Oerlikon Neumag, a business unit of Oerlikon Textile, consolidates its spunbond and meltblown research and development efforts at its headquarters in Neumünster, Germany.

In October 2006, Oerlikon Neumag acquired the Nordson Fiber Systems Group (formerly J&M Laboratories) and its existing bicomponent SMS pilot line in Dawsonville, Georgia, to strengthen its position in meltblown technology. In order to optimize the development activities in spunbond and meltblown and to interlock them better with Neumag’s other nonwoven technologies, Oerlikon Neumag has now decided to concentrate them at its headquarters.

 "With this move we do not only concentrate our R&D activities at our headquarters but we also provide our customers fully integrated state-of-art pilot facilities", says Dr Tarik Vardag, Head of Oerlikon Neumag. By mid 2008, a J&M meltblown beam and a second spunbond beam will be added to the existing Spunbond Solution Center in Neumünster allowing full demonstration of SMS spunbond materials.

The pilot facility (COE) in Dawsonville will remain activated through March 2008 in order to complete previously committed programs requiring usage of the multi-beam spunbond and meltblown pilot equipment.