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Makng holes. Not just any way, but wth a precson that s second to none. And wth an approach to effcency that s not focused on what s possble, but rather on your specal busness needs. Superor products, economcal processes, trustng and relable partnershps: that s what Enka Tecnca embodes. After all, our passon s all about the art of makng the perfect hole. And we have been experts n that for more than 100 years. Now the only queston s: When can we make you excted about our love of detal? 3
Enka Tecnca In demand worldwde The modern world shapes ts course. Wth spnnerets from Enka Tecnca. Whether cleanng cloths, waddng, cgarette flters, carpetng, sterle dsposable clothng, dalyss flters, hgh-strength fabrc, carbon composte materals, automoble tres, nsulaton, flters or the clothes of sx bllon people t s hard to magne today s world wthout synthetc fbers. Synthetc fbers started conquerng the world n the frst half of the last century and haven t stopped snce. And spnnerets made by Enka Tecnca were there from the very start. Because these hgh-tech components, wth up to tens of thousands of capllary holes, are fundamental elements n the producton of fbers. As one of the poneers n the spnneret feld, Enka Tecnca has long known what really matters: perfecton, effcency and experence. Exactly what you can expect from us. And 100 % Made n Germany. From wet and dry spnnng, mcro components to melt spnnng, Enka Tecnca knows the plastc extruson market lke no other. A market that offers hgh growth potental. In order to be one crucal step ahead n technology, Enka Tecnca bulds on support from a large network: the efenhäuser Group. For Enka Tecnca as a separate and ndependent member, ths means greater development capactes and an ncrease n the speed of delvery of technologcal nnovatons to market. 4
Va the efenhäuser Network, Enka Tecnca s present n all global markets for ts customers.
Enka Tecnca Hstory SINNDÜSENFABIK GÖBZIG 1910 Spnndüsenfabrk Gröbzg spnneret factory founded. On 30 June 1909, watchmaker hrstan Fredrch Elfeld regsters hs patent for the world s frst metal spnneret. 1930s Worldwde success of the metal spnneret. Word about the frst metal spnneret spreads quckly throughout the world. 1945 1990 Leadng poston n Eastern Europe. The Spnndüsenfabrk Gröbzg spnneret factory becomes one of the leadng manufacturers of spnnerets n Eastern Europe and mantans ts poston for decades, untl the tme of the German reunfcaton. VEEINIGTE GLANZSTOFF-FABIKEN, LATE ENAMED ENKA / AKZO NOBEL 1899 Verengte Glanzstoff-Fabrken, later renamed Enka / Akzo Nobel, s founded. On the bass of the patent to manufacture cellulosc flament yarn, regstered n 1897, the Verengte Glanzstoff- Fabrken factores were founded n 1899 n Wuppertal, Germany. Several years later, the name s changed to Enka. 1945 1998 From a department to an ndependent company. The factory n Hensberg-Oberbruch evolves nto a leadng producton ste for synthetc fbers n Europe. To meet the steadly growng requrements for hgh-end spnnerets, the n-house spnneret unt gradually develops nto an extremely effcent and techncally advanced department and the nucleus of the Enka Tecnca company, establshed n 1998. 1927 The Amercan company Engelhard Industres starts wth the producton of metal spnnerets for the frst tme n 1927. ENGELHAD INDUSTIES, LATE WETZEL GMBH 6
Most ordnary companes can look back on one hstory. We are backed by three of them. Today, Enka Tecnca s one of the world s leadng specalty provders of spnnerets and precson components. And certanly not by chance our company s backed by the bundled know-how of three ndustry poneers: Spnndüsenfabrk Gröbzg, Verengte Glanzstoff-Fabrken (later Enka / Akzo Nobel) and the Amercan-Swss company Engelhard Industres (later renamed Wetzel GmbH). Over the years, buyouts and sales have merged the paths of the three long-establshed companes. And have unted more than 100 years of experence and expertse to create a sustanable company wth excellent prospects for the future. Medum-szed, ndependent and owner-managed. 2003 ompany acqured by Enka Tecnca. The long- standng company s acqured by Enka Tecnca n 2003. 2009 Enka Tecnca becomes ndependent. After many decades, Enka Tecnca once agan becomes an owner managed company as a result of a management buyout. ENKA TENIA 1993 After ts acquston by Wetzel GmbH, the company develops poneerng producton procedures usng laser technology. 1998 Enka Tecnca s founded. The present-day company, Enka Tecnca, s establshed n 1998 n the German cty of Hensberg (near Aachen) as an ndependent company under the umbrella of the Enka group. 2015 Acqured by efenhäuser. Enka Tecnca becomes a member of the efenhäuser Group and wll reman separate and ndependent. Ste openng n Kabelsketal, Germany. Enka Tecnca opened ts hgh technologcal producton faclty at ts new ste n Kabelsketal, Germany. 7
Enka Tecnca erfecton "Made n Germany" It starts wth your dea and ends wth the perfect fber. And a whole lot of precson work n between.
