At ICE Europe 2019, the world's leading exhibition for the conversion of flexible and web-fed materials such as paper, film, foil and nonwovens, Dürr presented a comprehensive range of industrial exhaust air purification systems and external heat recovery systems.
Also, new additions to the product range include drying and curing technologies, as well as machines for coating battery electrodes from Megtec. Dürr acquired the environmental technology specialist in October 2018. For the first time, the Group's three brands Dürr, LTB (Luft- und Thermotechnik Bayreuth GmbH), and Megtec exhibited together and showcased their solutions expertise as a one-stop shop for air pollution control at ICE from 12 to 14 March 2019 in Munich.
At ICE, Dürr provided information about innovative technologies designed to help industrial companies purify exhaust air efficiently and comply with the statutory emission regulations confidently and economically. The specifications of the planned new "Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control" regulation have also already been taken into consideration. The product portfolio shows how Dürr has greatly expanded its environment technology division Clean Technology Systems with the acquisition of Megtec, for example in the area of drying and curing technologies for continuous roll-to-roll and web-forming processes. The range of industrial dryers covers standard configurations, as well as customized solutions for difficult process conditions, and includes a variety of oven types including flotation, festoon, catenary, infrared and hybrid flotation, through-air, belt/conveyor-supported, and clean room. They can be designed for different heat sources, zone lengths, and nozzle configurations. In addition, Megtec presented coating systems for lithium-ion battery electrodes, which are suitable for the mass production of current designs, as well as for the development of new materials.
Dürr, Megtec, and LTB offer various processes that can be individually adapted to every printing, coating, and finishing process. The different system concepts and designs in the portfolio mean the right technology is available even for the most difficult application and installation scenario. The range includes both compact designs that are fully pre-assembled and tested before being delivered as a complete unit, as well as systems that can be transported in individual sections in standard containers, making them ideal for international transport.
The Ecopure® RTO (regenerative thermal oxidation) has also been presented at ICE Europe 2019. It achieves purification of over 99.8% (see picture 3). When combined with a Dürr heat recovery system, previously unused energy can be returned to the process as heat, cold, or electricity.