” he said. “It’s unbelievable. Everyone appears to be interested in waste recycling – much more so than years ago.”

 

Dell’Orco and Levy demonstrated and explained the machines during eTC’s visit to the stand. Among the highlights was the Tearing Machine Mondial, which recycles textile waste and is comprised of a series of independent modular units. The units allow for easy extension by the implementation of further units for increased opening power, Dell’Orco said.

 

The company also showed the Titan 1500 recycling lines for the first time. The tearing machine features a compact design and can be combined with the new generation of carding openers to obtain perfect quality fibers with reduced machinery and less power, Dell’Orco said.

 

“There is very high interest in that machine,” Levy said.

 

The company also exhibited the TCO (Twin Carding Opener), which Dell’Orco described as “special and new.” TCO is the evolution of the single drum opener model CO. It is a state-of-the-art machine comprised of two cylinders working in tandem and equipped with a number of peripheral working rolls and provides flexibility of application. With this machine, it is possible to return a large variety of nonwovens production waste (needled or thermal bonded, spunlace, air trough and spunbonded) into a fibrous form, with limited reduction in fiber length, he said.

 

“Payback for this machine is 15 days just on what you reclaim,” Dell’Orco said.

 

Levy’s company, Stellamcor, Inc. creates customized manufacturing facilities that recycle reclaimed fibers into nonwoven or blended new products such as wiping cloths, under carpet padding, automobile insulation and home insulation, among others. It also represents several companies globally.

Posted January 6, 2016

 

By Devin Steele (DSteele@eTextileCommunications.com)

 

MILAN – Frank Levy and Sergio Dell’Orco attended their first ITMA together in 1967 in Basel, Switzerland. And there they were again, nearly 50 years later, working a booth at the most recent ITMA here in November.

 

Levy is the longtime owner of Quogue-N.Y.-based Stellamcor, Inc., which has represented Dell’Orco’s company, Dell’Orco & Villani (D&V) of Capalle, Italy, for decades. Together, Levy and Dell’Orco have developed numerous technologies over the years, most notably in the area of sustainability – way before it was “cool.”

 

They’re best know for creating a technology that separates carpet fiber from the carpet backing, a longtime industry challenge. They spent years developing a unique system to remove nylon fibers from the polypropylene carpet backing. They patented the technology and formed a company called Post Consumer Carpet Processing Technologies® (PCC) to market the innovation.

 

In its efforts to recycle used carpets, save oil and help clear landfills, PCC in 2008 was named the U.S. winner and one of three global finalists in the Earth Category of the annual World Energy Globe Award.