Home Textile Manufacturer Romatex Of South Africa Extend Their Stitchbonding Fabric Manufacturing Capability With New Maliwatt Line From Andritz
The line will be dedicated to the production of Maliwatt products used in a wide range of applications, including home textiles.
Start-up of the line is planned for the fourth quarter of 2022.
ANDRITZ will deliver dedicated batt forming equipment, mixing an aXcess card and an eXcelle crosslapper to achieve the technical characteristics Romatex requires in terms of product quality and line performance.
This new stitchbonding line will enable Romatex to better serve the growing customer requirements in terms of availability of high-quality products.
This will be the third line supplied by ANDRITZ to Romatex in four years. Helmut Höck, General Manager Operations at Romatex, says: “We bought our first line from ANDRITZ in 2017, then another one in 2019. We have been very satisfied with the close collaboration between our companies, the flexibility and reliability of the machines, as well as the excellent service from ANDRITZ over all these years. The experience has been uncomplicated. This has given us the confidence to consider ANDRITZ for a further investment.”
ANDRITZ is one of the global market leaders for supply of nonwoven production technologies, including batt forming equipment for the stitchbonding processes used to make Maliwatt, Malivlies and Multiknit.
This segment addresses a variety of applications, including automotive, household, bedding, footwear, wipes, and many others.
Romatex is the leader in Maliwatt stitchbonding in Africa. Its facility is located in Cape Town. One of the company’s key strengths is its product diversification.
Today, the company offers a complete range of bed linen, duvets, pillows, and stitchbonded products.
About Romatex Pty
Romatex is one of the largest household textile manufactures in South Africa. Its Head Office is situated at its highly mechanized manufacturing facility in Cape Town.
One of the company’s key strengths is its product diversification and highly automated manufacturing equipment.
We source our raw materials both globally and locally ensuring our products are of the highest quality standards whilst remaining competitively priced.
Regular overseas travel ensures consistent product research and development and offers the latest trend updates.
Our Design centre is equipped with CAD technology to offer innovative and fashionable product ranges.
Romatex has sales representation with product support in all regions with sales support call centres in both Cape Town and JHB
Romatex has a proud and successful history with a strategic sustainable vision for the future to support and grow with our valued customers.
About The ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems and services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower sector, the metals processing and forming industry, pumps, solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelleting.
Plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning, recycling, and the production of nonwovens and panelboard complete the global product and service offering. Innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector are offered under the brand name Metris and help customers to make their plants more user-friendly, efficient and profitable.
The publicly listed group has around 26,800 employees and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries.
