Posted February 29, 2016

 

CARY, N.C. – INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced 15 leading companies are finalists in five categories for its IDEA16 Achievement Awards, in partnership with Nonwovens Industry magazine.

 

Voting is now open online here.

 

The awards recognize the brightest innovations from the leading companies, individuals and new products in the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry. Winners will be announced and honored at IDEA16, the World’s Preeminent Event for Nonwovens & Engineered Fabrics, May 2-5, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) in Boston.

 

INDA’s Technical Advisory Board has selected the finalists. Industry professionals can now select their top choices in each category on the magazine’s website.

 

Finalists range from a new patterning process to form special and unique artwork within flushable wipes substrates, and a laminate that passes the highest level of protection against viruses in the surgical gown and protective apparel industry to a fluff pulp made of 100 percent highly sustainable Eucalyptus planted and harvested in Brazil.

 

The finalists are:

 

IDEA16 Equipment Achievement Award – Best new equipment introduction

• Andritz: Flushable Substrate Patterning Process

• ITW Dynatec: Ultra Strand Coating System

• TECHNOplants s.r.l.: MULTIline Pre-Card

 

IDEA16 Roll Goods Achievement Award – Best new roll goods introduction

• AVINTIV/PGI: AAMI 4 Laminate

• Freudenberg: Evolon 3D 

• Jacob Holm: Softlite™ lightweight nonwovens         

 

Source: INDA

INDA names finalists for IDEA16 Achievement Awards