Is your company a mechancal engneerng frm or manufacturer of fbers and yarns? One who sets the hghest standards for your products? Are you lookng for new solutons? And do you need a partner who can support you n mplementng your deas? Then Enka Tecnca s just the rght company for you. As a classc contract manufacturer wth vast experence n all of the customary producton processes, we know exactly how to transform your deas nto customzed, talor-made fbers and yarns. We put a hgh prorty on uncompromzng qualty from selectng the materals and drllng the holes, to the surface treatment, and all the way through to economc processes and ongong qualty nspectons. That s the only way to acheve what really matters n the end: absolute precson. And, by the way, now as an ndependent member company wthn the efenhäuser Network, Enka Tecnca has access to greater development capactes. Ths s benefcal n realzng synerges wthn the group for even faster delvery of technologcal nnovatve solutons to our customers. 9
Enka Tecnca METHODOLOGY Methodology We don't leave the development of polymers up to chance. We use ngenuty and the hgh art of engneerng nstead. Whether dry spnnng or wet spnnng 100 years after hrstan Fredrch Elfeld nvented the metal spnneret, the functonal prncple stll remans the same. What has changed, however, are the requrements for spnnerets. recsely, n the area of shape and surface structure. For example, spnnerets often have up to 10,000 mcro-szed drll holes wth wdely varyng dmensons and cross-sectonal profles. To meet these requrements, Enka Tecnca not only reles on the experence of ts hghly qualfed staff, but has been usng cuttng-edge measurng equpment and state-of-the-art 3D technologes for many years now. Ths also ncludes the n-house development of computer-aded producton equpment and facltes. And always wth one goal n mnd: to supply you wth the perfect spnneret for your process. 10
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Enka Tecnca Trust Do you have nnovatve deas? Wth Enka Tecnca, you can be sure that they wll reman yours. As a poneer n manufacturng spnnerets for nonwovens, wet and dry spnnng, melt spnnng and mcro components, dscreton s second nature to us rght from day one, and after the job s fnshed. Ths has not changed wth the acquston of Enka Tecnca as a member company nto the efenhäuser Group. Our robust ndependence and autonomy as a company contnues forth. Our customers can depend on our confdental cooperaton just as before and customers can be sure that ther know-how and development work s not shared wth others. It s a phlosophy that our customers around the world have always apprecated. That much we can reveal. 12
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Enka Tecnca roducts You can fnd our spnnerets everywhere. Wherever precson s essental. Nonwoven Are you lookng for that specal somethng? Are you lookng to boost the performance of your plant and already have an dea of how to do t? We wll make that dea a realty. No matter how many holes or how long. Take the manufacture of dfferent nonwovens, for example. In ths sector, Enka Tecnca offers a broad spectrum of spnnerets and spnnng packs for spunbond and meltblown technologes, ncludng spnnerets, dstrbutor plates, perforated plates, coat hangers and complete spnnng beams up to eght meters n length. 14
Enka Tecnca Meltblown Smart You want to expand your portfolo? onquer new felds of applcaton? And extend producton across addtonal stable process steps? Then upgrade your system wth Enka Tecnca Meltblown Smart (ET MB Smart). Our completely manufacturer-ndependent, sngle component s the perfect soluton for modularly expandng exstng meltblown and composte facltes. ost-effcent, can be acheved quckly and wth ecofl's proven and tested technology nsde. 15
Enka Tecnca roducts Wet and dry spnnng Enka Tecnca supples hgh-end spnnerets for acetate tow, vscose, aramd and other fbers that are processed usng wet and dry spnnng methods. These are manufactured from a varety of stanless steels, a varety of precous metalalloys or tantalum. They feature a varety of hole shapes (round and profled) and hole patterns, and can have far more than 100,000 orfces. Our products also nclude cluster and spnnng packs for wet and dry spnnng processes. For these we use a range of specal alloys that guarantee a long servce lfe. Melt spnnng If you need spnnerets and spnnng packs for flaments and staple fbers processed usng the melt spnnng method, Enka Tecnca also offers customzed solutons n ths sector. Whether mono, bco, trco or mcroflaments (such as sea-sland, splt type or sheath-core fbers), whether round or profled capllares your deas are free to take shape. Dependng on the task at hand, we use varous types of stanless steels wth dfferent hardness levels. A number of hgh-qualty coatngs can be appled to prolong servce lfe. 16
