The machine is equipped with a powder/particles scattering unit, making it possible to transform any waste containing fusible fibers or fusible material into rigid boards, Bombi said.
“This technology is really growing,” said Bombi, who operates the 48-year-old business with his sister and brother and has several other relatives involved. “We have had some serious conversations at it at ITMA.”
Frank Levy (L) of Stellamcor, Inc. joins Tancredi Bombi (third from left) of Bombi Meccanica and members of the Bombi family at their ITMA stand.
Posted January 11, 2015
By Devin Steele (DSteele@eTextileCommunications.com)
MILAN – Bombi Meccanica of Florence, Italy, showed its range of continuous presses, ovens, cross-cutters, slitters, calendars and mixers at ITMA.
During eTC’s visit to the stand, co-owner Tancredi Bombi and Frank Levy of representative Stellamcor, Inc. of Quogue-N.Y. showed examples highly dense, slick nonwoven samples produced by a new continuous press from waste materials. This recovers powder or particles from other industrial processes when containing or blended with melting components such as polypropylene. These wood-like panels can be as hard as stone, Bombi said.
With the press, which is a combination of calendar and oven, the material is always under compression during heating and cooling, he added. Applications include support for furniture, boards for sound and/or insulation, floor and trunk liners, etc.
“It’s an amazing technology,” Levy said.
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