The IDEA® Achievement Awards Winners
2016
Machinery/Equipment:
ITW Dynatec’s Ultra Strand Coating System
Fibers/Raw Materials:
BASF’s SAVIVA™ SAP Technology
Roll Goods:
Jacob Holm’s SoftLite™ lightweight nonwovens
Short-Life Converted Product:
WipeMeWorld’s WipeMe® flushable wipe on a roll
Long-Life Converted Product:
Impossible Objects, LLC’s Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM) 3D printed pieces
Entrepreneur:
Mogul Nonwovens and Diaper Recycling Technology/MobiAir
2013
Machinery/Equipment:
ITW Dynatec: Surge Adhesive Applicator
Fibers/Raw Materials:
Sandler AG: Bio Textile Bio-wipes Substrate
Roll Goods:
Hollingsworth & Vose: NanoWave® Filtration Media
Short-Life Converted Product:
ITW Dymon: Raptor Safe-T® Wipe (Substance Activated Fast Evaluation Technology)
Long-Life Converted Product:
Hunter Douglas: DuoTone Honeycomb Window Shade
Entrepreneur:
Suominen Nonwovens
2010
Machinery/Equipment:
ITW Dynatec: Vector™ Modular Metering Platform
Fibers/Raw Materials:
Bostik: Relyance™ Adhesive
Roll Goods:
PGI: Spinlace®
Short-Life Converted Product:
Henkel/Dial: Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets
Long-Life Converted Product:
DuPont: Nomex® KD
Entrepreneur:
Fi-Tech
2007
Short-Life End Product:
Huggies Pull-ups with Cool Alert, Kimberly-Clark
Long-Life End Product:
GeoPleat Air Filter, Filtration Group
Roll Goods:
Hybrid Membrane Technology, DuPont
Raw Materials:
Sorona Polymer, DuPont
Machinery/Equipment:
Quik-Set Automatic Positioning Systems, Dienes
Entrepreneur:
Teknoweb Srl
2004
Raw Materials/Fibers:
H.B. Fuller: Hydrolock
Machinery/Equipment:
Sonobond Ultrasonics: Ringmaster
Roll Goods:
DelStar Technologies: DelPore Filter Media
Short Life:
Unilever, Dove Cleansing Pillows
Long Life:
BBA Fiberweb: Typar House Wrap
Entrepreneur:
Saudi Arabian Advanced Fabrics
2001
Fibers/Raw Materials:
Eastman Chemical, Eastar Bio Copolyester
Equipment:
Dilo, Hyperpunch Needlelooms
Roll Goods:
PTI, Inc., K-Flex Ballistic Protection Material
Short-Life Product:
Procter & Gamble, Swiffers
Long-Life Product:
Colbond, Enkagrid
Presented by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, in partnership with Nonwovens Industry magazine, the IDEA Achievement Awards are presented every three years in conjunction with IDEA – The World’s Preeminent Event for Nonwovens & Engineered Fabrics.