Mcro components Flterng lquds wth the ad of hollow fbers and membranes has become ndspensable n both the health care sector and n publc drnkng water systems. In ths area, Enka Tecnca manufactures ultrahgh precson hollow spnnerets and spnnng packs n a wde varety of desgns. Whether bco or trco Enka Tecnca has long-standng expertse. The product spectrum ncludes calbraton nozzles, sonc nozzles, tactle probes, glue nozzles, custom-made precson parts wth mcro structures as well as specal tools for mcro machnng. He-JET Strp Also avalable: jet strps for hydroentanglng. ompared wth conventonally coated solutons, ours stand out on account of ther greater durablty, unbeatable prce-performance rato, and very fast delvery tmes. 17
Enka Tecnca Servce In the spnnerets arena, nobody else compares. Enka Tecnca s at the top of the lst when t comes to the manufacture or redesgn of spnnerets. Our motto s: we delver any spnneret, regardless of whether or not you have a techncal specfcaton or drawng. Our engneers measure and create specfcatons for your spnnerets, record ther requrements and verfy ther status. Wth the utmost precson and wherever your spnnerets are n use. Even f your older spnnerets must only be restored for further use, we are your pont of contact. Furthermore, we are the frst company worldwde to desgn and mplement a procedure for refreshng used spnnerets and ntegratng them back nto producton. In addton to refreshng spnnerets, preventve mantenance, repars, modfcatons and optmzatons are also performed on spnnerets for re-entry nto producton. Short and smple: the Enka Tecnca efresh Servce. 18
Transformng old nto new. Our efresh Servce for your spnnerets. Spnnerets are exposed to extreme forces and loads. So t s no surprse that they have to be replaced on a regular bass at relatvely short ntervals. At least that s the prevalng opnon and one that Enka Tecnca has proven wrong. Our engneers have developed methods for revampng spnnerets and gettng them rght back nto the producton process at extremely attractve fnancal condtons and wthout sacrfcng any qualty. Our efresh Servce ncludes preventve mantenance and refurbshment of capllares and surfaces, reparng damage to capllares and nozzle surfaces, modfyng and optmzng nozzles, and more. Furthermore, we can drll new or close exstng holes and refurbsh entre meltblown systems. Are you uncertan whether your exstng spnnerets can be refreshed? Get n touch wth us. We wll come to your company to determne the current status and work together wth you to develop refurbshment optons. And what f you have extremely long nozzle plates? No problem at all. Wth our state-of-the-art machnery and the latest nspecton methods and technologes usng our own specally developed optcal devces, we can transform old nto new n ths area too. 19
Enka Tecnca areer Success stores are all the same. They all start wth passon. At Enka Tecnca that passon s for nnovatve spnnerets and hgh-end mcro components, hgh-precson products of whch we are one of the world s leadng supplers. We have the experence that comes wth more than a century of company hstory, and we also have the expertse and techncal equpment we need to launch poneerng techncal developments on a regular bass. It goes wthout sayng that we can only acheve such precson work wth staff who are drven by the same passon: our precson engneers. It s ther commtment and nventveness, ther openness and magnaton n short, ther poneerng sprt that makes Enka Tecnca succeed. And to ensure ths remans the case, we do everythng to support our employees, whether they are new n ther professons or seasoned professonals. Exceptonal tranng and educatonal schemes and a secure poston are just the begnnng. 20
We hghly value career starters. We offer them many dynamc entry and tranng opportuntes every year. Our techncan tranng and apprentceshp programs nclude, for example, specalzatons n ndustral mechancs, machnng or electro-mechancal engneerng. There's more: Dual-track tranng and cooperatve studes n partnershp wth Enka Tecnca can be combned nto a bachelor degree program wth a major n "Mechancal Engneerng". The most mportant groundwork lad for the future success of the company. "I wll be graduatng very soon from my apprentceshp program. Now, my career outlook nvolves more than a steady job at Enka Tecnca t's about completng my frst advanced tranng program." hlpp Goldacker, Tranee Mechatroncs "Makng the transton from workng as a chef to machnst wth top tranng wthn the framework of retranng at Enka Tecnca, I have made the rght decson for my future career." ené Schld, Tranee - Vocatonal areer Transton Machnst "Tranng and career-orented studes? A huge challenge for me from the very begnnng, and I could rely on the support from Enka Tecnca." ejk van der Velde, Dual Studes "Mechancal Engneerng" 21
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