DORNIER at FILTECH: Customised weaving technology for highly efficient filters
Lindauer DORNIER will be exhibiting at FILTECH in Cologne (30 June - 2 July 2026, Hall 7, Stand K35). The machinery and system manufacturer will be showcasing the latest developments in its air-jet and rapier weaving machines for the production of highly efficient filtration fabrics for air pollution control, water treatment and industrial process filtration.
Although this is the first time that DORNIER has exhibited at FILTECH, the world’s leading trade fair for filtration and separation technology, for this internationally active and family-run company based in Lindau on Lake Constance, it is something of a home game: filter fabrics produced on DORNIER’s air-jet and rapier weaving machines are used in numerous industrial and everyday applications – from domestic water filters through industrial air and exhaust gas purification, process and wastewater treatment, right through to the electrolysis of hydrogen. “Filters are the invisible backbone of many industrial and everyday processes and often make a measurable contribution – albeit unnoticed – to environmental protection, resource efficiency and health,” says Yvonne Schuberth, Head of the Weaving Machinery Product Line at DORNIER. A key focus of DORNIER’s presence at FILTECH is therefore the production of sophisticated filter fabrics that meet the increasing demands for efficiency, safety and sustainability.
P2 rapier weaving machine: Three variants covering the entire range of filters
One example of this is the DORNIER P2 rapier weaving machine. With its three model variants and shed forces of 2.3, 3.7 and 5.0 tons, it covers the entire spectrum of filter production – from heavy-duty industrial filters right through to fine precision filters. In all variants, the P2’s shed geometry – specially optimised for technical fabrics – enables the production of filter fabrics with high density, extremely tight tolerances and uniform pore size.
Close cooperation with filter manufacturers
To improve the density, quality and uniformity of filter fabrics, DORNIER’s engineers are constantly refining the weaving machines in close collaboration with leading filter manufacturers and research institutions. “Thanks to our modular system, different materials and weaves can be combined whilst ensuring a high degree of reproducibility in the filter manufacturing process,” explains Schuberth. In a time of volatile markets, new applications are opening up opportunities, particularly in the field of technical textiles, according to the product line manager. “We want to provide filter manufacturers with the right weaving technology to capitalise on these opportunities.”